The beating of two transgender women on MARTA on May 20th was despicable and degrading. But sadly, it happens again and again because the transgender community is laughed at, scorned and made fun of. In my own community their needs are only dealt with as an afterthought. In the world we live in today there […]
MARTA Beating: Pastoral Statement and Call to the Community Read More »
Originally, I was planning on writing a blog concerning “Marriage Equality”. Last night that all changed as I attended a community event called, “Facing Sex Trafficking: Atlanta’s Dirty Little Secret”. What I experienced, heard and saw has caused such a level of disruption to my soul as to cause me to vomit upon arriving
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For the person of faith (in this case Christian) there is this standard which says we are suppose to be fair, merciful and be humble in our walk with God (Micah 6:8). Jesus taught the greatest love one can express is to lay their life down for another.Jesus in his entire ministry only gave one
Writing these days seems to be somewhat challenging for me. Then my editor over at Whosoever, Rev. Candace Chellew, re-posted an article I wrote for them and in looking it over even though it is almost 2 years old it is worth looking at again. Hopefully this will jump start my writing and folks will
10 Reasons To Own Your Faith Read More »
Marriage Equality, those two words have become the center of the final battle for gay rights. How far we have come and how far we have yet to travel. I remember when I was much younger and first coming to understand my sexual attraction and orientation the thought of marriage was not on my mind.
We Are Not Three-Fifths of a Human Being Read More »
July 2012 was the last time I wrote. Did I go on vacation? Quit writing blogs? Run out of things to write about or say? No, No, and God knows No! Simply put, I just got tired of having to write about the crap the religious and political right keeps lying about. How many times
Just Some Passing Thoughts Entering 2013 Read More »
Sometimes one of the toughest parts of the job of being a pastor and to be considered a community leader is offering counsel to the community when it is apparent there is a deep and sharp divide. Recently the LGBTQIA community was faced with a deep and sharp divide. February 4, 2012 a young gay
Were Justice and Mercy Served? Read More »
This is supposed to be a blog, but today suffice it to say it is also a bit of a rant. Is it me or does it seem like the divide and discourse in this country and our community is as bad as it has ever been? I know it is an election year, but
My mentor of blog writing says one should never repeat a blog post, but in view of some of the emails we received from young people this week at the church, I really feel a need to give this witness again. The pain and anguish expressed in some of the messages give me pause and
You Are God’s Child and You Are Not a Mistake! (Part 2) Read More »
Have you ever had one of those times when you felt like no matter what you did, no one was thankful or appreciative of the amount of effort it took to do what you did? Maybe at some point in your life you took on a project that took all your ability to think about