A new online book tackling the thorny question of homosexuality and Christianity is literally a dream come true. Alicia Dean, Education Minister of Northaven United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas, was the one who had the dream. “In September 99, Alicia came to me and
I’m a gay female who is having a *really* hard time dealing with being Christian and gay. I grew up in a very religious family that are almost all born-again Christians. A big focus of a lot of my religious background centered around the second
Freeing the Bible from fear Most GLBT people are afraid of the Bible. Who can blame them? For probably as long as they can remember they’ve been told this book — that is the inerrant Word of the Almighty God, mind you — in no
As children, we all wanted to hear a story before going to bed. Hearing the words read to us in our mother or father’s soothing voice was just what we needed to drift off to sleep. Dr. Richard Rossiter hopes his story is one that
Temple United Methodist Church, San Francisco, Calif. Reading for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost: Mark 12:28-34 What is the most important commandment? I ask you that 2,000 year old question. It was asked by a teacher of the Law who should have known the answer.
University Temple United Methodist Church, Seattle, Wash. Readings for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost: Amos 8:1-12, Luke 10:38-42 Repent, or You’re Going to H-E-double-toothpicks. So let’s see if that’s what I’m really getting at today, as we consider again the prophet Amos. As in last
Jesus was busily turning the world of His day upside down. He hung with a “bad” crowd, did things that seemed to go against the Scriptures and often acted as though He was God. None of this endeared Him to the religious leaders of the
Changing a God of fear into a God of love John McNeill realized his calling to become a priest after sharing a pig’s dinner. He was only 17, and had enlisted in the Army to fight in World War II. His unit was captured by
It’s easy to talk a good talk about faith. “Faith is belief in that which is unseen but still known,” we might say, or “faith gives my life meaning.” There’s nothing wrong with these statements, but they can direct us toward a pietistic, quietist approach
Katherine Unthank wants to apologize. She’s sorry for saying “you can’t be gay and Christian.” “There are not too many published apologies out there from the conservative Christian side,” she told me during a recent interview. “Having lived there and made the journey out of