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February 2018

February 11, 2018

Go to Hell CBF.

Recently, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship reaffirmed their deeply ingrained homophobia. Repeatedly, the CBF has...

April 2017

April 16, 2017

The Cold Dead Jesus: A Plea for a Post-Easter Resurrection

*Easter Message Delivered in Denton, Texas on April 6, 2015 Let’s begin with...

March 2017

March 21, 2017

Cowards in Pulpits

*Only cowards have these flags in their sanctuaries. Not too long ago, I...

March 06, 2017

Do Progressive Christians Own Bibles?

Just the other day, I watched a prominent conservative pastor debate a prominent progressive...

January 2016

January 20, 2016

The Case of Richard Masterson

While I've never published this type of damning report about someone who is about...

September 2015

September 19, 2015

The Danger of Dallas Pride

"It's not for them." The words fester in my ears. When I asked about...

September 08, 2015

Only Kim Davis Can Save Us

With a population of less than 24,000 people, Rowan County, Kentucky is an unlikely...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

Jesus’ Flight from Peru

*This is a story used with permission and based on the experiences of an...

April 2015

April 06, 2015

The Cold Dead Jesus: A Plea for a Post-Easter Resurrection

*Easter Message Delivered in Denton, Texas Let's begin with the excluded God. What does...

March 2015

March 23, 2015

The Courage to Be Queer: A Theological Exploration

*I delivered this keynote address at the LGBTQ Religious Experience Summit at Sam Houston State...

March 19, 2015

50 Years After Selma: Jesus is Transgender

*I wrote this post for the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists and the original...

March 19, 2015

When Inclusion is Exclusion : Radical Ecclesiology

The church is the church is the church. Right? Ecclesiology is the study of...

February 2015

February 08, 2015

The Queer Resurrection of Alabama

The year was 2005. I was a junior at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama....

January 2015

January 18, 2015

A Prophetic Convergence: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. & The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

On April 19, 1961, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a stirring sermon...

January 16, 2015

Save the Date: Jesus is Getting Married!

"What you have done to the least of these you have done to me..." The...

January 11, 2015

The Queerness of Disability: The Julian Way

The room held little light. Everyone sat in a circle waiting on something to...

January 11, 2015

Freedom of Speech is Divine: Westboro Baptist, the Gay Christian Network and Paris

In the beginning, God created freedom of speech. If you follow the Genesis account,...

January 10, 2015

Prayer at the Dallas 5th Circuit Hearing on Marriage Equality Rally

Good evening. I want to introduce you to someone. I brought my son Phillip...

December 2014

December 12, 2014

Danny Cortez is a Dangerous Man

Darkness filled the sky and night was upon me. Throughout my drive to the...

November 2014

November 19, 2014

I am a Southern Baptist: A Word to Progresive Baptists

I am a Southern Baptist. Though I am also affiliated with the Alliance of Baptists and...

October 2014

October 27, 2014

Love is Not a Means to an End: A Surprising Revelation at a Southern Baptist Conference on Homosexuality

The Gaylord Opryland Hotel is an imposing structure. On this day, I knew that...

October 27, 2014

When Southern Baptists Get Saved

Salvation was always such an important part of my upbringing. We were constantly begged,...

October 21, 2014

Sharing the Good News of Jesus with Southern Baptists: A Mission to Nashville

"It is hard for me to not believe that homosexuality is a sin when...

September 2014

September 20, 2014

Would Jesus March at Dallas Pride?

The many closet doors will be closed tightly at Dallas Pride. Behind the smiles and...

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 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...

June 2014

June 08, 2014

“Embracing the Power of the Queer” – A Sermon Delivered at the Cathedral of Hope / June 4, 2014

adapted transcription below full video at What a powerful thing to be standing...

April 2014

April 26, 2014

Glen Stassen 1936-2014 / A Tribute from a Southern Baptist

Baptist Christian Ethicist Glen Stassen died today after a battle with cancer. We only...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

The Judgment: Christians and the Ruling in Texas

This afternoon U.S. Federal Judge Orlando Garcia ruled that Texas' prohibition of gay marriage is...