Homosexuality
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Epicenter-2007
It didn’t start there, and it would not end there, but I now recognize the events of that day as my life’s epicenter.
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the key
sometimes what lies behind portals with padlocks will scare you so much that you think you will die…
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don’t even try (the cult)
Don’t ever think / unless MY think you think.
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I kept (it) to myself
I kept (it) to myself / oh, so long – for far too long…
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June 30
and now July can come to me / my soul no more disjoint, it’s free
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emergence
How long can that caterpillar stay in chrysalis before it dies and can never emerge?
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Jagged Bones
I need you to see some flesh on the jagged bones of the life themes I’ve expressed in my poetry.
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all in the same storm?
convenient, I say, They in their boat, I in mine. Let’s just blame the storm.
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consensual adults
Bravo to those privileged enough to get it perfectly the first go ’round.
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I Need Permission
I wasn’t as brave as you were to face it head on.
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out of the gray
Vibrant verdancy followed fast on the heels of the late vernal torrents.
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just baggage
Laughter – just baggage
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Go Straight
deliverance comes with obedience
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The Messenger Project
A plan was hatched. A true “chicken or the egg?” scenario, if you think about it.
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Pride. No Prejudice.
It’s June 16 – just past halfway through Pride Month 2017. If you are a Facebook friend of mine, you’ve noticed a steady stream of pictures and stories oriented around the struggles (and victories) of many in the LGBTQ community, many of whom I count as friends as well as brothers and sisters in Christ.…
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Isn’t it Ironic? Getting beneath the surface of the RFRA debate
Some of you who know me have heard my rant on Alanis Morisette’s 1996 hit, “Ironic”, where she sings about a lot of things that are NOT ironic. Rain on your wedding day? Not ironic – kind of a bummer. A black fly in your chardonnay? Gross, but not ironic. Good advice that you just…
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Caveats
I make no claim of being more correct than another in theology or orthodoxy, and in no way will I intend to belittle or judge anyone else’s theology, orthodoxy, or lack thereof.
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Yep. Life is Still Messy
Who I am today is still a work in progress. I think I’ve finally realized I will always be in progress, and accepting that is freeing me to sit at my laptop and tell you (and myself) where I’ve been and where I am, even if that means admitting I DON’T HAVE IT ALL FIGURED…
