Glory in Stained Glass
Our sexual orientation is an important piece of the puzzle for us. It is, indeed, a very large piece – but it is still only a piece. For some of us, it takes some time after we’ve come out for us to get the pieces
Category Archives: Faith & Witness
The Light of the World
When we think of light, we right away think of the sun. We’ve been taught that the sun is the center of the solar system and thus it is the light of the world. Some figures reveal the sun’s greatness. But the sun, in spite
Have You Seen the Light?
Have you ever come close to walking into a telephone poll because you were too busy looking at the stars to watch where you were going? When I was growing up, I did that so often that it is now a family joke. That “someone
Surrounded by Light
The heart and mind find peace and harmony by prayer and meditation of your true self as supreme light. All people and spiritual groups have talked about the phenomena of light as it related to our spiritual being, Holy One or perhaps a mystical experience.
O Light Divine
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in the night, but will have the light of life.” -John 8:12 Among all of the idiosyncrasies in this wonderful, mysterious, fascinating, at times frustrating, but always at its core enjoyable journey
Give It and Get It. Got It?
One person gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what they should give, and only suffers want. – Proverbs 11:24 My latest issue of Guitar Player magazine arrived in the mail just as the deadline for this issue drew near. Stuck to the
An Attitude of Gratitude: Why God’s Grace Has Special Meaning for LGBTQ+ Christians
Teaching thanks: A lesson for the rest of Christianity Gratitude is an attribute we don’t seem to have been born with. Most babies don’t thank, they just demand — as loudly as possible, and with no shame. Thankfulness is learned, and it only seems to
Give Thanks for the Trials
“We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not put us to shame. For we
The Gift of Thanks
Most everybody is familiar with the scripture for being thankful, but there are other scriptures that breakdown God’s theory of giving. My belief is that God wants us to be thankful. Deuteronomy 8: 18 says, “But you shall remember the LORD your God: for it
Thank God
“Just as I am, without one plea, but that thy blood was shed for me, and that thou bidst me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come, I come.” “Just as I am, and waiting not to rid my soul of one dark