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
Best of Whosoever: Celebrating 10 Years Cover Stories Learning to Love the Questions By Rev. Candace Chellew Sept/Oct 2005: The Good Book Not everyone can live in the ever changing landscape of the questions. People crave certainty because it gives them a sense of security.
Let Us Rise Up and Build: A Ministry of Harvest Cover Stories Creating Sacred Cyberspace By Rev. Candace Chellew For the past decade Whosoever has strived to carve out a sacred space where we can build Christian community for those who have been rejected by mainstream
(Jesus) looked at them and said, “What then does this text mean: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’? Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.” When the
Of the many trials and tribulations that life can sometimes throw at us, there are few which are as nerve wracking, tedious and stressful as the one I currently find myself nearing the end of: moving to a new home. As I sit writing this,
Read the rest of the series Now you may think that you are alone in the world, but you are not. There are thousands of Christians all over the world who are gay and have or are facing the exact same thing you are facing.