May 2, 2013 | No comments
What a momentous thing that Jason Collins has become the first American NBA player to come out as gay! At the same time, I agree with Frank Bruni at the New York Times: This will undoubtedly bring a better day for our society, but the best day will come when matters like this are no longer a concern for anybody.
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Apr 18, 2013 | No comments
As I have rested this year in the promise of new life after Easter, I made, for the first time, the connection between my experience of coming out as bisexual and my sense of Easter.
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Mar 11, 2013 | No comments
I am so grateful for the opportunity to share my experience as a married, bisexual Christian on Believe Out Loud’s blog. Please read and share my new blog post, Supporting Marriage—Before God and These Witnesses. Here is an excerpt from the post: For those who have been confused, I have regularly shared the story of ...
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Feb 15, 2013 | No comments
Creating Change is the
annual organizing conference of the National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce. It is big, refreshing, challenging—great for running into old friends and making new ones—and generally awesome. Creating Change shot me home like the ball out of a cannon. Let me try to inspire similar enthusiasm in you by sharing some reflections on my experience there.
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Jan 6, 2012 | No comments
The carol associated with Epiphany, “We Three Kings of Orient Are,” is probably my favorite song of the whole Christmas season. Since I was very young, I could feel the sway of the camels who carried the wise men day and night while they kept their eyes fixed on the star leading them ever onward to Jesus.
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Nov 18, 2011 | No comments
After reading Archbishop Tutu’s letter I was moved by the Holy Spirit to reach out to try and continue this important conversation. I could only imagine how busy the Archbishop is, so when I asked him to join me in the regular conversation series I host on www.TimeToEmbrace.com, I was surprised and deeply humbled when he agreed to my request.
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