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December 2013

December 20, 2013

An Invitation to Birth

Is there any doubt that birth is the theme of this time of year? ...

December 18, 2013

Birth and the Queer

Birth and the Queer Toward the end of the first chapter of...

December 08, 2013

The Baby of Belief

In Luke 1:39-56, a baby named John leaps inside of Elizabeth at the sight of...

December 03, 2013

The Calling Past…to Birth

This morning we begin our adventure into a Queer Christmas. In the initial scenes of...

November 2013

November 24, 2013

The Courage to Feel a Resurrection

What a stunning Easter in November! It is freezing, sleeting and possibly snowing outside and...

November 18, 2013

The Crucifixion of Jesus, Transgender Day of Remembrance & Crimes of Hate

In our journey through the Gospel of John, we find ourselves today experiencing Good...

November 10, 2013

The Risky Queer Path of Love

We begin this morning with Jesus immersed deep in thought. There is a crime of...

October 2013

October 28, 2013

Things Grow Queerer or From Mable Peabody’s to My House to Beyond

Let us not delay in stating the obvious. We are meeting this morning...

October 21, 2013

Betrayal, Love & Feet

In the thirteenth chapter of John, the closer Jesus gets to the inevitable...

October 14, 2013

National Coming Out Day: Another Sunday Incident, Jesus, & Me/You

This morning we sit firmly between the juxtaposition of safety and risk. Since...

October 07, 2013

A Church Under Attack

Like every Sunday morning, I arrived early at Mable Peabody's Beauty Parlor and Chainsaw Repair...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Love is the Way

Jesus was a man under attack. Jesus lovingly healed a blind man and...

September 22, 2013

The Blind Man

Jesus was walking down the street and saw a man who was blind. The...

September 18, 2013

I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

In John 8, Jesus saves the life of an adulterous woman by getting down in...

September 01, 2013

“Turn Off the Swerve & Embrace Your Destiny”

In the seventh chapter of John we find Jesus teaching at the Temple. Folks are...

August 2013

August 25, 2013

“Jesus in Drag”

In the seventh chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus is found in...

August 19, 2013

“I’m Here! Presence in the Storms and Parades of Life”

In life we consistently encounter storms. Some are big. Some are small. The truth...

August 11, 2013

Being a Feeder

There was a multitude of people who were interested in what Jesus had to say. ...

August 05, 2013

“What does belief look like? Just Run.”

The great question of this hour is 'What does belief look like?' We find...

July 2013

July 28, 2013

A Plea for Universal Healthcare

There was a pool in Jesus’ day where folks who were blind, lame, paralyzed,...

July 21, 2013

God is Sweet. Love is Sweet. Now, go and be the sweetness…

This morning we arrive back in the aftermath of a restoration of love. ...

July 14, 2013

The Woman, Transgender Person, & George Zimmerman at the Well

This morning we gather to meet each other in hopes that by meeting we...

July 07, 2013

“Loving Justice Enough to Shut Up and Let Others Get the Credit for Achieving It”

In the third chapter of John, we find two baptizers, one named Jesus and the...

June 2013

June 30, 2013

“Daring to Love Beyond the Closet of Our Boundaries”

This is the story of Nicodemus…an establishment figure who dared to visit a...

June 23, 2013

“TELL THE TRUTH!”

In the second chapter of the Gospel of John verse 13, we find...

June 16, 2013

“The Water into Wine”

We continue this morning with my forthcoming publication, a modern queer translation of the Gospel...

June 09, 2013

“The Courage to Move”

*My sermon was read aloud in my absence at The Church at Mable Peabody's. It...

June 09, 2013

“A Sermonic Eulogy for Ray Emory Hood”

Last Thursday evening, I was on my way down to Livingston, Texas. I minister to...

June 02, 2013

“The Queer is Here”

This is not just the beginning of a study for our church. This is a...

May 2013

May 26, 2013

“Getting Over Our Fear”

Fear is a dastardly construction. It creates boundaries, gives directions, and yells commands. Fear loudly...