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I Don’t Like God’s Seating Chart
Posted on Apr 1st, 2014 in Christian unity, conservative Christianity, Episcopal Church, gay marriage, homosexuality, progressive Christianity, unity, World Vision
As you know from my last post, I was devastated by World Vision’s reversal, under pressure, of a previous policy decision to welcome people in legal same-sex marriages as employees. Today’s post is less about the decisions themselves than how they made me feel about many of my fellow Christians—those at World Vision and those whose [Read More...]
Why I’m Grieving World Vision’s Decision
Posted on Mar 28th, 2014 in Benjamin Moberg, Christian diversity, Christian unity, Christianity, gay marriage, God, homosexuality, idolatry, Jesus Christ, Religion News Service, Rich Stearns, sexuality, World Vision
A colleague expressed frustration yesterday at the accusatory back-and-forth that has resulted from World Vision’s initial decision earlier this week to allow people in legal same-sex marriages to work for their organization, and reversal of that decision two days later. Certainly there is some of that happening. But as I explained to her, my grief [Read More...]
Why I Support the Ordination of Women & LGBTQ People
Posted on Mar 26th, 2014 in Bible, calling, Christianity, church, gay marriage, God, Gospels, homosexuality, Jesus Christ, LGBTQ people, ordained ministry, ordination of LGBTQ people, vocation, women, women's ordination, World Vision
I support the ordination of women and LGBTQ people because if I didn't, I would have to look people in the eye and tell them that I don't believe that their call to ministry is real.
Why I Love Pope Francis’s Radical (Not Really) Take on the Gospel
Posted on Sep 23rd, 2013 in abortion, Christian unity, Christianity, conservative Christianity, contraception, Episcopal Church, Episcopalianism, ethics, evangelicalism, gay marriage, gospel, grace, homosexuality, humility, Jesus Christ, Karen Swallow Prior, liberal Christianity, love, Pope Francis, Protestant, Protestantism, religious diversity, reproductive ethics, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, sexuality, theology
I am enamored of Pope Francis. Every time he clarifies what he believes about the Catholic Church, its priorities, and its purpose, I am grateful that God gave this wise, smiling cleric a worldwide audience. Francis’s thoughtful, humble way of speaking about God and the church is good for all Christians, not only those who [Read More...]
My Church Bells Rang in Celebration of DOMA’s Defeat
Posted on Jul 1st, 2013 in Christianity, church, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, Episcopal Church, ethics, gay marriage, gay rights, God, homosexuality, LGBT, marriage, same-sex marriage, U.S. Supreme Court
Last Thursday morning, the bells of my Episcopal church pealed to celebrate the Supreme Court’s rejection of the Defense of Marriage Act. In my house in the days since, we have been playing Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s song Same Love at top...
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