I am but one little globe amongst billions of stars, one sun, one moon, one life amongst billions of lives, and yet, just a minuscule spec of dust floating with billions upon the currents of wind which thrash me to a fro, finally leaving me
When I say… “I am a Christian” I’m not shouting “I am saved” I’m whispering “I was lost!” That is why I chose this way.” When I say… “I am a Christian” I don’t speak of this with pride. I’m confessing that I stumble and
“God made women especially sensitive to their children,” said the voice on the radio. “They are able to nurture them in a way that men often can’t. When a child has been hurt and needs to be comforted, it usually wants to go to its
Let us now praise caustic Christians, the champions of justice in all generations, through whom God has restored the flow of mercy. Some have nailed theses to the church door with prophetic power. Some have started new universities to challenge the prevailing notions. Some have
“J U S T A H O M O S E X U A L” By Robert H. That’s it? The phrase is cute. A life defined by one impute. he sings and dances, writes verse and rhyme, he swims and runs, laughs and plays,
Douglas woke up from his nap in the easy chair but he kept his eyes closed, experiencing the memories of the chair, the smell, the worn armrests, the sunken seat, all of it. How many naps had he taken in this chair? How many books
In the darkness, a freight train woke my parents. They had fallen asleep independently, listening to hear if John and I were also asleep, then drifting off with the muffled surf melting into their dreams. My older brother John was five and he and Dad
There are those of us who have been exiled from the church since the orange juice crusades of the late 1970s Their slogan was “Save Our Children” but it meant from persons like myself. Two young women from small towns were one day caught in
Lesson one: go to church. Most churches, even if they claim tolerance, hate homosexuality. If you’re lucky, you will find a church that doesn’t talk about sex in general; in such cases, your sexuality will be a particularly anxious absence. Silence is a good teacher.