August 10, 2022Dear Pastor Bong Saquing of CCFAn Open Letter from a Gay Pastor Who is Pastoring a Rainbow Flock.RE: On Connecting Monkeypox with Homosexuals. During one peaceful afternoon, my attention was called upon by a video clip of your Sunday lecture on the part where you discussed the 6th chapter of Paul’s first letter […]
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More Than Being Civil
Humiliation and dehumanizing ARE NOT accountability or social justice tools, they’re emotional off-loading at best, emotional indulgence at worst. And if our faith asks us to find the face of God in everyone we meet, that should include politicians, media, and strangers in Twitter with whom we most violently disagree. When we desecrate their divinity, […]
Be Transformed To Transform
Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light. Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. Then Peter said to […]
Vault, Integrity, Non-Judgement, and Generosity
We’re going to need to intentionally be with people who are different from us. We’re going to have to sign up, join, take a seat at the table. We’re going to have to learn how to listen. Have hard conversations. Share pain. And be more curious than defensive. All while seeking moments of togetherness. Seven […]
Boundaries, Reliability, and Accountability
You don’t wander into the wilderness unprepared. Standing alone in a hypercritical environment or standing together in the midst of difference requires one tool above all others: Trust. To brave the wilderness and become the wilderness we must learn how to trust ourselves and trust others. Seven elements of trust emerged from the data as […]