As we step deeper into this season of Lent, we find ourselves reflecting on what it means to “give up.” Our ideas of Lent often come with a focus on sacrifice, on letting go. But what if, instead, giving up became a pathway to abundance
Is leaving really an option when we number in the millions? Not long after the new U.S. president spent his first day back in office signing a raft of executive orders that were designed to inspire shock and awe, I had first-hand evidence that he’d
A beacon of hope and a rallying cry for justice Dr. Lucas F.W. Wilson’s anthology, Shame-Sex Attraction: Survivors’ Stories of Conversion Therapy, is an urgent and necessary work that sheds light on the dark truths of so-called “conversion therapy” — the pseudoscientific name for a
As I was getting ready to close up the church office for the Thanksgiving holiday, the usual raft of pre-holiday, pre-Advent thoughts were running through my mind — mostly centered around the perennial fistful of loose ends that never seem to get tied up in
Elections always bring out the crazies, but this U.S. election cycle has been especially intense and filled with awful crazy stuff, including harmful and dangerous rhetoric. As I’m sure you’ve seen by now, especially if you live in one of the handful of battleground states,
As I watched the Atlanta Pride parade broadcast on TV last fall (we march in October thanks to a summer drought in 2007 that rendered the parade’s endpoint, Piedmont Park, a scorched wasteland), I was struck by a couple of things at once. For starters,
Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, holds profound significance for our nation and should be honored and celebrated by everyone, including LGBTQ+ people — and in particular, by LGBTQ+ Christians. Here’s why. For starters, Juneteenth for me as a Christian is
In life’s complex tapestry, where prejudice, -isms and misunderstanding can still cast long shadows, the LGBTQ+ community has navigated through storms of discrimination and rejection. And within that struggle lies an opportunity — a clarion call to embody the deepest teachings of love, compassion and
Christian nationalism won’t ever show itself out, so we need to help it find the door LGBTQ+ people are far from alone in knowing the personal and collective impact of the seeping poison of Christian nationalism in our society, as it has steadily and significantly
As I reflect on the rudeness, mockery, and cat calls aimed at the President last evening during the State of the Union, I am physically, mentally, and spiritually sick of the political right and the evangelical right wing of the Christian faith. The rhetoric and