by Patricia Spencer, taken from her book How to Survive Suicide: What nobody told me about how to survive losing my son to suicide, available on Amazon.ca and Amazon.com Note from Mary: This article, written by my dear friend Patty Spencer, is from the above-mentioned book. It presents such excellent concepts re God and science…
July 19, 2020, Note from Mary: I listened to this broadcast in my car today (CBC Radio: Tapestry) and felt the content was so powerful that I wanted to share it with any who might be questioning whether there is “a God”. This is about faith and science, and has nothing to do with being…
This is taken from an email from Lesbian Connection Magazine April 17, 2020. If you are not familiar with the magazine, I highly recommend it! MARGY’S MISC NEWS I’m sorry to report that last week on April 9 lesbian icon Phyllis Lyon passed away. According to reports, she died peacefully at her San Francisco home…
Original Article Posted on Journey With Jesus Webzine Used with Permission and Much Gratitude By Debie Thomas. Posted 23 February 2020. For Sunday March 1, 2020 Lectionary Readings (Revised Common Lectionary, Year A) Genesis 2:15-17, 3, 1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 On this first Sunday in Lent, we follow Jesus into the wilderness,…
Jesus’ Last Words From The Cross The life of Jesus was not taken. It was given. Jesus knew that in order to go back to God He had to let go of His body. Jesus knew for the Kingdom of God to succeed, for you and I to be admitted, He had to let go…
It is inevitable that Christians who would now be described as “liberal” will be the overwhelming majority of Christians in America. That sea change, the waters of which we already feel swelling everywhere around us, can no sooner be stopped than can the moon passing across the night sky. Today’s conservative evangelical Christians who are…
Just when I think the Roman Church has hit the bottom of the gutter with all of the Papal and Vatican sponsored attacks against the Gay community, we learn that we have yet to see the bottom. The latest news to disgust me is the refusal of the San Diego Diocese to allow any of…
Note: The son of two Lutheran pastors, Vaughn Roste is a Canadian who has worshipped and worked in Episcopalian, Presbyterian, United and Christian Reformed Churches, but his current employment is teaching at a United Methodist College. He has visited five continents and lived on four of them, holds three degrees in two different areas (theology…
Scripture Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. Isaiah 43:2 A Word of Hope You know, of course, that some of the…
‘I was mortified to learn that you had distorted my work,’ NYU Professor Carol Gilligan Tells Focus on the Family Leader in Blistering Letter. Miami Beach, FLA. – New York University educational psychologist Carol Gilligan, PhD, today slammed Focus on the Family leader, James C. Dobson, for “twisting” and “distorting” her research in a guest…
Maybe I should ease into this post by doing my usual schtick of rambling around the edges before getting to the point, and there are times, believe it or not, when opinionated and straightforward me taps lightly around my beliefs because I know for those located in, or coming from, a conservative Christian tradition as…
Part 1 if you missed it As mentioned in my last post, my initial experimentation at blogging on my new bright and shiny iPad was less than successful, at least in addressing the topic of “Sin, Salvation and A Savior” as I had originally intended. On the other hand, had my goal been to make…
Part 1 and Part 2 if you missed them Memo to Self: Skip the witty lead-in. Pass on the relevant but lengthy personal anecdote. Don’t bother with an introduction that ends up longer than the actual post. For once would you just get to the point. These people have other things to do, you know….
“Coming out of the closet” (very often shortened to “coming out” in winking reference to the public introduction of debutantes) describes the voluntary public announcement of one’s (often homosexual or bisexual) sexual orientation, sexual attractions, gender identity, or paraphilia. Being “out” means not concealing these characteristics. Being “outed” refers to having these characteristics made public…
A few years ago, here in the USA, there were a couple of shows called “Highway to Heaven” starring Michael Landon, and “Touched By An Angel” starring Della Reese. They purported to show angels helping out in the lives of everyday, ordinary people. They also showed them at the moment of death, waiting to help…
Odd as it seems, men can lactate. In their 1896 book, Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine, Dr. George Gould and Dr. Walter Pyle recount several occurrences of men breastfeeding their young. The stories include a sailor who put his son to his breast to quiet him and started producing milk; a South American peasant who…
Recently I had the pleasure of having a virtual chat with Archbishop Bruce J. Simpson of the Old Catholic Church, a known champion for the reconciliation of the GLBTI community with an inclusive faith. This interview coincides with the release of his first book, an autobiography of sorts, The Gay Face of God. The book itself…
Michael Neri is a drama teacher in England, and he’s pretty popular. His Talking Props Theatre School that he set up in 2014 had a good enough reputation for a Christian woman to sign her kids up. But when she learned that Neri is gay, she texted him to pull the kids out. Her reason?…
by Rev. Frederick L. Pattison from his booklet “Challenging: Gay & Lesbian Baptists” available on the CG Store Mahatma Gandhi, the renowned leader of the people of India, in seeking to overthrow British colonial rule of his native land, was an avid reader. Although a Hindu, in his quest for freedom, he read the four…
Jacksonville, Fla. student Seth Owen, 18, had a 4.16 GPA and all the promise of the future. He just had no money to make it a reality. After his parents kicked him out of the house for being gay, he was on his own. That’s when the town chipped in to help fund his college…
MINNEAPOLIS – Right before Christmas, Jamie McConnell arrived at the Lake Country School here, as he does most days of the week, to pick up his son, Ben, 3. Hardly short on spunk, Ben made his way out to the snowy playground, and Mr. McConnell, as parents have done since the dawn of swings and…
I’ve always had an excellent memory. This is both a blessing and a curse. Some of my earliest memories are feelings of frustration, inferiority, and wanting to be someone different that I was. I learned very young that I didn’t fit in to my family. There are seven people in my family – dad,…
This viral letter about being gender non-conforming is the heartwarming read we all deserve. April 10, 2018 Kids can be a bit of a liability. Although they mean well, the level of their curiosity knows no bounds and can result in awkward public moments that nobody knows how to account for.  That’s why Jacob Tobia,…
Seems that every election cycle, there’s an unholy alliance of politicians and fundamentalist religious leaders who unite to attack the LGBT community. Well, here we go again. In its latest incarnation, there’s a movement – an epidemic, actually – of religious leaders who have lost sight of religion’s most noble goals. This time they’re using…
by Rev. Tessie Mandeville The Cathedral of Hope was honored to have Mary Lou Wallner with us this past Sunday May 11, 2003, in Dallas and Oklahoma City. Mary Lou shared her story of tragedy and how God helped her transform that tragedy into healing, not only for herself but for thousands more. Mary Lou’s…
(or all mainline Protestants, or all Christendom, for that matter) Yes, indeed. There is a strong possibility that the ELCIC (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada) will be voting on this possibility at its annual convention this summer. What is this church coming to? An understanding, I hope. I hope the church is coming to an…
I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian. I am the prostitute working the streets because nobody will hire a transsexual woman. I am the sister who holds her gay brother tight through the painful, tear-filled nights. We are the parents who buried…
by Rev John W Brown Note from Mary: Harold Camping of Family Radio Network of Christian Stations, predicted the end of the world would happen on May 21, 2011 (which happens to be today). He preached that homosexuality is such a shameful abomination that it normally is “in the closet,” but since God is about…