Susan Cottrell's Blog, page 20
July 17, 2015
It’s Family Vacation. Everyone’s Here and Having Fun. Except Her.
You lie to the kids about why she is not here. It’s the family vacation and everyone’s here and having fun… except her. She is not welcome. Why?? Because she is gay. My heart goes out to those who have been left out, left behind and have had to deal with this kind of horrible [Read More...]
July 15, 2015
Gays & The Call to Celibacy: My Reaction to Julie Rodgers
I am proud of Julie Rodgers. She was on staff at Wheaton College and committed to life-long celibacy for LGBTQ. I’m so proud that she has changed her mind, changed her heart and that she has just come out as “supportive of same-sex relationships.” In her courageous shift, Julie has dealt honestly with her own [Read More...]
July 13, 2015
The absurdity of Straight Pride
Someone posted this very clever little meme: Straight Pride. See what they did there? Here’s the thing: Straight Pride is superfluous. Straight is the dominant narrative. Straight people as a class have never been persecuted. Straight people take being straight for granted. Why would we need to express a special pride to be straight when [Read More...]
July 10, 2015
Dear Susan: God Tells Us To Judge Each Other… Right?
Are we supposed to judge each other? Doesn’t God tell us to do that? Aren’t we supposed to speak into each other’s lives? Another “hot button” topic for today’s “Dear Susan” – let’s do it. : ) I write these on most Fridays. Sometimes they will be poignant, sometimes thought-provoking, sometimes tender, sometimes funny… but [Read More...]
July 9, 2015
How to be a Real Hero in the Gay Debate
“Anyone can slay a dragon, he told me, but try waking up every morning and loving the world all over again. That’s what takes a real hero.” – Brian Andreas. Sometimes I can get a little snarky. I have wondered if it’s too much. Every day, especially over the past two weeks, we hear way too [Read More...]
July 6, 2015
A Big Gay Wedding – Actually, 40 of Them!
What do you call more than 40 same-sex couples marrying en masse on the lawn of Austin’s capitol? A “Big Gay Wedding,” of course! And what a gay event it was. The sun was shining and these brightly arrayed couples—many of whom were dressed in matching outfits—showed up smiling and ready to go. After all, [Read More...]
July 3, 2015
40 Real Answers to your 40 Questions. To Kevin DeYoung & The Gospel Coalition
“If I get the choice between Pie Heaven and Regular Heaven, I will choose Pie Heaven. It may be a trick, but if not, mmmm, pie!!” – Deep Thoughts with Jack Handy, SNL Many people saw a post that appeared on The Gospel Coalition asking us 40 questions about LGBTQ and gay marriage. One of [Read More...]
July 2, 2015
A Peace Offering to Evangelicals Who Opposed Marriage Equality
You may be struggling. We see it with comments and posts on social media, with hurtful arguments between friends. You prayed this would never happen. You can’t believe it did. It is not the way you think the world should be, and it goes against how you read the Bible. This post is for you. [Read More...]
July 1, 2015
What Does It Look Like To Love Someone?
Look at that face! Tao Porchon-Lynch is 96-years old and brought the house down with her ballroom dancing recently on America’s Got Talent. She has been an actress and model, she teaches yoga, and she only started dancing at 85. Her joy and grace as she danced won the audience and the judges. In short, [Read More...]
June 30, 2015
Straight Married Christians: Could Your Child Become an Orphan?
It was a normal pregnancy – until now. An infection caused her to spike a fever and she had to have an emergency c-section. It was touch and go for awhile and Mom was worried that she might not survive. And so was her wife. Well, not really her wife in Texas because gay marriage [Read More...]
