Today (10.11.12) has been named "National Coming Out Day." And I think it's time I came out. It's time I came out as a straight man who supports the rights of my gay brothers and sisters to enjoy the same rights as I do. It's time I came out as a friend to publically support … Continue reading I’m coming out.
Author: Joe
Take my word for it
I’ve been in several ongoing conversations lately regarding “what the Bible has to say” about a range of topics...everything from gender roles and sexual orientation to church leadership and governance, and lots of stuff in between. Now, I must say from the outset that most of these conversations are among good, genuine, loving, open people. … Continue reading Take my word for it
The best 20 minutes of my day
Most days I would not say that spending 20 minutes watching a You Tube video was the most productive part of my day. This would not be one of those days. This is both powerful and insightful.
The road to peace runs through the suffering of forgiveness
“Forgiveness is always a form of costly suffering.” – Tim Keller Yesterday’s post regarding forgiveness on the anniversary of the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks drew a good deal of really interesting conversation over on my Facebook page. One of the themes that sort of bubbled to the surface was that of exactly how vulnerable we should … Continue reading The road to peace runs through the suffering of forgiveness
Maybe it’s time to forget
If you’re connected to social media in any form, I’m sure you’ve seen, and maybe even posted, messages regarding today’s anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Most of these messages I’ve seen are centered around one central theme: “Never Forget.” And it’s true, there are many things about that day we should never … Continue reading Maybe it’s time to forget
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