Let’s face it — English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are
This is a comprehensive study that will give you, the reader, detailed, Scripture-based answers to the questions most commonly asked regarding what the Bible does and does not say about homosexuality. I grew up in a Fundamentalist church where they talked a lot about how
I am a piece of glass and if you’ll listen, I’ll tell you my story. I used to be a part of a pop bottle until a boy, who had just been in an argument, threw me at another boy’s car. I hit the car
Editor: I read of your willingness to hit your delete key, please do not. I do not want to argue, I just want to understand. You see, I have a close friend whom I truly want to help. I am hoping to gain better understanding
News release LOS ANGELES — Refusing to be intimidated by a rare winter thunderstorm, twenty-six Christian ministers and Jewish rabbis waded through the flooded streets of West Los Angeles on their cold, wet march to the international headquarters of the Fox Family Channel. “We’re seeking
Sixty-seven United Methodist ministers will not face trial for participating in a holy union of two lesbians in Sacramento, California. After a three-day hearing, an investigative committee decided on February 11, 2000, not to pursue further action against the clergy members. “It’s a relief, but
As a man who is a follower of Jesus yet sometimes wears a dress, I have found that most church people would automatically condemn people like me as sinners in need of repentance. They wouldn’t want us in their churches until we cleaned up our
Recently I received e-mail from a 14-year-old lesbian who is struggling with rejection from her parents and her fundamentalist church. Where do GLBT teenagers turn for spiritual help when their own parents and churches turn against them? Where do you turn for spiritual resources that
Read the rest of the series Since I have talked about being young, gay and Christian it is time to talk about reconciling our homosexuality. Many of today’s youth and others have turned away from God because they feel that they can no longer worship
Note: This little Fable was created as a Christmas gift, by request, for friends in an Internet debate forum. The idea for the “First Rhubarb” arose from an interminably long and punny debate about the unpalatableness of a certain vegetable — a vegetable whose color