Coming Out

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Sharing Our Nativity Stories

By pwsbuilder / December 16, 2013 /

We each have our own “nativity story.” Mine is that it was a difficult birth, a prolonged labor, my mother turned blue, my father told the doctor she needed oxygen, I was born feet first, my legs were crooked and doctors wanted to put braces on them, but my mother resisted, choosing another therapy: massaging…

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Bishop Resigns From Her Pastorate After Revealing Her Same Sex Marriage

By pwsbuilder / November 12, 2013 /

I must say that it is truly an experience to be “outed” when you are a community leader and religious figure. I always knew that at some point I would have to share with my congregation that I married the love of my life—and that she is a woman—but I wanted to wait until the…

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Changing Hearts: A Plea For Christian Dialogue

By pwsbuilder / October 31, 2013 / Comments Off on Changing Hearts: A Plea For Christian Dialogue

When I was in college, a friend asked how I as a Christian viewed her as a lesbian. I told her that I didn’t think of her any differently than I did of other non-Christians because I believed any life not based on the Lord Jesus Christ was sinful and destructive. Oof! At least I…

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