by Angela Yarber | May 22, 2025 | Opinion
As many open and affirming churches prepare for Pride Month, I’m excited to feature several books by queer authors in Belief Behind the Book. This month is Trent Clifford’s inspiring “Reclaiming Faith: Learning to Reimagine Church, God, and Ourselves.” Belief Behind...
by Angela Yarber | May 12, 2025 | Opinion
As the United Methodist Church recently ruled that officiating same-sex weddings is up to individual pastors and we honor lifting the 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy, I think of a poetry book intimately tied to this so-called debate. Rebecca Wilson’s “Unraveling” is a...
by Angela Yarber | Apr 16, 2025 | Opinion
Have you ever kept quiet just so you wouldn’t rock the boat? Perhaps you didn’t speak your mind—or speak up for someone who couldn’t—for fear of retaliation. So many women in ministry have been forced to remain silent about the toxicity we face, which is precisely the...
by Angela Yarber | Apr 9, 2025 | Opinion
With spring in the air and Easter on the horizon, progressive spiritual folks need a creative reminder that resurrection existed long before religion baptized it and called it holy. I’d contend today’s political climate is a constant reminder that we need to return to...
by Angela Yarber | Mar 27, 2025 | Opinion
Belief Behind the Book: Lynn Horan’s Dismantled Editor’s Note: The following is part of a series of twice-monthly articles from Angela Yarber of Tehom Center Publishing. Tehom specializes in creating spaces for feminist and queer authors, specializing in centering...
