Trusting God’s Silence
I sing a song that has the lyrics in it: ” You call in prayer to find him there, and you wonder where He went. Best remember He’s still with you for your needs to supply, just hold on to His promises and on His
Category Archives: Faith & Witness
Journey of Faith, Journey of Acceptance
The chapel service, like many Pentecostal services in the early 1980s, was well orchestrated, modeled after the talk show format of The PTL Club. The shiny blonde worship leader, a grad student in the school of theology, led one praise chorus after another, accompanied by
Which Faith?
I first met the woman who would become my partner as a freshman in college. She was a sophomore and lived just down the hall in the same women-only dorm. I had several high school classmates that I spent time with while Jen hung out
Discovering the Unshakable
The highest use of a shaken time is to discover the unshakable. (Harry Emerson Fosdick, A Faith for Tough Times) As GLBT Christians we live in a shaken time. As the 20th century draws to a close and a new millennium dawns, the instability of
Letting Go
You have to move out of the past and into the present before you can move into the future with confidence and hope. You might be feeling the hurts and pain of past holiday seasons. Let go of it and live today. You may regret
Y2K or Y2J?
We’ve heard a lot of talk recently about Y2K – Year Two Thousand. The second millennium since the birth of Christ is upon us (actually it occurred a few years ago but nobody noticed because of the calendar adjustments during the Renaissance). Since we like
Faith for the New Millennium
It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:22-23 KJV) The old hymn, Great Is Thy Faithfulness, which is sung in many Protestant, Pentecostal and independent churches,
I Have a Plan for You
We move into the new millennium just as we make any quantum step into the unknown, secure in our knowledge of God’s abiding and encompassing presence. In the midst of the unanswered questions and uncertainties our spirits thrill to hear God’s words, “I know the
Beyond Definition
I usually write an article every issue of “Whosoever”, because I know that this is one of the few places where I can express myself as a bisexual Christian without fear of condemnation and judgment, and I know that there are many other bisexuals who
A Walk With Joseph
Faith in the year 2000 will be very much like faith in the year 1999. It’s a progressive walk with our God as we personally understand and conceptualize Him or Her. One man’s walk with God is worth examining as it parallels our own complexities