LGBTQ+

Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric Is On The Rise: How Should We Respond?

June 28, 2022

In a strange way, I am glad Pastor Awes preached what he did so clearly, because he is revealing the truth that most other evangelicals don’t want to acknowledge- their theology related to the LGBTQ+ community is a theology of death.

Masquerading as Compassion: The Church‘s Latest Move to Deal With the LGBTQ+ Issue

Jonathan D'Elia

May 12, 2022

LGBTQ+, Theology

When Christians talk of rules, lines, and statutes, they’re focused on arbitrary commands instead of the law of love, which Jesus brought forth.

Finding Jesus in Rural America

Carolyn Campbell

January 27, 2022

Church Life, LGBTQ+, Practical Justice

We have to know God is here. Right here.

Heavy Burdens and Hope: A Review

Rachel Ophoff

January 12, 2022

Books, General, LGBTQ+

Until now, learning how to discuss these Bible bullets with any confidence seemed overwhelming. But Bridget Eileen Rivera has done all the heavy lifting.

Life as a Lesbian Christian: This Is What I See

Stacey Chomiak

December 8, 2021

Books, Church Life, LGBTQ+

Then one day, bone exhausted, something hit me. What if this thorn is actually a mustard seed?

Blessing a Cultural Threshold

Dori Baker

July 9, 2021

Church Life, LGBTQ+, Practical Justice

A threshold is a place of letting go of an old identity and waiting on a new identity to emerge. It is a liminal moment when the sacred is being born in us, a time of unravelling and slowly reknitting back together.

Tired of Looking for the Exit

Jonathan D'Elia

May 11, 2021

Church Life, LGBTQ+, Theology

There are kids, teens, and adults at your church that are LGBTQ+. They’re wondering if there’s a place for them. And more will be coming. Or maybe they won’t. Not because they aren’t seeking Christ, community, and Biblical truth, but because they’re tired of being rejected. They're tired of looking for the exit.

Good Fruit and Where We’ve Gotten It Wrong

Meagan Ruby Wagner

April 26, 2021

Church Life, LGBTQ+, Theology

LBGTQ youth from religious backgrounds are three times more likely to attempt suicide than their unchurched LGBTQ peers. This ought to be a wake up call for the church. This ought to be a siren.

Why I Left and Why I Stayed

Jennifer Kane

April 13, 2021

Church Life, LGBTQ+, Women

I wish though I could go back to that young girl, sitting in that big arena with all its grandeur. I wish I could invite her to a quiet, less intense space, and tell her she may leave the church, but it will never mean she left the faith.

What Lil Nas X is Telling Us About the Hell We Create

Mark Bauer

April 7, 2021

Art, Church Life, LGBTQ+

But the more I’ve consumed content by artists like Lil Nas X, the more I realize the church and some of the puritanical standards I parroted end up creating a special kind of hell on earth for those on the receiving end of that condemnation.

Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric Is On The Rise: How Should We Respond?

Masquerading as Compassion: The Church‘s Latest Move to Deal With the LGBTQ+ Issue

Finding Jesus in Rural America

Heavy Burdens and Hope: A Review

Life as a Lesbian Christian: This Is What I See

Blessing a Cultural Threshold

Tired of Looking for the Exit

Good Fruit and Where We’ve Gotten It Wrong

Why I Left and Why I Stayed

What Lil Nas X is Telling Us About the Hell We Create

Joining Pope Francis as We Abolish the Death Penalty

Apocalypse now: how historic floods are unveiling the exploitation of Appalachia

Now more than ever: Let’s get the Equal Rights Amendment finalized

Rev. Don Heath: Oklahoma executions will continue until the people say ‘Stop’

This School Year We Should Get Curious rather than Punitive When it Comes to Kids, All Kids