As a woman Moderator of a very Twenty-first Century church, Metropolitan Community Churches, I felt enormous compassion and solidarity with Presiding Bishop (Primate) Kathleen Jefferts Schori as she recently traveled to Tanzania in her historic role as the first and only woman to serve as
At lunch the other day, I struggled through yet another challenging conversation with my good friend, the Church Lady. She doesn’t really look like Dana Carvey, and I’m sure she wouldn’t appreciate being satirized on Saturday Night Live. But she knows I’m writing this essay
Read the related article on Wayne Besen The ninth podcast, or “Godcast” from Whosoever: An Online Magazine for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Christians, features interviews with two men intimately involved with so-called “ex-gay ministries” — but actor and writer Peterson Toscano and activist and
Growing Together: A Community of Harvest Cover Stories The Seed Rejoices By Rev. Candace Chellew It occurred to me that as we walk through a beautiful garden or a lush forest, no one gives the seed the glory. Instead, they admire the beautiful flower or
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” And he said to them, “What is it you want me to do for you?” And they
I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony… In an article in The New York Times, my cousin’s enterprising husband, professor-turned-farmer Jerry Ford, described garlic as “the Grateful Dead of Vegetables.” And indeed, their first annual Minnesota Garlic Festival was something like
“You’re what?” came the shocked response from the new person who I was engaged in conversation with. “Are you crazy? How can you possibly want to be? Who in their right mind would want to be one?” I knew this might be a tough one,
The following is a compilation of a few of my remarks regarding “Christianity and same-sex love,” as well as my response regarding the view propounded by one retired Episcopal Bishop that gay-friendly people should remain in their homophobic churches so as to be able to
Jesus drew such big crowds just by preaching on the hills that feeding all those people in a pinch was a problem calling for divine intervention. But for Rev. Paul Turner’s small flock, free food is a planned attraction and the church itself could be
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. (Psalm 118:8) This people draw nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain do worship me, teaching