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March 2016

March 22, 2016

A prayer in times of perpetual violence

Oh God! It has happened. My heart is numb as I learn of evil unleashed...

March 10, 2016

Homophobia in the doctor’s office

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

February 2016

February 09, 2016

A queer quandary for Ash Wednesday

So, this coming Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and oddly enough for this Baptist raised, UCC livin', progressive/process/liberation/feminist/queer theological mutt,...

January 2016

January 11, 2016

Why this Christian lesbian was not at the Gay Christian Network Conference

I am hearing truly wonderful news of love and warmth and transformative experiences coming from...

December 2015

December 07, 2015

Advent Reflection in a Time of Terror: God is Waiting for US

Advent is the season between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day where Christians mark the days of darkness...

December 03, 2015

Franklin Graham is right, there is sin in the homosexual lifestyle

The other day Franklin Graham, in a self-righteous, power-coveting, ignorance-laced, fear-inducing rant on Facebook garnered over 147,000...

October 2015

October 16, 2015

ALL are welcome – and by all we mean some

The other day on the vast, rolling sea that is Facebook, I saw and reshared...

September 2015

September 23, 2015

Farewell Phyllis

I met Phyllis Tickle at a conference about 10 years ago and we struck up a conversation...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome: A book review

It seems nearly every week we hear another report about the demise of the church....

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...

July 03, 2015

A response to 40 questions for Christians now waving rainbow flags

An open letter to Kevin DeYoung of the Gospel Coalition Hi Kevin, You likely don't...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

Oh Happy Day!

On Friday, June 26, 2015 I was in Cleveland, OH setting up for a week of...

June 21, 2015

Friends do not “think differently” about my humanity or “disagree” about my sacred worth

Every week, hell, nearly every day, I get called out in public or private on...

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"...

June 09, 2015

Regarding Evangelical Tony Campolo’s “acceptance” of gay, Christian couples

Today, Dr. Tony Campolo, an evangelical speaker and author (well known to the evangelical crowd)...

May 2015

May 26, 2015

Regarding the Duggars – are you part of the problem or part of the solution?

Hell's bells, y'all, I really didn't want to end my blogging sabbatical and start up writing...

May 06, 2015

Thin places in liminal spaces

It seems that a lot of us spend a lifetime careening out of the last thing and crashing...

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 27, 2015

You’re invited to dinner

Extravagance UCC Dinner Church Sunday, March 29, 2015 6 p.m. EST/5 p.m. CST/4 p.m. MST

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 15, 2015

Freedom of religion: marriage and guns

Content warning: Smattering of salty language, overuse of parenthetical asides and at least two shenanigans....

March 08, 2015

The Gifts he Gives Me

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

March 03, 2015

Yes I am intolerant of intolerance

So, earlier today I posted a story on Facebook about an attorney in California who filed...

March 02, 2015

A family lunch tainted by bigotry: a guest post by Tonya Caputo

I saw a Facebook post by a mom the other day that just broke my heart...

February 2015

February 26, 2015

Between You and God: The Spinning Wheel of Death | A guest post by Cheryl A. Leanza

I am so grateful to Kimberly for offering a chance to guest blog here. As...

February 13, 2015

An open letter to Roy Moore: my rights unalienable

Dear Roy, I am grateful for the lawmakers in states around this beautiful and broken...

February 10, 2015

A Christian woman worthy of marriage?

So I've generally ignored the kerfuffle around a theologically, psychologically and sociologically ignorant little post called "10 Women Christian...

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...