In the Name of My Father

Though my dad died 20 years ago in April, I guess he is still alive. Every time I hear something like this, he is resurrected for me.

Angry John or Forgiving Jesus?

I was not a Christian yesterday. I was John the Baptist, there in the church he started, insisting with righteous anger that someone DO something about this situation instead of allowing the love of Jesus to gently take me into his arms and comfort me. I was a tantrum-throwing zealot of my own mission instead of an innocent child.

A Light in the Darkness in Tampa Bay

Today, I witnessed love. People of all shapes and sizes, from all walks of life, coming together to affirm their love for each other and for the sake of others who cannot stand free in the open air because their lives are still hidden, by necessity.

Vote No on 2

Here in Florida, an amendment is up for a vote that will essentially take away some hard fought and won rights achieved by non-married people, by redundantly declaring marriage as between one man and one woman. This law is already on the books through the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

Gay & Christian — A Marriage?

Several years ago I stumbled across the Cathedral of Hope (UCC) in Dallas, TX. They have a wonderful website as well as Daily Devotionals that speak to all of us, gay or not, and invite us back into the Christian family. But not all of us have direct access to a physical community, yet we long to.