Using The Alphabet & Numbers God Gave Us

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In the church, we often talk about how everyone has a certain set of gifts and talents. One person has the gift of coming up with quick solutions to immediate problems, while another person has the gift of processing information slowly over time and producing long-term solutions for deeper problems. Both are essential. One person…

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Always The Stranger: Being Out And Bi

A woman sits on the edge of a lake looking at the water.

I’ve been out as bisexual to myself and my world for about fifteen years, acknowledging that I am able to love both men and women. One of the things I have learned through these years is that being out as bi tends to make me a stranger across the spectrum of sexual orientation. I become…

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My God Is Not A Bully

A speech bubble with the words i'm not a bully by person.

The project began in 2011 at a meeting in Tucson, where the national Coordinating Team of the Church Within A Church Movement (CWACM) brainstormed for ways to share the message that God is Love, not hate.  After launching at the Church Within A Church Movement’s 10th anniversary celebration, the video legacy project became a reality during Pride…

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God Of The Whirlwind: Confronting Chaos From The Margins

A watercolor painting of jesus in the garden.

In seminary, I took a whole class on the Book of Job. It was taught by one of my favorite professors, who happens to be the expert on the subject, and what I remember most from our studies is how Job’s afflictions introduced him to the reality of chaos in the world. Once a respected…

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