Confession
When I was growing up, there was no option: One man with one woman, in marriage, for life. Anything else was condemned. The thought of a man with a man was unspeakable. I was never allowed to consider that I might desire a man. But
A Simple Faith
Hello, I’m Nichole Letitia, and I’m Transgender. When I first realized these feelings and emotions about who I am, I was only 5 years old. Over the years I had much difficulty dealing with the emotional struggle being levied on me by those folks who
Anne Goes Searching for God: A Story About the Peculiar Journey of Spiritual Practice
Once upon a time, there was a young woman named Anne who noticed that she was a very small being in a very large universe. She noticed that no one had bothered to consult with her about some of the most important things in life:
God of Anger, God of Love
I am faced with two inescapable facts: I am Christian, and I am gay. My religious upbringing from the day I was born has been in the Christian faith. It is my heritage and my tradition. My parents’ church was quite conservative. We were told
Crisis of Faith
As I read my local newspaper or even thumb through my lesbian magazines, I find that my GLBT brothers and sisters are facing a crisis of faith. Our families and their churches shunned us for our homosexuality. We turned our backs on the Church and
Faith: God Moves in Mysterious Ways
My faith was a lost cause over 40 years ago. In fact I wonder if I ever had any. Is belief in something or other faith? I suppose I believed in God but did that constitute a ‘faith’? A belief should manifest itself in something
Faith Does Not Demand Miracles, But Often Accomplishes Them
The nine words that serve as the title to this article are framed and hang on my bedroom wall, just across from my bed; I see them first thing every morning when I wake up, and as I exit the door to my room preparing
Faith: A Matter of Survival
For the gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender person, life has never been particularly easy. We live in societies in which ignorance, and a subsequent fear of those who are different, have led to destructive myths about who we are and what our lifestyles involve. We
Walking Faith
It’s easy to talk a good talk about faith. “Faith is belief in that which is unseen but still known,” we might say, or “faith gives my life meaning.” There’s nothing wrong with these statements, but they can direct us toward a pietistic, quietist approach
God’s Practical Jokes, Or a Lesson in Faith
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1) I’ve decided God has one wicked sense of humor. It seems no matter what topic I pick for an upcoming issue, it turns out to be the biggest