I’ve never posted poetry on here before, but this one came to me tonight after doing some meditation on the State of the Union. “Welcome to America” Brandon Wallace Welcome to America, Land of the Free! Where All Lives Matter, as long as you’re white like me. Oh, America! The red, white, and blue! […]
Nathan Fort made headlines a few months ago for being the first openly gay college basketball player. What a lot of people did not highlight, however, is that Nathan is also a devoted follower of Christ. I connected a lot with Nathan’s story because we had very similar experiences. We both grew up in […]
This is my confession: I’m angry. I admit it. I know that on social media lately I have probably not been much of a representation of Jesus Christ. I understand that I have let my emotions run wild in the midst of the events of this past week. But, I don’t apologize. I don’t […]
I’ve never posted poetry on here before, but this one came to me tonight after doing some meditation on the State of the Union. “Welcome to America” Brandon Wallace Welcome to America, Land of the Free! Where All Lives Matter, as long as you’re white like me. Oh, America! The red, white, and blue! […]
Nathan Fort made headlines a few months ago for being the first openly gay college basketball player. What a lot of people did not highlight, however, is that Nathan is also a devoted follower of Christ. I connected a lot with Nathan’s story because we had very similar experiences. We both grew up in […]
This is my confession: I’m angry. I admit it. I know that on social media lately I have probably not been much of a representation of Jesus Christ. I understand that I have let my emotions run wild in the midst of the events of this past week. But, I don’t apologize. I don’t […]
The Rev. Karl Hand is a very good friend of mine from Sydney, Australia. While I was in Australia for the conference that his church holds every year, Karl and I had many great talks about the differences in our politics. One thing that stuck out to me is how the Aussie government responded to […]
This is why you don’t “Straight Pride.” People don’t go targeting you because you like the opposite gender instead of your own. People don’t walk into your nightclubs and shoot 50 people simply because you think the opposite gender is hot and the same is not. Just a few minutes ago, I saw a […]
“My heart, my heart—I writhe in pain! My heart pounds within me! I cannot be still.” – Jeremiah 4:19a Jeremiah wept for his people. I think I have an idea of what he was feeling. As I listened to the news today, I, too, wanted to weep for my people. America is making history […]
There are lots of things we have to fight for as LGBT people in this country when it comes to equal rights. And while we’re fighting for these, we encounter a lot of hatred, bigotry, and bile spewed in our direction. We’re used to it. We know what it feels like, and lots of times, […]
The following is a guest post by a social media friend, Ivy Guller. I feel as if I am not the best source for trans* issues, so I usually sub-let these issues out to other writers, in hopes that they bring more authenticity to the posts. The following is a post by Ivy who took […]
The things done and said in the name of religion never ceases to amaze me. Last Friday, the world saw a horrific terrorist attack on Paris done in the name of Islam (even though the act itself goes against the very heart of Islam). In return, today we have seen a few states stand […]
Timothy Kurek is a great friend of mine. I met him literally two months before I came out of the closet while we were both attending a Christian weekend retreat. The moment that I met him, he gave me a hug, then told me to drive him to a restaurant because he was hungry. […]
