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September 2014

September 16, 2014

Remembering Queerly: Words from Conversations on Theology and Activism at Galileo Church

There are moments we never forget. These moments meet and transform us. I am...

September 12, 2014

the weather : apoem

you are under my skin what are you doing here? we were so hot now...

September 10, 2014

Claiming Justice and Killing Jesus: The Execution of Willie Trottie

"...I was in prison, and you visited me." Jesus doesn't say, "I was not...

September 07, 2014

“Becoming Queer and Growing Queerer”

*Delivered at Greater Dallas Metropolitan Community Church When we think about God...we often go...

August 2014

August 23, 2014

The Violence of Demanding Peaceful Protest: The Missteps of Clergy in Ferguson

"We don't want anyone getting arrested or lashing out in anger. It is your job...

August 21, 2014

The Death in Ferguson

"Love is going to fuck you up." The ominous words rang out from a woman...

August 19, 2014

The Call to Ferguson

The phone rang. I wasn't expecting a call so late. "Would you be willing to...

August 18, 2014

Prayer for Racial Reconciliation and Justice at Cathedral of Hope

We are a church...we are a congregation forged out of oppression and marginalization. This is...

August 13, 2014

Emily: An Ode to Three Years

I don't know how much it cost me to set up an account on eHarmony. ...

August 11, 2014

The Night I Almost Took My Life

The year was 2008. The spring semester at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary was coming to...

August 03, 2014

The Danger of the Immigration Debate is Forgetting God’s Love for the World

We stood outside the White House chanting slogans about immigration. Leaders of the protest...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

An Open Letter to Christians on Immigration

July 31, 2014 An Open Letter to Christians on Immigration Friends. Jesus fled after his...

July 29, 2014

Let the Children Come to Me: Words Upon Arrival at an Immigration Action in Washington, D.C.

There is a child crying nearby and we ignore it. The louder the cries...

July 29, 2014

Twins Again! : A Tale of Unexpected Love for the Hoods

We were planning our lives. We were adjusting to life after children (twins and...

July 27, 2014

God is in Hell

"You are going to hell!" I hated people damning me to hell. There was...

July 24, 2014

The Last Testament of Joseph Wood: The Prophet of a Botched Execution

"Why have you forsaken me?" is a proper description of what many of us...

July 22, 2014

Jose Antonio Vargas at ImagiNATION: Immigration

Once there was a couple with a young son who were forced to flee their...

July 22, 2014

The Borderless God in a Time of Borders

When I was growing up, we/I believed everyone who disagreed with us/me about God was...

July 19, 2014

Eric Garner, the Silence of White Churches and Sins of Omission

The muffled screams of a dying 43-year-old husband, father and grandfather named Eric Garner..."I can't...

July 17, 2014

God is Our Passive Enemy: Reacting Fairly and Honestly to a Day Like Today

Christians have a bad tendency to rush to offer excuses for God in...

July 14, 2014

Theology from Death Row Letter 3 / Texas Death Row Inmate Will Speer on The Meaning of Evil

ARE WE EVIL? I have spent much of my time in prison considering this question. ...

July 14, 2014

Across the Borders and Into the Flames: Rev. Charles Moore, Dr. Robert Jeffress, Bishop Yvette Flunder and Us

Resurrection is not possible without death. Rev. Charles Moore knew about resurrection and his fullest...

July 03, 2014

Don’t You Dare Turn Your Head: The Self-Immolation of The Rev. Charles Moore

The fiery passion of 79-year-old retired United Methodist pastor The Rev. Charles Moore is raging...

July 01, 2014

The Danger of Debating with Jesus: Hobby Lobby and the Incarnated Christ at LaGuardia

"If you want to be a slut then be a slut on your own dime...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

The Tragedy of Mark Mayfield and The Call of Love

For followers of God, politics and religion have always been very closely connected. We...

June 25, 2014

My Struggle with Stonewall

There are few names of places whose mere utterance evokes description of social movement. ...

June 24, 2014

The Complete Pilgrimage Journal: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 12-19, 2014

June 12 and 13 Roads comfort me. I often find myself on bright days...

June 24, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 19

There is nothing like waking up and knowing that you are going to finish. ...

June 24, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 18

Walking down a busy highway late in the day was different than anything I'd done...

June 24, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 17

Storms were coming that looked fierce but never truly developed into anything but a short...