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April 2017

April 18, 2017

Done being Gay and Christian in America

Some of y’all may know that in July I will be moving with my new...

January 2017

January 01, 2017

Freaking out and making plans – welcome 2017

Happy New Year my friends, family, neighbors and dearest ne'er-do-wells! Take a deep breath...what's that...

September 2016

September 13, 2016

The beautiful and terrified heart of one lesbian’s mama

It’s been almost six years since mama died and it has taken me nearly twice...

April 2016

April 22, 2016

It’s not a gay kiss, it’s a kiss. An open letter to the straight friend.

“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to...

March 2016

March 10, 2016

Homophobia in the doctor’s office

Over two years ago I posted about the fear I carry when visiting the doctor,...

August 2015

August 04, 2015

My cup runneth over

If you've read my blog recently or happen to be one of the unfortunate souls...

July 2015

July 08, 2015

What happens when two women walk into a South Texas courthouse to get a marriage license ?

About three days after the love imbued, justice bent, paradigm shifting decision of the Supreme Court...

June 2015

June 14, 2015

An open letter to Senator Jason Rapert

So it looks like yet another ill-informed or fear-mongering politician is playing the "religious freedom"...

April 2015

April 06, 2015

Eastertide sabbatical

Happy Easter, dear friends. Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! In this season of...

March 2015

March 28, 2015

So you’re getting straight-married…again?

Someone very dear to me called the other day to say that she and her...

March 21, 2015

Casting the first stone

I've been thinking a lot about the arrest of judge Roy Moore's son. Did you...

March 08, 2015

The Gifts he Gives Me

One upon a time I was married. To a man. For over a decade. His...

February 2015

February 02, 2015

Equal rights for LGBT people are not last rites for Christians

This week I've seen three news pieces and read scads of comments regurgitating the crazy notion that...

January 2015

January 23, 2015

My homosexual agenda for 2015

Here we are nearly at the end of January and I am finally getting around...

October 2014

October 17, 2014

I’m not your rainbow doormat

For as long as I've been tending the weedy garden of this blog I have...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Until We Could by Richard Blanco

The next two weeks my mind will be awash in all things Pride as we prepare...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Mamma, why you gotta be so gay on Facebook?

We had just lit a candle, said a blessing and were passing around the broken...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

5 things you REALLY mean when you say “I don’t approve of your homosexual lifestyle”

The phrase "homosexual lifestyle" gets thrown around a lot by conservatives when jockeying for political...

May 2014

May 15, 2014

Refusing to discriminate against the gays is NOT discrimination!

Sooooo, last night I read a funny little diddy where some "Christians" in Mississippi are all in...

May 11, 2014

God and the Gay [Evangelical] Christian

Deborah Arca, who I lovingly (and maybe and maybe a bit delusionally) call my editor...

April 2014

April 28, 2014

United Church of Christ files lawsuit challenging North Carolina marriage laws

One of the most important reasons I am struggling with shedding the label Christian is...

April 11, 2014

Leaving church to search for Christ

Sometime near the end of what I now call World Vision Week I had a...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

How to Determine If Your Religious Liberty Is Being Threatened in Just 10 Quick Questions by Rev. Emily C. Heath

Thank you Rev. Emily for allowing me to share this kick-ass post originally shared on...

February 21, 2014

Five Things I’ve Learned About Coming Out

As some of y'all know I have been in a bit of a personal spiral...

February 17, 2014

Fear and loathing in the ER

Update: It seems this post needs a decoder ring :) Part of living in layers...

February 15, 2014

Witness to Truth: Ellen Page Comes Out

Finest sermon I've been blessed to experience in a long time. This is why I...

January 2014

January 18, 2014

Cody’s Coming Out Story

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. Ecclesiastes...

January 05, 2014

A lament for dark-valley days

The reading: Psalm 42 Longing for God and His Help in Distress To the leader. A Maskil...

January 04, 2014

Separation: the Rosetta Stone of Love Languages

Adorning my tiny, new, ancient apartment in kitchen, bedroom and sacred writing nook I gaze...

January 03, 2014

The Sound of Single

Hello Ramen, my old friend, I've come to dine with you again, Because a hunger...