This week, one of the NYT’s advice columnists responded to a question about inviting unsupportive relatives to a wedding. I’ve thought about this question before, and not just in the context of LGBT couples: For me, the point of being present at a wedding is to bear witness to the relationship at the heart of […]
Review: Torn And Not Mended
This review originally appeared at the Hillhurst Review on April 8, 2013. Lee, Justin. (2012). Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate New York: Jericho Books. It all started with the kid in high school who called me “God Boy.” Justin Lee, co-founder, director, and public face of the Gay Christian Network, has been […]
Everything is a Stepping Stone
Everything is a stepping stone, and by staying on the stone that you are on right now, you create the opportunity to step to the next stone. Invalidate any place you are, invalidate any portion of yourself, and there is no stone from which to step. — Darryl Anka
Iyanla Vanzant | Spiritual Abuse
Sobering: “So why have you sold her down the river for a hat and a parking space?”