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Painting Pictures of Egypt

Recently, my parish studied bluegrass music and its relationship to exile, as outlined in the Old Testament for a Lenten Series. It was...

This Message Will Deconstruct

When I was a young 16-year-old, my whole family went on a vacation to Las Vegas. It is weird to think back on the fact that there is...

Satanic Panic

In my life in the Christian world, and mainly in the Evangelical vein, I have lived through a lot of Satanic Panic eras. These are times...

Things I've Heard

I often get asked why I write so personally. I hope to address these questions and rumors in this blog. I don't have a lot of new...

Was it Christmas?

After my mom died in March, I knew that this year and this year's holidays would be very different. I had anticipated the change and...

Orbit 42

I always get reflective around my birthday. My 42 orbit around the sun was marked with excruciatingly sad lows and exuberantly...

Dancing with Ghosts

As I have decided to live my truth, there are moments when I find myself fighting the things of the past. It comes in waves, and often,...

Online dating in the Bible Belt

Shortly after coming out, I realized I needed to meet gay people. Unfortunately, that was during 2020, so we were locked up in our...

Exodus: Why I walked away

My time in the evangelical church was not just about attending the Sunday services or the occasional Wednesday night service. I was a...

My First Pride

The West Texas wind was blowing, and the sun was sweltering, and in the corner of my eyes, I kept looking for those who would be...

What I Didn't Expect

When I wrote my last blog, I expected to get both good and bad feedback. I expected that some Christians would feel like they were being...

Coming Out Twice

Whenever you're around queer folks, the topic of your coming out seems to come up constantly, and then everyone in the group goes around...

I said what I said.

Recently the Canyon Independent School District's School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) made a recommendation regarding a suicide...

Circling Back Full Circle

What in the world has happened to me. Have you ever asked yourself this question? I had a surreal moment during my Sunday church service...

How do you decide what's best for your kids?

I had a friend ask me something about a local school the other day. I warned them that I had opinions if they were ready for them. They...

Why is pain a cycle?

I have been on a real season of self-discovery. 2020 started out with me having what Brene Brown calls a midlife unraveling. This...

The Fine Art of Listening

My entire adult working life has been a lot of sitting in rooms with people with whom I disagree, don't understand their context, don't...

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