Faith, God, and Family: A Little Spiritual Renewal in the Mountains
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Over the Christmas holiday, I spent three nights in Vermont’s Green Mountains on a spiritual retreat. Never before had I seen so many stars….
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Faith, God and Family: Opera, Sports, and Hope in the New Year
The New Year, the inevitable limbo and its effect on the LGBTQ community Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— During my time at a Massachusetts law school…
Faith, God and Family: LGBTQ People Have Been Survivors Throughout History
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— It will be okay. My best friend called me in tears the day after the national election fearing the worse. Will he and…
Appreciating Perspective: One of the Creator’s Great Gifts About Living a Meaningful Life
Living a Meaningful Life at Any Age, full force By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— In October, dad turned 90. I took my father, a gentle…
Faith, God and Family: What’s It All About, Alfie?
That song replays and replays, What’s It All about Alfie By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— As of late, I keep hearing songs repeat in my…
Faith, God and Family: Take Comfort in Other People’s Joy, Find Strength in Someone’s Courage
Comfort in others when there is trouble, it can be soothing By Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— It has been a roller coaster of emotions for…
God Loves You as You Are, Even if Your Parents Don’t: Supporting a Declining Parent
All in all, God Loves You and those you love too By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Dad continues to weigh heavily on my mind. He…
Faith, God and Family: Orlando, Finding Meaning, Long Process to Forgive
By Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Fyodor Dostoevsky, the Nineteenth Century novelist, wrote in the “Brothers Karamazov”: “Every sin can be forgiven because God’s love is…
Op-Ed: Changing an Institution from Within; My Experience as a Gay Methodist Pastor
Courage drove this gay methodist pastor to protest his Church By: Will Green*/TRT Guest Columnist— When I tell people I am a clergy person in the…
Faith, God, and Family: Transgender Authenticity as Part of the Creation Experience
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— “ … by virtue of the Creation and, still more,” wrote priest, paleontologist, and Catholic theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin,…
Faith, God & Family: Stopping Religious Freedom Bills Requires More than Economic Strategy
By Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Recently, Georgia’s governor vetoed a so-called religious liberty bill. In contrast, governors in Alabama, Mississippi, and North Carolina signed bills that…
Faith, God and Family: The Lord’s Prayer for LGBTQ Persons of Faith, Make it Happen
(Part III of III) By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— “Our Father [Creator] in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come; your will be done,…
Faith, God and Family: The Lord’s Prayer for LGBTQ Persons of Faith Part II
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— “Our Father [Creator] in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come; your will be done, on earth as it…
Faith, God and Family: The Lord’s Prayer for LGBTQ Persons of Faith
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— The Lord’s Prayer can seem exclusionary, especially in its beginning. The Christian prayer, sometimes called the “Our Father,” however, is…
Faith, God and Family: Reflections of a LGBTQ Scholar, Activist, Professor & Theologian, Part IV
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Justin Tanis (http://goo.gl/Jbkahs), Managing Director at the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (http://goo.gl/IBWXqy), established at…
Justin Tanis: Reflections of a Scholar, Activist, & Theologian, Part III
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Justin Tanis, Managing Director at the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry, established at the Pacific…
Faith, God and Family: Marriage Equality & Religious Liberty, A Theologian’s Reflection Part 2
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Justin Tanis, Managing Director at the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry, established at the Pacific School of…
Faith, God and Family: Marriage Equality and Religious Liberty, A Theologian’s Reflection
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Faith Columnist— Justin Tanis, Managing Director at the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry, established at the Pacific School…
Faith, God and Family: Give Thanks for Something Everyday
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— One thing I underscore in my spiritual wellness classes is to be thankful for something each day. No matter how…
Faith, God & Family: Amazing Grace Saves, but Marriage Equality is Not Safe
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— In late June, President Barack Obama gave a momentous eulogy, at a funeral service for a pastor, one of nine African-Americans…
Faith, God and Family: SCOTUS Decision Doesn’t Change Hearts & Minds
By: Paul P. Jesep/ TRT Columnist— The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on marriage equality. Absent the introduction of a constitutional amendment in…
Faith, Family, and God: Jeb Bush Gets it Wrong on Marriage
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist — In a May interview, Jeb Bush, former Florida governor and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, underscored his opposition to marriage equality,…
Faith, Family and God: Lesbian Partners Make Presbyterian History as Ministers
By Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Quakers, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Evangelical Lutherans, and members of the United Church of Christ are among the Christian denominations supporting marriage equality…