“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet… Coincidences are God’s way of getting our attention.” – Frederick Buechner I was raised in a Christian home and taught that being gay is a sin. I went to a small...
I simply wanted to write to say THANK YOU!For years I have steadily moved farther away from any church affiliation because I just couldn’t believe the hatred that was coming from it. Religion has changed from the love and compassion Jesus taught, to a hate...
I can’t quite find the words to express how wonderful it was to find out you exist. I don’t live in Oklahoma, but I grew up in a United Methodist church, and left (in part) because I was gay. I turned away from the God of my understanding for many years...
My daughter, who is a 7th grader, came home two weeks ago with a homework assignment. She was to write and deliver a speech that highlighted a problem she and her peers are facing. She said that most of her classmates were preparing speeches on bullying or alcohol,...
I give us this quotation from Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Let us therefore continue our triumphal march to the realization of the American dream. For all of us today, the battle is in our hands. The road ahead is not altogether a smooth one. There are no...
Thank You for the large ad in today’s Tulsa World. Many, many of us in UMC want a welcome to be real. We want our sons, daughters, aunts and uncles to have a church home that is HOME for them and us. Please continue to address this inequality in our...