Trying to discover who you truly are is never an easy task for anyone. Add to that being a person of faith and finding that you are LGBTQ, many times begins a long, painful process; I know it did for me.
Read MoreTwo years ago, I was co-pastoring a little church in inner-city Vancouver. That Advent season, my co-pastor was leading us in imaginative storytelling: we’d take turns choosing a person from the Christmas narrative and telling the story from that character’s viewpoint.
Read MoreLast weekend my dad drove up the 3 hours to where my wife and I live to spend time with us…well mostly to spend time with our children. It’s just about the sweetest thing ever to see my dad’s love for my kids.
Read MoreIn honor of the holiday season, Thanksgiving next week and the fast approaching Christmas I thought I’d post a previously written blog of mine. May each of you who are spending this holiday season in the closet find comfort and hope in my words.
Read MoreAt the age of 21, I was the first gay person I knew. I’m sure I had talked with gay people before; in fact, I know now that there were other LGBTQ people in my extended family, but at the time I realized I had a same sex attraction, I did not know one other person that was also gay.
Read More“I can love you while still hating your sin” is what the email said. As you can imagine after my last blog, I’ve gotten lots of different kinds of responses from all kinds of people. I have to be honest; I’ve been super surprised to find that most of the messages I’ve received have been filled with encouraging messages of support.
Read MoreThere have been multiple requests to make all of my older articles available for new readers, so here are essays I wrote between 2013 – 2014. As always, let me know what resonates with you by commenting, and feel free to share your thoughts with other readers by reposting!
Read MoreI hold the church personally responsible for any LGBTQ person who walks away from God and Christianity. Every week, I get emails from individuals all across the country who are full of desire to be a part of a church.
Read MoreThere’s not much in my life that I regret. I don’t mean to say that I haven’t made mistakes, but most of the time I’ve been able to work towards peace and redemption in those “messed up” places.
Read MorePart 6 of an 8 part series. See other articles below.
Read More“I don’t wanna be gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgendered, or queer…
because I want to get married
No blog today! Candice and her wife had the twins – everyone is doing great! – so check back next week as we continue the series!
Read More“Purity is purity,” I’ve heard it said. But I wonder, is it that simple? How are we to view purity when it comes to situations of sexual abuse, rape and other kinds of sexual assault?
Read MoreWe all long for relationships and connection; emotional, psychological and sexual. Life would probably be much less painful if this were not true but it would also be much less full of beauty and joy.
Read MoreWe are not born with ideas of how sex works, when to have it, what its about, or how we can glorify God with it. We laugh with embarrassment when answering a young child’s question of where babies come from, even as those we ask that to as children are beginning to form our ideas about sex.
Read MoreIt felt important to keep the next two questions together with those I surveyed; What is your sexual orientation? and Are you a Christian?
Read MoreOn the way to my wedding shower, I received a text picture of a gift someone had dropped off at my parents house for the days event. Yay, our first gift! It had been neatly wrapped in a pattern covering every square inch of the box… in bride and grooms.
Read MoreWhen was the last time you heard a sermon focusing on your belovedness, with no “but” attached to it? I mean, an entire Sunday service all about taking in and feeling how much God loves you and delights in you?
Read MoreMost likely he, or she felt called to the ministry early in life and when it was time to choose a college, they had already known for a long time that they wanted to shepherd people. They love the process of seeking God, discovering what they should preach on, the energy of standing before their congregation and preaching.
Read MoreHave you ever wondered why it was important for Jesus to be human? I’m not talking about why it was important for him to come and give up his life for us; the crucifixion.
Read MoreBy now you’ve all heard of the “It Gets Better” campaign and seen their YouTube videos. If you haven’t, the premise of these videos is that people from all walks of life
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