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By Annie Mesaros  I knew that it was queer to sing in front of someone, but greater than my discomfort was the hope that he might recognize what I thought of as my great talent, the one musical trick I was able to pull off. I started in on an a capella version of the latest Oscar Meyer commercial, hoping he might join in once the spirit moved him. It looked bad, I knew, but in order to sustain the proper mood, I needed to disregard his company and sing the way I did at home alone in my bedroom, my eyes shut tight and my hands dangling like pointless, empty gloves.
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Queering the Christian Table Part 10: Seeing Thestrals–or Why I’m not Fighting for my Rights8/8/2014
 I’ve been obsessing all month over the SCOTUS opinions on the two historic cases around same-sex marriage.
Yesterday, I nearly missed my bus due to lingering too long over the SCOTUS blog‘s liveblog of the morning announcements. Today, I felt anxious enough that I bummed a cigarette off of someone. I was mentioning how obsessive I’ve become about this to a friend who replied, “Yeah, I’m keeping up with the announcements by watching your facebook updates.”  by Daniel Tidwell
I grew up hearing the half-whispered stories of a music minister who left his wife to live with another man. I saw the face of John Paulk on pamphlets proclaiming that “Love Won Out.” I listened to Dr. Dobson invite parents to send kids out of the room during episodes of Focus on the Family that discussed homosexuality. My parents warned me about the men who lived in the pink house at the end of the cul-de-sac. And my father–the youth minister–flipped his wrist and lisped when he spoke disdainfully about “fairies.”  by Daniel Tidwell
I am convinced that the Christian life is about formation–formation that is never meant to end. It is a continual unfolding and expansion of our capacity and embodiment of love for God and Neighbor. It’s just this simple/complex: giving and receiving love.  by Tyler Krumland
Hi, my name is Tyler Krumland. I am the oldest of three boys, born and raised in Washington. I love being in the woods, photography, coffee, deep conversation, and my relationship with Jesus Christ is the most important thing to me. Growing up I was typically seen smiling, having fun, enjoying every experience in life but deep down I was carrying a pain deeper than anyone really knew. My smile masked years of self-hatred, pain, sadness, and hopelessness. For years I kept the source of the pain secret but I’m done hiding, it’s time to be brave and that’s what this blog is an attempt at. You see the thing is I am a paradox. I am a Christian but I also happen to be gay.  by Daniel Tidwell
In this post I present my own literary and theological reading of some stories from the Bible. For these readings, I am deeply indebted to the work of many other biblical scholars and theologians, some of whom I can name and some of whom I am certain are influencing my readings of these texts below the surface of my thought. For a succinct and accessible look at what the Bible texts actually say about Queer sexuality, I highly recommend the chapter “Doesn’t the Bible Condemn Homosexuality?” in Bishop Gene Robinson’s book God Believes in Love.  by Daniel Tidwell
Sometimes you get told something so often you believe that it’s true. There are stories so ubiquitous that we take them as inerrant fact and as truth (see what I did there?).  On February 7th I had the pleasure of meeting Julie Johnson. I had been reading her blog for several months and was familiar with her remarkable story as a transgender Christian woman and mother of three. What Julie and her partner have experienced in the journey to be honest about who they are in their community, their marriage, their family, their church has so much to teach us about the effect of Christians who respond in loving affirming ways or in hurtful, condemning and judgmental ways. In this blog post we bring you An Amazing Essay By Janel written by Julie’s wife giving you insight into Julie’s story of transition from outward male to outward female. Enjoy. Dr. Tina
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