Background: In August 2007, a fundamentalist mega-church in Texas refused to conduct funeral services when it found out the deceased man was gay. Whew. I don’t know about you, but I sure sleep better at night knowing the Christian churches in Texas are standing by
Reading for All Saints Day: John 11:32-45 Jesus received a message that Lazarus was sick. Jesus did not leave immediately to see Lazarus. He waited for two days before going to see Lazarus. By the time Jesus arrived, Lazarus had been dead and buried for
Read the related article The fifteenth podcast, or “Godcast” from Whosoever: An Online Magazine for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Christians, features an interview with Rev. Dr. Mel White about his latest book, Religion Gone Bad: The Hidden Dangers of the Christian Right, and what’s
Read related articles on the topic “ex-gay” The thirteenth podcast, or “Godcast” from Whosoever: An Online Magazine for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Christians, features an interview with Ann Craig, the new Religion, Faith & Values Program Director for GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance
Feature Stories Yes It Is, No It Isn’t By Rev. Candace Chellew What we have today is a religion about Jesus — about what we believe about Jesus — and not a religion of Jesus — a religion that takes seriously his life and the
Back in the old tent-meeting days, they used to sing a sweet little hymn called “Brighten the Corner Where You Are.” They probably still sing it in Bible schools. It seems a good way to motivate shiny-eyed children to live for Jesus without having to
He hath shown thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God. (Micah 6:8) All Christians are called upon to be activists for the Gospel of
That’s right. I felt that way at one time, that God had failed me. Not the real God that I know now, mind you; the real God, the God of Love, is not even capable or aware of such a fear-based human invention as “failure.”
Editor I enjoyed Lori Heine’s article “Ready Aim Fire” about the accessibility of heaven for all. It reminded me of a very good point Dr. Bob Lowery made during a sermon. “Would God forgive Osama Bin Ladin? You’d better hope so.” The implication in the
United Church of Christ 50th Anniversary General Synod, Hartford, Conn. It is an enormous privilege to be with you today. I am grateful to the planning committee for its invitation to share with you my thoughts on where – God being our helper – I