I asked another Christian yesterday in a forthright manner “What is more important to you — to be right or to be in relationship?” If the answer were “relationship”, I would not be writing this post. Scriptural substantiation for the answer followed. Now mind you, the object of the questions was another Christian, a gay [...]
Marriage: “I Do” for Who?
I never cared about marriage equality; I rarely thought about marriage equality and I was ignorantly clear on my stance on marriage equality. That is, until the 2006 national elections. My opinions were impersonal, theoretical and cost me nothing. Watching the election results with a friend as he cheered on the defeat of a version of marriage equality in 19 states started the shift in me. He had ruined his own marriage of over twenty years, one faithful wife and three teenage children with his intentional adultery yet, he, in a smug glee, rejoiced at the voting results, “Good! They are destroying the American family.” “They”, of course, are homosexuals.
“Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” or Fear?
The manner in which the Church engages “others” may indeed be more about our relationship with God than with these “others”. The time is here for “gracefully engagement’ between the church and the GLBT Christian community. I would have been unable to do this five years ago, why do I suggest it now?
Three Things My GLBT Christian Friends Want You to Hear
There are several comments I hear repeated about my gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender friends. I could stand at a podium all day to dispel myths, clarify issues and question biased thinking. I believe there are three points that non GLBT people get stuck on consistently. I can say hundreds of thousands of words on the topic of the gay community and they will not enter the thinking processes of many people. The wall of confusion and often ignorance is already well constructed and the gate tightly shut.
Tea Under the Big Tent
It is easy to be inclusive of those you love and those who love who you love. The “do you act like Jesus” test though comes when we are asked to love those who are not kind and may even hate those we love. Then what?
Can Size 14 Heels Keep You Out of Heaven?
I just got back from a hike with a lesbian friend and asked her “Hey, do you know any transgender people?” She is 62 and said “No, I think I have met some, but do I have any as friends, no, I don’t think so.” I anticipated this to be a typical response for a [...]
Request to Those Who Have Used Romans as Anti-Gay License
After studying Romans 1:18 – 32 at length over the years and being in relationship with over 800 GLBT Christians, I believe I have the insight and expertise to make some observations. I hope my views carry some weight; I have invested much time looking at this subject. Also, I can hear and feel the [...]
And Finally, We Get to the Ladies . . .
I had a interesting conversation with an Orthodox Jew at a gay Christian conference in January 2010. I was quizzing him about how strict Judaism viewed homosexuality. His responses were colorful and direct. If you knew my friend Jayson Littman from my hometown of New York City, you would love to be in any conversation [...]
Sometimes I Don’t Act So Pretty . . .
Confession time, bless me Father for I have sinned, again. There are times when I don’t know if it would be more appropriate to laugh at myself or cry over the mistakes I still make. Maybe this disclosure is part both. Sometimes when I hike, I listen to podcasts and one of my favorites when [...]
Video “Recycle Your Faith” Part Two
Reconsidering the Bible and Homosexuality from Recycle Your Faith on Vimeo.
From “Recycle Your Faith” Part One
Kathy Baldock – Rewind from Recycle Your Faith on Vimeo.
Photos from The Evangelical Conference, LA, CA May 2010
From TEN Conference, posted by Kathy Verbiest Baldock on 5/05/2010 (34 items) Generated by Facebook Photo Fetcher //
The Trail to Understanding
What did the prophet Isaiah know 2700 years ago that we, sitting amongst our stacks of Bibles and reference books still seem to be missing? We pride ourselves on knowledge, the good deeds we do, the way we live our lives and the rules we keep for ourselves. We participate weekly in our houses of [...]
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