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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Several weeks ago over at *! [ emphatic emphasis], Shush posted on Sighted Faith, an entry I so connected with that as I read each line I found my head involuntarily nodding in agreement like a plastic dachshund bobble head in the rear window of a 1980 Chrysler Cordoba. For me as well, faith is [...]

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Getting back to where I left off before life, laundry, and laziness intervened, here are some thoughts as I read the story of Jacob wrestling with God in Genesis 32 and how there might be some connecting points for those GLBTQ Christians who find themselves still struggling to reconcile their faith and sexuality. As the [...]

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A Sermon by Jay Emerson Johnson, Programming and Development Director at the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry, presented on National Coming Out Day at Pacific School of Religion, 2005. According to Genesis, the beauty and wonders of creation came out of a formless void. Abraham, our ancient ancestor in faith, [...]

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At each and every moment in our lives We do one of two things. Either we tell the truth all the time, all the way Or we do something else. This something else, no matter how neatly disguised, is called lying. And the better the reasons we have for our lies, The more firmly we [...]

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