Spiritual Affirmation
In celebration of Pride Month, we have officially launched our Believe Out Loud (BOL) mobile app, enabling our global community to find LGBTQIA-affirming spiritual resources at the click of a button! “Believe Out Loud is dedicated first and foremost to access and inclusion,” said BOL Program Manager Anna Dreves. “This new mobile app offers LGBTQIA…
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What is the Bible, and how should you pick which Bible to read? In part two of our new video series, Believe Out Loud explores the history of this central sacred text, the differences between Bibles across faith traditions and some of the reasons why Scripture varies between these different communities. Subscribe to our…
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For Pride this year, we’re focused on building community and sharing resources on our very own padlet! Here you will find a space to share Pride celebrations, with helpful resources, affirming graphics to download, information about our partners and an invitation to share your thoughts about how you identify. Curated by the Believe Out Team,…
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If you’re looking to read the Bible for the first time, but you’re not sure where to start, Believe Out Loud is here to help. In the trailer for our How to Select a Bible video series, the Believe Out Loud team introduces our philosophy that reading the Bible can be a positive, affirming experience…
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This Holy Week, we would like to guide you on a journey of self-reflection: #14StationsofSelf. Inspired by the 14 Stations of the Cross, this exercise is meant to provide a meditative spring cleaning for the soul as we follow the story of the final days of Jesus’ life. Grab a pen and paper to write…
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March 14, 2021, marks the anniversary of the first confirmed death from Covid-19 in New York City. Today is a city-wide Day of Remembrance, honoring our thousands of fellow New Yorkers—frontline and essential workers, family, friends and neighbors—who have been lost this past year. Join Intersections for a service honoring these lives, featuring voices of the Collegiate Church…
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“Mom, isn’t it amazing that in every “body” is an entire universe of life?” – Ben Wood in “Changing the Message”* Believe Out Loud sat down with LGBT activist and author Julie Wood to discuss how the loss of her son, Ben, to suicide in 2013 led her to dedicate her life to LGBT advocacy…
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Watch our Christmas service from December 24th, 2020 here: Download the printable worship bulletin in English here. Download the printable worship bulletin in Spanish here. Make a donation to Believe Out Loud here. Thank you for celebrating Christmas with us!
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Believe Out Loud Fridays is a new series of spiritual reflections—pieces that connect our identities and lived experiences with sacred texts and spiritual guidance. In this week’s reflection, Union Theological Seminary students and BOL interns Kimberley Gordy and Sulkiro Song draw on Scripture and ritual to embrace the moments of “wilderness” many of us experience…
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Believe Out Loud Fridays is a new series of spiritual reflections—pieces that connect our identities and lived experiences with sacred texts and spiritual guidance. This week’s reflection focuses on finding communities of belonging and the meaning of church. Earlier this year, when shelter-at-home took effect, a debate arose about what constitutes a church. Both sides…
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