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December 2014

December 16, 2014

poetic words thought in the struggle

frances the deepness of the moment the pain rolled down my cheek...

December 12, 2014

Danny Cortez is a Dangerous Man

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

October 2014

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 29, 2014

The Inaccessible Pulpit: Rev. Justin Hancock and the Struggle for the Rights of Disabled Persons

"I can't preach in your pulpit," United Methodist Rev. Justin Hancock informed the small audience...

September 22, 2014

A Gender Revelation: The Forming Hood Twins

Sonograms are interesting experiences for parents who dare to believe their children are gendered unique...

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 20, 2014

I AM the Light of the World: Connecting Queerly with the Gospel of John at Living Faith Covenant Church

Queer Theology goes beyond identity. Queer Theology seeks to affirm people for who God...

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 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 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 27, 2014

God is in Hell

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

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 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 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 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 25, 2014

Bent: Why I Decided to Act.

There is danger in forgetting. There is also danger in remembering incorrectly. The tragic...

April 22, 2014

Jesus Sells Drugs: An Easter Message

I have known many Easters. I remember one Easter morning as a child realizing Jesus...

April 11, 2014

Finding Inspiration on Immigration in Strange Places // When Jeb Bush Sounded Like Jesus

I believe that there are rare moments when a person speaks to a political...

April 06, 2014

The Danger of Calls to The Wilderness: A Lenten Response to Rachel Held Evans and Other Progressive Evangelicals

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is a chief producer and promulgator of spiritual abuse....

March 2014

March 31, 2014

The End of Gay Marriage

The end is near. The writing is on the wall. The courts are ruling...

March 20, 2014

Jesus Enraged: Overturning Purveyors of Injustice

For many of us, our lives are filled with the mundane and monotonous. ...

March 07, 2014

The Danger of Missions in a World Desperate for Salvation

The religious world of my youth was filled with stories of so-called courageous missionaries who...

March 04, 2014

apoem: the why of ashe wednesday

ashes to ashes dust to dust the beginning of when ashes to ashes dust...

March 02, 2014

The Guys with the Guns on the Denton Square

The ice pellets hit my head as I negotiated the icy sidewalk. I heard...

March 02, 2014

My First Job in Ministry, Forgiveness & the Imperfect Pursuit of Perfection

Forgiveness is not something I am good at...but I know it is something that...

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...

February 24, 2014

Get in the Way / Bring them Close / Tell the Stories that Obstruct

In Matthew 25, Jesus talks about some sheep and goats...but this is more than...

February 17, 2014

Leading With A Withered Hand

Rarely do I preach a similar sermon in the same day...but today is an exception. ...

February 16, 2014

The Withered Hand, The Undivided Heart and The Undistracted Church

There was a man with a withered hand. Jesus approached the man with the...