The Opportunity To Shine
“No one after lighting a lamp puts it under a bushel basket, but on the lamp stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and
Category Archives: Faith & Witness
One More Circle … Reflections on 2009
Perhaps it’s just me, but it seems like 2009 really just got underway, then Christmas hit me upside the head. Anyone else experiencing that? This year really seems to have flown right by. I remember when I was kid, it was like Christmas would never
The Macedonia Effect
Prop 8 in California. The DOJ’s horrible brief defending DOMA. Racism and sexism continuing to divide our community in crucial moments. Transgender people still dying from a lack of proper healthcare. Right now, the SGL/LGBT community in the US is under a time of serious
With No Thought for the Future
One of the most exciting stories in the New Testament is the calling of the John and James from their occupation as fisherman. Here were two brawny men, used to the rigors of fishing, busily tending their father’s nets. Yet, at the command of a
Strong at the Broken Places
The hand of the LORD came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; and they were very dry.
Living Your Gratitude: Sharing the (Spiritual) Wealth
For it is in giving that we receive. (Prayer of St. Francis) Love is something if you give it away, Give it away, give it away. Love is something if you give it away, You end up having more. (“Magic Penny” children’s hymn by Malvina
Honoring Our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Sisters and Brothers
It is certainly timely and appropriate, particularly highlighted by the Equality March that occurred on October 11, 2009, to honor those who are sinfully demonized and, in one way or another, assaulted by those clergy and others who commit the cardinal sin recorded in the
A Lifestyle of Taming the Tongue
Taming the tongue begins when you decide you don’t have to reply to everything that is being said but can sit in silence and listen. That is an exercise in letting God be our judge, in letting our justification be in Christ, rather than in
The Tongue Can Be a Two-Edged Sword
You’re an abomination! God hates fags! Your lifestyle goes against nature! Now that I’ve got your attention, let me first emphasize that is not how I feel toward LGBT people. Unfortunately, there are still far too many people who do, and I’m sure most of
Speak Your Peace
From a very young age, my Mother had a saying she would frequently employ as an admonishment whenever I would become angry, frustrated, or upset with someone else. As with most of the advice she instilled in me, it came in very useful throughout the