God’s Searching Heart and My Trans Friend

God’s Searching Heart and My Trans Friend

“The God of the Bible looks for every human being no matter who he or she is or what he or she has done. Each person has a special place in God’s searching heart. God’s dream for our world is that every human being will come to know that place—especially those who...
What if You’re not “Coming Out” for the Holidays?

What if You’re not “Coming Out” for the Holidays?

Back in December of 2017, Roger wrote a blog called “Please Pass the Mashed Potatoes, and by the way…I’m Gay”.  In it, he puts his finger on a phenomenon that many people “come out” to family members during the holiday season. Why is that? Perhaps, since it’s the only...
What Parents Need When Their Child Comes Out

What Parents Need When Their Child Comes Out

Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old.  Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.  Isaiah 43:18-19 ESV Our theme for topics in October at our...
Wholeheartedness

Wholeheartedness

“Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”  Jeremiah 29:12,13 “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8 “Do you not know that...
Reconciliation: Loving Across the Dividing Lines

Reconciliation: Loving Across the Dividing Lines

“17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to Himself in...