by Angela Yarber | Aug 28, 2025 | Opinion
As many wrestle with disillusionment in organized religion while still yearning for spiritual depth, Ruffled by Grace: Rebellious Blessings for a Fierce Faith arrives as a bold breath of fresh air. Today’s Belief Behind the Book features Rev. Michelle Wahila’s fierce...
by Angela Yarber | Aug 20, 2025 | Opinion
Memoirs, particularly those penned by marginalized ministers, have the capacity to challenge and uplift our faith in profoundly personal ways. This is the case with today’s Belief Behind the Book—Dr. Charisse Gillett’s This Little Girl: Memories, Challenges, and...
by Angela Yarber | Jul 31, 2025 | Opinion
Pride Month may be behind us, but the need for the church to honor queer life remains a present reality. So, the focus of today’s Belief Behind the Book is Diana McLean’s Love is the Why: Heart-Centered Poems by a Queer Woman Minister. Belief Behind the Book is a...
by Angela Yarber | Jun 30, 2025 | Opinion
A lot of churches are quick to quip that “love is love,” waving a rainbow flag once a year in worship, while neglecting the fact that queer, trans and drag lives are under attack. Hear me clearly: As a queer clergywoman, I’m grateful that more and more churches have...
by Angela Yarber | Jun 16, 2025 | Opinion
For many queer folks, June is a holy month. The Pride flag, our sacred symbol. Its festivals and parades, a visual rainbow of our diversity and the sparkle we will not keep in the closet. I love it. And I loathe the ways it has been commodified by straight supremacy,...
