Whosoever Living
“What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. … It is the harder because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. It is easy in the world to
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Let Go and Hold On
Gentle Spirit Christian Church, Atlanta, Ga. Readings: Ezekiel 36:25-28, Luke 12:1-12, 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 I wish I could stand in front of you today without my sermon written word for word on the page. I prayed about it last week. As I stood here as
The Only Thing That Counts
“Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit to a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 The apostle Paul often told his congregations to “stand firm” in their faith. You’ll find this phrase in several letters including Galatians, 1 Corinthians and Ephesians. And it’s no wonder
Keep Choosing God, and the Rest of Your Life Comes Into Focus
Choosing God: For the glory of God When your eating, drinking, working, playing, speaking, or writing is no longer for the glory of God, you should stop it immediately, because when you no longer live for the glory of God, you begin to live for
‘No Exceptions! A Gay Christian’s Guide’ by Koz & Victoria M. St. Christopher | Review
New book assures gay Christians Koz St. Christopher has been on a journey many gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Christians can easily identify with. As a devout Catholic, who was disappointed to discover in her youth that she was the wrong sex to become a
Better Heresy of Doctrine Than Heresy of Heart
Gentle Spirit Christian Church, Atlanta, Ga. Readings: Psalm 139, Matthew 6:19-21, Matthew 15:10-20, 1 Peter 3:13-17 Better heresy of doctrine than heresy of heart. (John Greenleaf Whittier) Thomas Carlyle said, “A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.” On this point I believe Jesus
Embracing the Devil You Don’t Know
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure … We ask ourselves: “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?” Actually, who are you not to be …? Your playing small does
Evolving Toward Perfection
He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” — Mark 10:11-12 As you might well imagine I get a lot of letters. Letters that mainly
Anger As an Act of Love
“… we must ask ourselves whether or not we are angry with God. We must learn how to feel that anger and not deny it. We must learn to trust God enough to bring that anger into our prayers and share it with God. Remember
Oral Roberts University Alumni Come Out of the Closet
Oral Roberts University’s GLBT alums If ever one needed proof that GLBT people are everywhere, in every institution, office, school, business or otherwise, the GLBT alumni group ORU-OUT proves the theory conclusively. Formed as a support group for alumni of Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Oral Roberts University, ORU-OUT