nudge nudge
WAKE UP and talk to me!
And so I did. We talked about so many things.
About my Baptism and I was telling Him how grateful I am to belong to a church that loves me completely. How I'm so thankful to have found Mt. Ennon and a pastor who has read the Word of God and knows what it says.
Let me tell y'all about my pastor.
Delman...Delman makes me so proud. There are so many things I know from God about who I am and what it means to be both religious and gay. My pastor gets that.
When the Orlando Massacre happened he tweeted the following when uneducated pastors said it was due to homosexuality.
"The idea that Orlando is the result of support for LGBTQ rights is ludicrous, and morally and theologically reprehensible."
"Please do more to study the Hebrew, Greek, and historical contexts of scripture before you make these unfounded platitudes."
"Too many LGBTQ Americans are losing their lives to violence and suicide for this kind if rhetoric to go unchecked."
"As a pastor and Biblical scholar there isn't one passage in the bible(sp) that condemns homosexuality. Please study more."
"found your scope on Orlando very problematic and theologically troubling. Your rhetoric about gays and lesbians is unbiblical."
"Despite popular opinion, the scripture does NOT condemn homosexuality. As a Pastor and Bible Scholar I encourage you to study more."
"All the passages typically used to condemn homosexuality actually comedy acts of sexual violence and exploitation. Study more."
He also said
"We must do more than pray in response to Orlando. We must pass gun reform legislation and challenge unbiblical Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.
Christian anti-LGBTQ rhetoric is just as dangerous to our way of life in America as "radial Islam." #HateisHate
My pastor brings that kind of leadership to our church. He includes me and my future marriage in his sermons. If I really wanted to get married in the sanctuary (which seats a few thousand people) I could. That kind of inclusivity....being about to bring my whole self is so edifying.
When what I knew about God lined up with Mt. Ennon, I knew I'd found my church home.
So yea....I'm thrilled to be a Baptist now!
We talked about my love...because we always talk about her. I pray about our future together separately from praying for her as an individual. We talked about both. I'm sharing a Valentine's Day Prayer for her tomorrow so check that out!
We talked about my hopes and dreams.
We talked about why He created me the way He created me.
We talked about my Grandma and my Dad.
We talked about integrity and right standing in Him.
I told Him about the challenges of being faithful when no one else seems to believe.
I'd heard a sermon where the scripture "help my unbelief" was included. That's a regular part of my prayer life. Lord I believe, I've believed, but help my unbelief. I'm human. I'm not always able but the You in me is.
This weekend was the highest of highs and the lows.
I love that God gives us mountain top experiences so that we can be ok in the valley.
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