Author name: AllianceQ

5:00 Alarm. Calendar check. Big day ahead. Gotta get Katy to the airport and Jackson to school in time to […]

When I looked into her eyes, cradling her perfect little body, feeling her peace and perfectness, I knew, unequivocally, there

Mother’s day becomes parent’s day.  It was an ordinary Sunday and my partner of 17 years and our son, Richard,

Today is the day of Pentecost, the birthday of the church, the day when tongues ‘as of fire’ fell upon

At the corner of Kirkwood and Washington in Bloomington Indiana there is a church building.  It is my church.  In

My husband and I are foster parents – we made this decision having no children in our home to become

I once was broken, but now I am whole—or at least I’m working on being that every day. And part

Being a part of an Open & Affirming congregation means: Acceptance Embrace Grace Affirmation For me. Oh wait—did I mention

Susan and I joined Lafayette Christian Church in 1988 when our daughters, Saren and Claire, were 9 and 4 respectively.

My father died thinking I was going to Hell. Not the Gehenna near Jerusalem where trash was burned, but the

What I like best about being part of an Open & Affirming congregation is that it’s a place where the

Before I tell you about the transformation of serving an Open & Affirming congregation, I must tell you about the