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June 2024

I Try to be a Conduit for Love, but Here are Some Things that Clog Me Up
If my life's goal is to be a Conduit of Love, then it's worth being mindful of the ways in which that conduit (ie, Me) can get all clogged up.
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Five Questions With: Queer Creator, Mike Maeshiro
Mike was a leader in Christian ministries for a long time... while also living firmly in the closet. Three years ago all that changed, now he's creating…
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You're Always Connected to God (Even Though It Feels Like You're Not)
Contrary to some strains of Christianity, I believe we are always connected to God. And yet, that isn't how we tend to experience life, is it?
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My New (but Also Old) Life Purpose and Calling
Last week I was in the Flow, completely aligned with God's calling on my life. It's a new-ish "calling," with echoes of iterations from the past 25…
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Five Questions With: Queer Creator, Molly Byrom
Molly, a queer therapist and photographer from Birmingham, Alabama, is getting ready to debut her first exhibit later this month.
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Matthew Paul Turner
Five Questions With: Queer Creator, Matthew Paul Turner
Matthew had been writing for years, but it wasn't until he bravely stepped into Children's Books (and then, even more bravely stepped into his sexual…
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Matthew Paul Turner
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Self Love Can be a Way to Love God (it Doesn't Have to be "Idolatry")
Sure, sometimes people love themselves waaaay too much. I get it. However, God is in you, and so sometimes when you love your Self, you're also loving…
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Just Because You Fulfill a Desire Doesn't Mean You're Worshipping It
Evangelicals want to pick on same-sex couples and say that they are putting their desires on a pedestal and worshiping them (aka, idolatry). But can we…
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The Self is "Not Corrupted by Sin"
With all due respect, St Augustine (and almost all evangelicals), I don't think you're right on this one. I don't think the Self is inherently evil…
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Is "Being True to Yourself" (as a Gay Person) a Form of Idolatry?
Becket Cook, one of evangelicalism's favorite gay-men, says it's idolatry to be true to yourself (aka, to be fully gay). I think he's wrong and here's…
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