Galatians 2:19-20 (NRSV) For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in […]
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Open Table MCC Stands with NCCP
Historically, when the Church and individual Christians work with and speak for the poor, the oppressed and the marginalized; when it challenges the powers & principalities of this world, the same powers will attack & persecute the Church. The powers will attack, shame and even kill but history tells us that the Church and Christ’s […]
Coming Out Day for Jesus
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 […]
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 […]