From 1988, Fear and Anger at the Institution and Its Representatives
I have resisted the invitation to participate in Iridesce. After 35 years of ministry and on the cusp of retirement, I am surprised at...
I wish I could rewind the spool of time
I wish I had known how to support young people who were struggling with rejection, depression and hopelessness because they were not free...
1988 signalled the end of the Metropolitan Community Church I loved
I was there in 1988 when a minister we had sent from the Western Canadian District of Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) reported back...
Our society and culture remain trapped
I wish I knew how to say to people of other faiths, other religions, other cultures, that we’re all equal. Equal in the eyes of God,...
I was told I would go to hell for saying God loved us all
I was there in 1988 and I remember the anger, the challenges, the disrespect on both sides of the issue. I did not leave the United...
Dear Anne, Words rising up off the page…
Dear Anne, I heard your story. I heard your pain. I heard your stunned amazement at the hate-filled words. Words rising up off the page...
The Bridge (a word collage)
This word collage portrays the schism of this issue. On one side: anger, horrified, silenced, let down, confused, rejected, upset,...
One story, one gesture, one response
Where do we go from here Changing hearts and minds One story, one gesture, one response at a time To each of us, May we find peace in who...