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A Response from a Reader

A Response from a Reader

Though nearly every newsletter from Where Grace abound has something that resonates, the June 2024 issue blogs around “labels” especially stirred me to respond. In Roger’s blog “My Journey with Identity Labels” he invited readers to share their stories in dealing with...

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Why Persevere?

Why Persevere?

Highlights in my walk with the Lord often come in the form of nuggets of truth stumbled upon during my Saturday morning study group.  One time it might be a particular scripture that brings balm to my soul.  Another time encouragement and refreshment come as we pray...

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The Secular Creed

The Secular Creed

“What do you mean when you say ______”? I asked this question five times to an individual in the Glenwood Hot Springs. After overhearing my conversation with a friend about our fidelity to Jesus, he said, "Yeah killing people in the name of god is one of those things,...

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What’s Good About Pride Month?

What’s Good About Pride Month?

Pride month is coming to a close this week. I’m not fully sure what was different about it this time around, but it seemed less “in your face.” Last year, the “culture war” between conservatives and Christians and the LGBTQ+ community was intense. Remember how much...

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Pride Month and  Our Searching God

Pride Month and Our Searching God

Pride Back in the Day Pride 1985. I was excited because it would be my very first one having just recently “come out”. My friends and I watched the parade that Sunday morning and ended up down by the Capitol, close to downtown Denver. Then the speeches began. After...

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Students and Labels

Students and Labels

As a student pastor, there’s a continuum of things you experience if you’re in their (students’) lives long enough. From seeing them eat baby food out of a diaper, to watching them on a stage or field. Then, there are those rarer moments, sitting with them on the...

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My Journey with Identity Labels

My Journey with Identity Labels

We have spent the past few articles talking about WGA and its place within conversations about sexuality and faith, in particular the use of identity labels and the like (see Scott and Mary’s recent blogs). I wanted to offer some of my musings and personal journey...

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Labels—Should I Have One?  Which One? Pt 1

Labels—Should I Have One?  Which One? Pt 1

I “came out” of the closet in 1985 when I was 21 years old—well, more like exploded out. I imagine this news wasn’t too shocking to anyone, except I was verbalizing it officially for the first time. Prior to this pronouncement, my sexual identity had always been a big...

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