Our Spiritual Titanic
If there is one thing that is sure as the rising or setting of the sun, it is “Christians” do not like to be called on their crap. They say they help those who are hungry, homeless or on society’s edge because it is the
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The Christmas Fraud
I want to share this obvious observation: Even if there were some remote chance I could become pope… they would never let me. The reason is simple — and it is not because of my progressive views of Christian theology, or the fact that I
You Are God’s Child and You Are Not a Mistake!
When I was a 13, during the month of January 1968, I wrote a paper for my 8th grade English class on why Dr. Martin Luther King was my hero. No big deal, except I was a white kid in an all white school. With
Inclusivity: More Than a Word
Inclusivity and religion, inclusivity and Christianity. I know those two words in today’s world seem to reside side by side. We know in our heart one cannot not have one without the other. However, what we experience with inclusivity and religion and/or Christianity, in this
Conversion Therapy: A House of Cards
There is no one who is running for the presidency of the United States on the Republican side of the aisle who is going to be helpful to the LGBTQ+ community. In fact, the vast majority of them, if they get their way, are flat-out
10 Reasons To Own Your Faith
Since it is the end of the year and everybody seems to be doing a list. I thought I would jump in with one of my own. Please understand, I am writing this from my point of view as a follower of Jesus. If that
And Jesus Wept…
A few years back there was a TV show called “In the Heat of the Night”. It was a spin-off of the movie by the same name. The TV series starred Carroll O’Connor as Chief William O. ‘Bill’ Gillespie and Howard E. Rollins Jr. as
Coming Home
I stood in the emergency room of a local hospital with a young man who was barely 20, who was badly beaten and stabbed. He had been working the streets to get money for something to eat and a place to stay. He was on
I Don’t Want to Choose
I am having problems with my lover because when I am talking to my sister, he often wants me to say hello to her for him. I usually keep talking to her and I don’t let her know that he said hello. My family has
I Feel So Lost
I hope you can answer my feelings I have. Two weeks ago my boyfriend moved away and I didn’t want to go with him because he said I needed to get a job, and I can’t work because I’m too afraid of being around people.