Daring to be spiritually incorrect Joseph Sharp’s new book is an answer to my prayers. In the midst of the summer doldrums I had asked God to send me an uplifting book that I could read before fall classes covered me up with a series
Forget Jabez! I recently read a little book called The Prayer of Jesus: Secrets of Real Intimacy with God by Hank Hanegraaff. Styled like recent cult success The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce Wilkinson, The Prayer of Jesus takes a no-nonsense look at an often
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
Freedom from fear Readings: John 6:15-21, John 14:27, John 20:19-23 Years ago, when I was at home from seminary for a few days, at about 2:00 A.M., I was suddenly startled awake by an ear shattering noise. A huge wall mirror in my bedroom fell
Blessed Bi Spirit is a collection of 32 articles, poems, prayers, and stories from bisexual men and women on a wide variety of spiritual paths: Buddhist, Pagan, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Native American, and others. While some of the theological articles are a little wordy, the
Freeing the Bible from fear Most GLBT people are afraid of the Bible. Who can blame them? For probably as long as they can remember they’ve been told this book — that is the inerrant Word of the Almighty God, mind you — in no
As children, we all wanted to hear a story before going to bed. Hearing the words read to us in our mother or father’s soothing voice was just what we needed to drift off to sleep. Dr. Richard Rossiter hopes his story is one that
Changing a God of fear into a God of love John McNeill realized his calling to become a priest after sharing a pig’s dinner. He was only 17, and had enlisted in the Army to fight in World War II. His unit was captured by
Katherine Unthank wants to apologize. She’s sorry for saying “you can’t be gay and Christian.” “There are not too many published apologies out there from the conservative Christian side,” she told me during a recent interview. “Having lived there and made the journey out of
John Paulk in Wonderland During the past year, homophobic religious and political forces have accelerated and intensified their unrelenting attacks against homosexuals with ads in newspapers, magazines, and television. John Paulk and his “former lesbian” wife Anne have become symbols of the “ex-gay” push for