It’s just not worth it to live with secrets. My social media feeds have been flooded with National Coming Out Day posts over the last week, and I realized while reading through them that it’s such a relief to able to tell people the truth, to not have to hide anything. I keep thinking about … Continue reading No more secrets: How I feel about National Coming Out Day
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So I've been a Huffington Post contributor for a little over a year now, but today I'd like to share something I'm posting there with my regular blog readers. This is a journey that I've been on for several months now. Here's my heart, friends. I love you all. // // // “But how should … Continue reading How to love LGBT people: a letter to the church {for the Huffington Post}
This was originally posted by my friend Travis last year on his Instagram. It's a moving letter, explaining how a lot of people in the LGBT community feel about the church, loving it and just wanting to be loved and embraced in return. // // // dear church, there are millions of us. millions who … Continue reading Dear Church
I have something to say to all of my friends. I love you all very much. For those of you who have been with me through this long, crazy journey and never left, I deeply appreciate you for being willing to stick it out with me through the long haul. You might have met me … Continue reading Thank you for staying
My brother tells me a joke that he and one of the pastor's kids laugh about at youth group. "Let's go get Christian t-shirts from Mardel’s and drink beer like the New Life Christians! Hahahahaha!" I don't laugh. I feel the gut punch. Pause. "Do you know anyone from New Life Church? Have you ever met … Continue reading I am the thing I was taught to hate
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