Happy Bi Visibility Day, friends! Now that it’s now been exactly one year since I shared this coming-out post, I thought it would be a great time to share some of the things I’ve learned in the past year. When I first posted, there were some things I expected to happen: I expected to lose some... Continue Reading →
Decoding Discrimination (or: How to Discover What Your Church Really Believes)
I’ve spent my life in church. I’m a bit of a church nerd, actually. I love business meetings and conferences; ecclesiastical conversations are my FAVORITE conversations; and, well, I use words like “ecclesiastical” on a regular basis (ecclesiastical = churchy stuff). I care deeply about church — and I care deeply about churches being honest.... Continue Reading →
Coming Out on Bi Visibility Day
I am a Christian, a pastor, happily married to a man, a mother of three... and bisexual. None of those things are changing. If you don’t read the rest of this (it is rather long), that is what matters. Maybe you've known this about my identity as long as you've known me. Maybe it's the... Continue Reading →
All Means All: Remembering our Trans* Service Members
You know those nice commercials with the service members? You know the ones, with instrumental music in the background, maybe an American flag? Then the camera cuts to the service member surprising her kid at school, or walking on the football field when his son doesn’t expect it, or stepping into an airport to thunderous... Continue Reading →