Entries from April 2008

Lazarus Comes Out In A Big Way, Part 2

Date April 15, 2008

I know. I know. It took Jesus less time to raise Lazarus from the dead that it’s taking me to write about it. Brevity has never been a gift of mine, but we’ll get to the end eventually. Lazarus has been dead four days and it wasn’t forest-scented potpourri filling the air. (vs. 39) Without [...]

Lazarus Comes Out In a Big Way, Part 1

Date April 14, 2008

Lazarus came out of the grave, not out of the closet. He was dead, not gay. I, on the other hand, am gay and when I read and reflect on the words of Scripture it becomes the living, breathing, inspiring word of God to the extent I find meaning in its pages that speak to [...]

A Widdle Bit of Worship

Date April 14, 2008

How Clueless Was I?

Date April 13, 2008

I’d been a children’s pastor in a large conservative evangelical church for about a dozen years and my big “I’m a lesbian!” self-revelation was still two years in the future. On one of my errand days for the church I stopped off at Elmer’s Flag and Banner Store to pick up flags to be used [...]

Knock Knock Girlfriend

Date April 13, 2008

Dear Closeted SisterFriend, You’ve been in my thoughts and prayers in recent days even more so than usual and there are a few things I want to say to you, just between us, SisterFriend to SisterFriend. I just want to assure you that you’re not under any obligation to come out of the closet until [...]

Just In Case There Was Any Question

Date April 10, 2008

Turn up the volume and click the right arrow to hear what is the one most true thing. ["You Are Being Loved" by Steven Curtis Chapman from his album "This Moment"] You Are Being Loved

You Never Forget the Closet

Date April 10, 2008

I want to spend some time over the next few posts talking about the whole coming out experience, but before I jump into the middle of things I want to let you know where I am in all this since anything I have to offer is limited to what I’ve personally experienced in my own [...]

To Hold You Over

Date April 9, 2008

I’m in the middle of working on a couple posts that will be popping up over the next couple days. In the meantime, I thought I’d point you in the direction of a few excellent entries on blogs I stalk faithfully read. Shush over at !*[emphatic asterisk] has posted a couple entries in recent days [...]

D and Me

Date April 6, 2008

D and I met in 1999. In the summer of 2001 we registered as legal domestic partners in the State of California. Six years ago today D and I were married. In the photographic images above D is the radiant dark-haired beauty. I’m the dewy-eyed, bottle-enhanced blond with the goofy grin stuck on her face. [...]

I Care About Your Emotional Well-Being

Date April 5, 2008

After the last entry I feel like I owe you something a little more lighthearted and since I have a head cold that’s knocked the funny right out of my brain, I recommend you click and dash over to Jon’s Stuff Christians Like. If you’ve gone to church all your life or at least long [...]