National Coming Out Day–We Still Need It

I wrote this post three years ago. While my location and circumstances have changed, the rest still holds. When Will and Grace made its heralded return last year, one episode (featuring the always-adorable Ben Platt)  pointed out how the experiences of young gay people today are vastly different than those of the folks who came along (and out) 20 years ago...even 10 years ago. My daughter goes to a public arts ...

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We have to say that this is not okay

Almost every pastor I know right now is struggling with criticisms of being "too political" in the age of Trump, but he's really left us no choice. Because while we, as Christians, can and will disagree on policy, we must stand against the mistreatment of people. Wherever you are on the political spectrum, there's no denying that our presidnet continues to make statements and take actions that are harmful (not just ...

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