Like Paul, A Conversion
I was there in ’88 and ’84 and before, and I remember… grace. Yes, there was fear, lots of it. I’d been captive to it earlier, but I was...
The Can of Worms
I was there in 1988 and my first thought was, “Do we really have to open this can of worms?” I believed that it was not an issue that...
A response to "I learned love and faith were always okay and beautiful"
Dear Anonymous (writer of I learned love and faith were always okay and beautiful), First of all, thank you for sharing your story with...
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...
A marked contrast
I was there in 1988 and I remember the extreme attitudes and feeling expressed in some congregations of a reactionary nature to what was...
The Courage to Imagine a New World
I used to think… That everyone was just like me and my family… or should be. That when I was forced to think about LGBTQ people, I was...
