Jesus has set an example for us that no closet, box or tomb of stone that people made can ever keep us hidden and dead; that love cannot be killed and kept away. Love will always resist and leave the grave. Jesus came out to the newness of life. Jesus knocks on every closet door […]
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Beyond Stonewall: First Openly Gay Bishop in USA
In 2003, the reverend Gene Robinson became the first openly gay bishop of the Episcopal Church. What followed was a campaign of death threats and intimidation that would test him to the core. From the Smithsonian Channel’s Series: Smithsonian Time Capsule: Beyond Stonewall […]
Jesus and the Lepers
Luke 17:11-19 (NRSV) On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they […]
WATCH: Fearless: Rev. Troy Perry
Rev. Troy Perry, the founder of Metropolitan Community Church, shares his story of triumph in forming an LGBT+ affirming church, with the It Gets Better Project‘s series with MSNBC and One National Gay & Lesbian Archives. […]
Sin, Gospel, and The Door
Preaching by Open Table MCC’s Pastor Joseph Tiu San Jose at Resurrection MCC in Houston, Texas, USA, last October 29, 2019. […]