Queer Theology

This week Brian and Fr. Shay look at Romans 12:1-7. What does it mean to be a living sacrifice? How can we talk about and work for justice in the face of situations that feel overwhelming or far away? How can we look at all of this, especially in light of what is happening in Ferguson? Read Romans 12:1-8 12 Things White People Can Do Because Ferguson Photo by Scott Olson / Getty Images The post Put Your Body On the Line – Romans 12:1-7 appeared first on Queer Theology.

This week Brian and Fr. Shay talk about the refugee crisis and immigration. How is immigration a queer and Christian issue? What does the Bible have to say about the plight of immigrants? What is the responsibility of the United States in the face of this current crisis? Photo by DryHundredFear The post Is America A City On A Hill? – Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 appeared first on Queer Theology.

Do queer and transgender Christians have a reason to evangelize? What does it mean to share the Good News in our own context? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about what evangelism might mean for us today. Read the transcript (PDF) The post Redefine The Missionary Position – Romans 10:5-15 appeared first on Queer Theology.

The podcast is back and we are looking at Matthew 14:13-21 and Isaiah 55:1-5. What do these passages have to teach the church about living into abundance? What is the vision here around food justice? What can the queer community teach the church? Brian and Fr. Shay share their thoughts on this week’s lectionary texts. Photo by Lawrence OP The post Share & Share Alike appeared first on Queer Theology.

For my day job I work at a mainline church with a mostly older, wealthy, white, congregation. It’s a place that has been good to me, but where I sometimes feel out of step. This year I was asked to be the guest preacher for our annual Pride Sunday. I don’t get to preach at this church very often and so I wanted to make this one count. But I was nervous. Actually, I was more than nervous; I was terrified! I wanted to be bold but I was afraid it would make people mad. I wanted to be prophetic but I was afraid I would be dismissed because of my age. I didn’t know what to do. I thought about playing it safe. I could easily preach a “nice” sermon that would make people feel good and allow them to pat themselves on the back for all the good work done but I knew that if I did that I wouldn’t feel good about it. After weeks of going back and forth and warring with myself I decided that I was going to preach what I felt called to preach and let the chips fall where they may (even if it meant that I would be looking for a new job come Monday). The result is this sermon, titled after a poem of Audre Lorde’s called “We Were Never Meant To Survive”. I hope that this sermon inspires you to take action, to be bold, and to tell the truth even if it might cost you. The post “We Were Never Meant to Survive” appeared first on Queer Theology.

What does it mean that God is on our side? How can this passage be a comfort to queer and trans* people of faith? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about persecution, feeling oppressed, and how this passage gives them hope. The post God is On Our Side – Jeremiah 20:10-13 appeared first on Queer Theology.

  The Genesis Creation story is often used to condemn queer folks for their sexuality and transgender people for their gender identities. In this week’s podcast Brian offers an imaginative retelling of the Genesis story and offers us a new window into how to be imaginative with the text. Read the transcript (PDF) The post God Is Your Wingman – Genesis 1:1-2:4 appeared first on Queer Theology.

It’s Pentecost 2014 and Brian and Fr. Shay are talking about dreaming dreams and having visions! What does this text have to say to our modern church and the modern queer and trans movement? How have our visions become narrow as we’ve seen success? How can we dream new dreams and new visions to create a new world? All this and more on this week’s podcast! The post Get A Bigger Vision – Acts 2:1-21 appeared first on Queer Theology.

This week Brian and Fr. Shay base an entire podcast on three verses. What in the world do these verses have to say to us today? How do we deal with our families and our queer identities? What do Mary and Jesus’ Brothers have to do with queer activism? All this and more on this week’s podcast. The post Mary Was With Them – Acts 1:12-14 appeared first on Queer Theology.

Brian and Fr. Shay talk about the Gospel reading for May 25th. What does it mean that a Comforter will come to us? How does this passage speak comfort to queer and transgender Christians? What does it mean to keep the commandments of Jesus? All this and more on this week’s podcast. The post A Comforter Will Come – John 14:15-21 appeared first on Queer Theology.