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…
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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…
Faith, Family and God: Inner Wellbeing With or Without the Almighty
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Spring is here! Now is a good time to celebrate the renewal of life for ourselves and families while having…
Faith, Family and God: Hearts & Minds are Changing about LGBTs
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Over the years, I’ve written about changing laws advancing LGBTQ civil and human rights while observing that such changes don’t…
Faith, Family & God: Do Unto Others—The Dangers of Discrimination Based on Religion
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— In January, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear arguments on expanding the definition of secular marriage. One issue before…
Faith, Family and God: Finding your Truth & Relevance in 2015
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Often when I conduct a workshop, speak before a civic group, or receive an email inquiry about spiritual counseling and…
Faith, Family and God: Sexualizing Homosexuality at the Risk of Diminishing Equality
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Without the act of sex, what does it mean to be LGBTQ? A person of faith sent me a link…