Pentecost is a celebration of the powerful outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit on all flesh, and this week thinking about this Spirit outpouring I felt a lot of sadness. I don’t think the early Christians gave us this story to make us feel sad. Quite the opposite. They told it to remind us what the […]
A young woman sent an email to the Church this week asking for help. Her good friend has gotten involved with a church that, in her words “teaches that homosexuality is a sin.” This friend has begun to believe and say hateful things, and is learning about conversion therapies for gay and lesbian people. The […]