Once we’ve made it through the door, transpeople can have a profound impact on all faith communities. For instance, Queer theology often encourages a non- or multi-gendered understanding of God. As Tanis explains, “Transgender people… have a unique opportunity to witness to the gender of God. We who embody more than one gender within our […]
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#TransLivesMatter: God Of In Between And Beyond
As M Barclay puts it: “This chapter talks about night and day and land and water, but we have dusk and we have marshes. These verses don’t mean ‘there’s only land and water, and there’s nowhere where these two meet.’ These binaries aren’t meant to speak to all of reality—they invite us into thinking about […]
Resurrection: The Room
We, too, still often expect change from the top-down. We look for redemption with the lens of empire clouding our view. It can keep us, from recognizing Christ among us, around us, or within us. It is not until these two are practicing the very things they learned from Jesus that they are able to […]
Opening The Door To Happiness
So reach out and welcome one another to God’s glory. Jesus did it; now you do it! Jesus, staying true to God’s purposes, reached out in a special way to the Jewish insiders so that the old ancestral promises would come true for them. As a result, the non-Jewish outsiders have been able to experience […]
Untamed: Build And Burn
Reverend Joseph San Jose was given the opportunity to preach virtually at Resurrection MCC’s online worship service last September 27, 2020. The preaching is under their “Untamed” worship series, and Pastor Joseph preached about what it means to build and burn. Pastor Joseph previously visited Resurrection MCC physically in Houston, Texas, during his internship for […]