by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Nov 30, 2022 | Opinion
Since the early days of my faith journey, I have been enamored with the book of Psalms. There’s something magical about someone’s ability to tell a story through verse. So, whenever I use a Lectionary for any purpose, the Psalter selection for that Sunday is the first...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Nov 16, 2022 | Opinion
Author’s content warning: This article includes mentions of sexual assault, murder and violence. I had the opportunity to participate in jury duty for the first time in October. As jury duty does for most folks, it came at an incredibly inconvenient time (how rude of...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Jul 13, 2022 | Opinion
My life as an openly queer pastor has led me to some interesting conversations. A few years ago, I was engaged in a conversation in the comment section on one of my LGBTQ+-affirming Facebook posts with a woman in her late 50’s or early 60’s whom I’ll call Sue (name...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Jun 13, 2022 | Opinion
This year has been an exciting one for me. Most notably, I published my first book, Reclamation: A Queer Pastor’s Guide to Finding Spiritual Growth in the Passages Used to Harm Us. Honestly, I’m still in disbelief that my words are out in the world, bound,...
