The Sacrament of Jury Duty

The Sacrament of Jury Duty

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...
(Don’t Get) Stuck on a Feelin’

(Don’t Get) Stuck on a Feelin’

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...
An Invitation for Embrace and Resurrection

An Invitation for Embrace and Resurrection

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,...