I am pan-romantic
I am Pan-romantic Demisexual and I wish I could share that the churches I have been a part of have not only accepted me, but loved and...
I was amazed at how ‘cool’ we were, but then…
At first I was very proud of my church. I was amazed at how ‘cool’ we were. Then I went to worship in my local congregation and the...
Dear Ken, I read your story...
Dear Ken, I read your story — your and John’s story — and I am overwhelmed. It was as if all the “rules of civility,” all the respect and...
This Issue / Dear LGBTQ People / A Lament
I wish this issue I wish this issue would come to a place of love, forgiveness and total healing. I wish that we would all just love one...
True Love and Tattoos
I am straight and I want the church to know that I am very thankful for the true love that the Affirming United Church brings into...
To my younger self in 1980
It’s 1980 To my younger self: You are 9 years old and drinking. You will stop. Your mom will not love you and whe will tell you hateful...
Peace and Love of Christ be with you
Arlene, I read your story and I wanted to tell you that a cloud of sadness surrounded my being. Although the message was written eight...
Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open doors.
I have always struggled with the concept of “Sunday Christian”; those people that come to a place of worship, stay for the service, act...
Who do you think you are? A poem by Min-Goo K.
Who do you think you are When you think you can judge people by appearances? What do we mean when we say “I know so and so”? We, all of...
Love Will Shine Through the Blinds
Dear UCC of Tomorrow, Seeing, touching and feeling the reality that nothing has really changed in the “real world” since 1988 is a fact....
