“Love God and do as you please.” – St. Augustine “For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another. For the whole law is summed up
“If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free” – John 8:31-32 “Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility.” -Eleanor Roosevelt “He who would
You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide
What an interesting way to begin writing about my gay, lesbian, transgender or bisexual Christian people. How can I being to think in those terms about myself and my friends? When I can imagine a bucket I see a container that I use to delve
“World, meet God!” Does that sound like a silly and totally unnecessary introduction? Even in the midst of our religion-steeped society, I’m inclined not to think so. Maybe especially here and now. Jesus is, of course, supposed to have already introduced the world to God,
What do you first think of when you hear the word “light”? I cannot venture to guess what exactly what meaning it will carry for each individual, but I know what it always represents to me. For myself, it generally means something good, aligned with
The movie Touch of Pink illustrates my journey towards becoming family. The main character, Alim, a young gay man of Indian decent living in London, has an ongoing imaginary friendship with the actor Cary Grant. He tells Cary Grant any personal difficulty he is experiencing
Run to your dreaming when you’re alone Unplug the TV and turn off the phone Get heavy on with diggin’ your ditch -Dave Matthews Band – “Diggin’ a Ditch” “How’s your meditation practice coming?” my friend said with a slight smile. He smiled because the
I was reminded recently of just how terrifying the scriptures can be. A few Sundays back, as the pastor quoted the lectionary reading, my ears perked up upon hearing the gospel writer’s assertion, “Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be
The fictional but very insightful character “Forrest Gump” was famous for many phrases, but perhaps the most quoted of those is, “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.” It has over the past 10-15 years become a phrase