Forbearance
Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. (Ephesians 4:2) I was out on an errand and encountered a man who walked in front of my car while it was in motion. I
Category Archives: Faith & Witness
So Many Hats, So Much Joy: A Spiritual Un-Apology
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in
The Kiss
It was a spring morning. Or wait, maybe it wasn’t the morning. Could it have been the afternoon? Whichever; it was a bright sunny day. The rays of the sun were piercing the beauty of the stained glass windows. I stood behind the altar and
My Unseen ‘Green’ Agenda
Everyone knows that “the gays” have a hidden agenda to take over world government and create a Utopian society where “it’s raining men” is a good thing. Somehow, we make that work and feel good for everyone who is in relationship with someone from his
What the LGBTQ+ Spiritual Journey Can Teach Anyone
When I came out of the closet, I was in my mid-30’s and quite involved in a conservative Christian church. It wasn’t customary to hear positive things being said from the pulpit about the LGBTQ+ crowd. In fact, it was sternly preached as ungodly and
Like Desert Plants
What do we do when we experience spiritual dryness? How do we overcome that block? The Christian life is often very literally a wandering in the wilderness. Regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, Christians tend to go through periods when they feel that God
God’s Watch Is Slow
What do I mean by that title? It conjures up a mental picture of some big man (or woman for some of you) glancing anxiously at a watch on his wrist, doesn’t it? But of course the meaning here is metaphorical, God no more has
Room at the Table: A Thanksgiving Reflection
As a child, I remember Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners in our home were always a big production. This was the time of year when mom and dad would pull the extra table leaves out of storage and magically make the dining room table two sizes
Are You Hearing Voices?
Who do we turn to when things go wrong? Who can be counted on to never leave our side? To always be there when we need them? Scripture tells us that God can be trusted for this, that in fact Jesus died and was raised
Balancing Solitude and Solidarity in the New Whosoever Community
I learned recently that there are a lot of folks who think my wife Wanda and I are weird. We were at dinner recently with a couple of friends who were talking about another couple we know and I looked at Wanda and said jokingly,