[The following post serves no earthly purpose other than allowing me a self-indulgent airing of events from my life. I might as well just blog my shopping list for what it matters to anyone else.] I was surprised to read recently that Portia de Rossi has legally taken on Ellen’s last name to become Portia [...]

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I apologize for not following up on yesterday’s post as I promised but my plans to spend the day hunkered down in front of my computer blogging didn’t go as planned. Instead I spent the day doing the most important thing I could ever do; being a helpmate and support to my beloved. Her mom’s [...]

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[I just realized from a reader's comment that I may need to provide a disclaimer for this post and so here it is: No  language or opinions concerning the Mormon religion presented in this post are representative of what I may or may not believe. I am only recounting what has been and still can [...]

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I didn’t realize until late in the day yesterday that it was Gay Pride Sunday but it’s not like we would have gone to the parade in San Francisco had we even remembered since neither D or I are fond of parades of any kind or crowds of any kind or the chaos that ensues [...]

Posted in News and Events, So Gay 9 Comments »

Tuesday morning I was glued to my iPad for two hours following the live feed from WWDC10, Apple’s World Wide Developer’s Conference. That’s right. I just came out of the closet. I’m a Christian Lesbian Gadget Geek. I embrace my whole self and make no apologies for it. The WWDC is the annual conference (i.e. [...]

Posted in Devotionals, News and Events, Techno Nothingness 2 Comments »

Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed!

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Peace Lutheran is the church were D and I are members. Following our horrific nightmare of a departure from another church in another denomination the pastor and congregation of Peace welcomed us with open, healing arms. Though ordained in another denomination, they honored me by recognizing my heart and commitment as a pastor and have [...]

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. Loss is Indeed Our Gain The pushing and shoving of the world is endless. …..We are pushed and shoved. …..And we do our fair share of pushing and shoving ……….in our great anxiety. And in the middle of that ……….you have set down your beloved suffering son ……….who was like a sheep lead to [...]

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All in all this wasn’t the best of years for GLBTQ and justice-minded folks. There was Rick Warren at the Presidential Inauguration in January, this summer’s hubbub around Carrie Prejean’s statement concerning same-sex marriage at the Miss USA Pageant,  the horrific consideration of a Kill the Gays Bill in Uganda in recent weeks, and the [...]

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In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, ‘Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you. But [...]

Posted in Christian Lesbian Identity, Holidays and Special Times, Queering the Bible 3 Comments »