I remembered an old quote from a former Hall of Fame major league baseball pitcher by the name of Satchel Paige; “Never look behind you, cause something might be gaining on you.” Ain’t that the truth? This year has been full of challenges; very difficult times, full of loss and with more to come …
It’s the Little Things Read More »
We know the LGBTQIA community has made a great deal of progress over the 40 plus years. This progress has come about because for the most part the community as a whole has stepped far out of the closet into the every day world. There is no place one can go and not find well-adjusted
We are in the Red Zone Read More »
A little less than a year ago, I wrote a blog concerning the Arizona Immigration law. So if much of this blog looks familiar, forgive me but what was written this past spring still applies especially in view of what is about to happen in Georgia. It is my prayer this gets a serious read.
An Unjust Law is No Law at All Read More »
Our Country is 236 years old. Of those 236 years we have been in a war of one kind or another or some kind of military action for a total of 165 years and still counting. In case you think my count is off here is the history: War of Independence 1775-1783 Northwest Indian War
Our Collective Denial Read More »
Dear Friend, We want to share with you the story of a dear friend of ours, Charles Harris. We didn’t realize how truly special he was until he explained to us how he came to be in our midst at Gentle Spirit Christian Church about two years ago. The simplest way to tell it is
In One Brief Year, this Visitor from God Changed Us Forever Read More »
I want to share this obvious observation: Even if there were some remote chance I could become pope…they would never let me. The reason is simple and it is not because of my progressive views of Christian theology, or the fact that I am unapologetically gay or even the fact that I do not believe
The Fraud Called Christmas Read More »
Last week I really found out just how difficult the world has become. How a couple of bad choices can change one’s life forever. How being in the wrong place at the wrong time can make it damn near impossible to get a job or find housing. We had a young man show up at
How About Some Common Decency? Read More »
Saturday is a day of mourning. It is not a day that is on the national calendar. In fact with the exception of a small percentage of people in this country this day of mourning will pass completely unnoticed. Those who take a moment and remember on this day will find themselves swinging between tears
I have got to say there is nothing worse than finding one’s self on the wrong end of a gospel story. A few days ago, when the news of Bishop Jim Swilley the founding pastor of “The Church in the Now” got out that he had come out, I was not particularly kind. One my
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When I was a 13, during the month of January 1968 I wrote a paper for my 8th grade English class on why Dr. Martin Luther King was my hero. No big deal one would think except I was a white kid in an all white school. As any one who reads my blog with
You Are God’s Child and You Are Not A Mistake! Read More »