Rediscovering God
I’d been raised a Roman Catholic, but when I came out at the age of 17, I assumed that God and I would go our separate ways. After all, the Catholic Church is infamous for its shabby treatment of homosexuals, both in the lack of
The Pressures of Traditional Religious Culture
Part One of a series of essays concerning the struggles of married life as a gay man. This essay covers life before marriage, and the pressure to be involved in heterosexual relationships many gay teens face growing up in a fundamentalist culture. Early childhood was
Being Gay Is a Gift from God
Fortunately, in our community there are gay affirming congregations. They understand the Gospel of inclusiveness that puts all of us in the same tent for worship and ministry. To be able to love another person is a gift from God! As human beings we have
Dear Pastors
Dear Pastors, We are writing you this letter in hopes that you will understand our thoughts on same-sex marriages and gay rights. In no way are we going to haunt you because of your opinion. We pray that this note will open you eyes to
Great Expectations
At the job I had before my present one, although I was definitely one of many Christians, I was one of the few liberal minded Christians there (and more than likely the only bisexual and polyamorous one). Most of the Christians I knew there were
Loving and Living as God’s Beloved
Have you ever grabbed a handful of words and rolled them over in your mind and heart till you could almost taste their essence in your mouth? Have you measured out the beat of each syllable and found the words penetrated through all the layers
Still and Know
“Come up, O lions, and shake off the delusion you are sheep. You are souls immortal, spirits free, blessed and eternal.” ~Vivekananda One day, the devil and his friend were walking down the street. Ahead of them, they saw a man bend down, pick something
Living in the Present Moment: 5 Bible Verses for Living in the Eternal Now
Living in the present: Only the present moment is real Only the present moment is real and available to us. The peace we desire is not in some distant future, but it is something we can realize in the present moment. (Thich Nhat Hahn, Interbeing:
Updated Beatitudes
Christians believe the Bible is a resource for all ages. However a few Churches in Columbia Maryland have updated “The Beatitudes”… originally presented at the “Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew 5: 1-11): Blessed are the poor in spirit, they are rife consumers for all manner
Gay in the Lord Congregation Debates Affirmation of Straight Lifestyle
Several members of the Gay in the Lord Church, Lynchburg Virginia, recently left the congregation after the pastor, Frank Lee Wright, performed a union for a heterosexual couple. The official church doctrine remains rather ambiguous in regards to heterosexuality. (Article IX, subpoint 3, section F,