Part 2 of the 12-part series “Lepers, Loons and Losers: The Outcasts of the Gospels.” Read the rest of the series here. A leper came to Jesus begging him, and kneeling he said to him, “If you choose, you can make me clean.” Moved with
Read the rest of the series The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to
Holy Humor Cover Story Jokin’ in Jerusalem: The Stand-Up Comedy of Jesus Christ By Candace Chellew Those who can’t take a joke, especially a joke about religion, or their particular brand of religion, are like the Pharisees of Jesus’ day. They didn’t understand, or did
I’m automatically suspicious of anyone who seems to possess either an extremely limited sense of humor or, even more so, none at all. Life without a sense of humor to me would be very dark and depressing, and I honestly feel that along with the
And that means everyone, even those you don’t like I’ve been getting Selma Massey’s hate mail. Ever since Focus on the Family decided to run a piece on their Website about Dr. Massey’s new TV show in Detroit, serendipitously called “Whosoever,” I’ve been deluged. The
Lynchburg, Virginia, the home of conservative televangelist Jerry Falwell, is the hub of anti-gay misinformation and misguided teachings about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and families. On October 11, National Coming Out Day, Lynchburg was transformed into the home of the second annual Soulforce
When I was twenty I climbed onto the roof of an abandoned building with two friends on an October day and a few moments later we were surrounded by thousands of starlings, all migrating to the South. We had not expected to find birds in
Read the rest of the series Gentle Shepherd Metropolitan Community Church, Phoenix, Ariz. As different as the mice and little people were, they shared something in common: Every morning, they each put on their jogging suits and running shoes, left their little homes, and raced
Metropolitan Community Church of Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost: Hebrews 7:23-28, Mark 10:46-52 Forgive the stereotype, dear friends, but let me begin today with a story about a little old lady. Age had robbed her of much of her sight, so
Part 1 of the 12-part series “Lepers, Loons and Losers: The Outcasts of the Gospels.” Read the rest of the series here. And Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. A Samaritan woman came to draw water.