I ran across this paper I wrote for a Religious Liberty class at McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University. I didn’t think it was half bad, so… Read more “Religious Liberty in the U.S. and cat pictures”
Category: LGBTQ
Louisiana Black Church Fires: A Psalm of Community Lament
Holy God, we must speak the names. St. Mary Baptist. Greater Union Baptist. Mount Pleasant Baptist. Louisiana smolders. In the names and the smoke our sin is… Read more “Louisiana Black Church Fires: A Psalm of Community Lament”
Missionary Position: The UMC, Sexuality, and the Global Church
First, I need to acknowledge my white privilege and citizenship in a colonizer nation. Additionally, I am a U.S. Christian in a missionary culture, which has contributed… Read more “Missionary Position: The UMC, Sexuality, and the Global Church”
Till Death?: The Curiously Ethical Question of Intentional Monogamy
This week’s post is an updating of a one that began as a paper I presented at the 2017 South Eastern Women’s Studies (SEWSA) Conference called Intentional Monogamy:… Read more “Till Death?: The Curiously Ethical Question of Intentional Monogamy”
(An) Embodied Prayer
Two words concerning prayer life resonate with me this week: intention and attention. I sometimes fret about my prayer life, especially when I hear my fellow seminarians… Read more “(An) Embodied Prayer”
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR)
This week a group of us from Pilgrimage United Church of Christ (PUCC) went to the 20th Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony in Atlanta. Transgender Day of… Read more “Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR)”
God Laughs, or Fun with Bell’s Palsy
You make your plans, and God laughs. That’s what happened to me over the weekend. Let me go back, though, and start with discovering the Atlanta Freedom… Read more “God Laughs, or Fun with Bell’s Palsy”
On X-Men and Orlando
On X-Men and Orlando I’ve been making my family watch a lot of X-men movies this week, as a kind of research project for the new X-Men:… Read more “On X-Men and Orlando”
Finding Free: The Atlanta Freedom Bands and Coming Full Circle
When I was in fifth grade at Littleville Elementary School, something magical happened. One day, our teacher announced that the band teacher from the nearby high school… Read more “Finding Free: The Atlanta Freedom Bands and Coming Full Circle”
The Gay Agenda, Or, The Zoo and Me
First of all, let’s just get it out there: there IS a gay agenda. Sort of. But it’s probably not what you’re thinking. When anti-gay people speak… Read more “The Gay Agenda, Or, The Zoo and Me”
Just Keep Swimming 