Why it’s sinful *not* to be affirming of LGBTQ+ persons

Author’s note: I am a heterosexual cis male, married for 30 years to my amazing wife. I cannot begin to comprehend the issues experienced by my brothers, sisters, and non-binary family. I am trying, but even if I can intellectually grasp the things going on I will never fully understand. This piece is not intended […]

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Regarding Bible Translations

This is part of a lesson I prepared for a Jr. and Sr. High Sunday School class some years ago. I present it here not as a complete discussion on English Bible translations, but as a starting point for those interested in the differences in modern English translations. Since I was working with teens, we […]

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On many things – Love Anyway Blog

I fell out of the habit I was trying to foster of writing every day, hoping to spark my creative impulses to actually start writing on more serious topics. And while I have some ideas, I just can’t quite get things going. So, for now, I’ll continue to just rant and ramble in this corner […]

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Another Sunday At Home (Love Anyway Blog)

It’s been a year and almost a half since I’ve been to a church service. And now I don’t know if I can go back to ‘my’ church. I mean I know the leaders will welcome me with hugs and my spot as a deacon would be waiting for me if I asked and there […]

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Fight Like A Girl – And Mean It (Love Anyway Blog)

“Act like a lady…” I may at some point in my life as a parent have said that to my daughters. Now I regret it. Many see “being a lady” as being polite. But that’s rubbish because boys can be polite too and not ‘be a lady’.  Being decent to other people isn’t a ‘lady’ […]

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