Metropolitan Community Church of Columbia, S.C. Readings: Matthew 12:46-50, 1 John 3:1-3 You know you’re in a bad family when … The pet cat got better food than you did. Your parents told you about strange men giving away sweets and to go and find
Metropolitan Community Church of Columbia, S.C. Readings: Psalm 139:7-12, Luke 6:20-26 I love America. Make no mistake about it. I am grateful for the happy accident that led me to be born into this country. Our varied landscape, our varied people, our varied experiences and
We are all participants in same-gender relationships. — Rev. Gil Caldwell, a 72 year-old straight grandfather from Mississippi Coming into Colorado Springs for Soulforce’s action against Focus on the Family, my quiet cab ride was disturbed by two signs that I had landed in a
Many straight Episcopal clergy and their spouses with gay family members aren’t all that surprised by what they see going on in the Anglican Communion these days. Members of Clergy Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (CFLAG) see the church behaving as many families do
I’m hearing both gay and straight people say that the long string of losses we’ve faced at the polls around marriage equality are really our own fault; our community pushed too hard and too fast, they argue. The prominent theme being generated is that we
There has been significant turmoil at my church for several years, and it finally reached the point where I felt compelled to resign my membership. That decision was clear to me, but the subsequent steps weren’t so clear. Initially I assumed that I would simply
Metropolitan Community Church of Columbia, S.C. Readings: Genesis 1:26-28 Luke 1:26-38 Anyone who is charged with the task of writing and delivering sermons learns very early not to discount any source of inspiration. The title and inspiration for this sermon came from a recent choir
God and Politics Cover Stories What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace Love and Understanding? By Rev. Candace Chellew In our world of continuing war, poverty and greed, we tend to scoff at people who talk endlessly of peace, love and understanding. We laugh at them because
Readings: 6 “With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers
Right-wing Christians, these days, seem to live in a cozy little Xanadu all their own. And sometimes I really envy them. When I came out as a lesbian, I was kicked out of its cozy confines, once and for all. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender