Author name: AllianceQ

I have had a long engagement with LGBTQ issues in the church, most recently as an Elder at Douglass Boulevard […]

1 John 4:15-18 15God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in

I don’t know about you, but I procrastinate and leave those important conversations to “mañana”.  Because of this, I never

I was a freshman in college when I first saw my beloved Disciples denomination through the eyes of an outsider:

I have often cringed when in a chapel service at school or a church service on a Sunday. I cringe

I was in seminary and had just come out 1990 when the Central Rocky Mountain Region(DOC), at its regional assembly,

“Before the coming of faith we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was

The church I grew up in taught me that I was damned to hell. Then it showed me the way

Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.-Acts 4:29 I am a

While teaching a group of cadets for the Nashville Sheriff’s Office regarding cross-gender supervision of inmates, I realized that there

We Disciples give a lot of authority to the Bible. Our tradition has looked to the Bible for guidance on

I typically use the lectionary to preach from.  Presently, I am preparing to preach on Philip baptizing the Ethiopian Eunuch