Renewing Our Strength Cover Stories Adequate Power Is Available By Candace Chellew It is this power — the transcendent power of the divine-human connection — that gives us strength. Because of this connection, Paul says, “we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed,
It’s funny, sometimes, how that old statement that I have been hearing all of my life, “God never gives us more than we can handle”, seems to resurface over and over again at times in my life. Even even more astounding is how when it
Renewing our strength is unnecessary if we do not deplete it to begin with. Doing battle with an already defeated enemy while relying only upon our own strength in lieu of relying upon the strength of the Lord is what depletes our energy and discourages
The day was beautiful, as lovely as any autumn day I had seen. Driving along US 29 I reflected on what put us on this path to Lynchburg. My partner, Jim, read the newspaper, Jimmy Creech napped in the back seat and I was left
I was one of the 200 members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and allies community to meet the weekend of Oct. 23-24 with Rev. Jerry Falwell and 200 of his followers in Lynchburg, Virginia. Having been raised a Southern Baptist, holding my undergraduate degree
When I was a child, growing up in a fairly strict home that centered around Lutheran fundamentalism, one of the most punishing things that I remember hearing from either Mom or Dad, in terms of correction, was the phrase, “Shame on you.” In my memory,
Don’t you just hate transvestites! They’re all a bunch of faggots, wearing skimpy, outrageous costumes and cruising the bars looking for sex all the time. Every one of them is a Godless abomination. They’re just plain evil. They’re not only low class but mentally ill
The Bible is a mixed blessing of great spiritual information and power along with perplexing inconsistencies and a tumultuous history of distortions and abusive use against powerless people. The Bible holds out hope in the truth about God’s unconditional love and acceptance of all people,
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face. And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee. (Genesis 38:15-16) When we read Scripture we
Telling Our Stories Cover Stories The Power of Story By Candace Chellew As GLBT Christians we are just beginning to tell our stories. As we finally come to a place where we can reconcile our faith and our sexuality, we find an urgent need to