Are the children really free? Can two people of the same sex live in committed, loving relationships with the blessing of God? This is the question that Rev. Jeff Miner of Jesus MCC of Indianapolis and John Tyler Connoley set out to answer in their
I would like to address the topic that God is working in the lives of Christians, whether they are gay, lesbian, straight, bisexual, or transgender. Once a person believes in Jesus Christ as the only way of salvation, then God provides us with a multitude
The Beloved Community Cover Stories Now That’s Community! By Candace Chellew Despite the difference in the details between Jesus and Paul’s approach to community, we are called to follow both models today. We cannot take Paul’s idea of only being “in” the world but not
There have been numerous times in my life when I will be in casual conversation with someone, and the topic of religion will come up. Sure, I know there is that old social caveat that there are two topics that are often best avoided in
My husband and I spent June 7-11, 2002 with Soulforce studying the nonviolent teachings of Martin Luther King and Gandhi. One of our teachers was Arun Gandhi, the fifth grandson of Mohandas Gandhi. We were choosing to spend our own 35th wedding anniversary preparing to
Taking the Bible seriously, but not literally There’s nothing quite like the topic of homosexuality to quickly spark a fiery storm of scriptural proof-texting. Both sides marshal all their scriptural evidence. The conservatives whip out their six “clobber” passages and bang them with a hysterical
When I first began my search for answers about cross-dressing, one of my biggest fears was that I was all alone. Logic told me there had to be many others, but somehow I felt totally isolated. Who could possibly understand? Who would care? Who could
Read the rest of the series Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who labor and find life a burden, and I will refresh you.” There is much in the world that beckons to us in our weakest moments. “Try this brand of alcohol and
“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?” — 2 Corinthians 6:14 A friend and I were having a conversation recently, and we both agreed there is no such
Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin Cover Stories Love the Sinner, Forgive the Sin By Candace Chellew Nowhere in the gospels do we find Jesus hating anyone for anything — instead, we find him forgiving everyone, even his executioners. This is not a model of