Susan Cottrell's Blog, page 34
July 19, 2014
Jesus Blog: Guilt & Shame
More today from my Saturday “Jesus Blog” – a word from Jesus to you… My beloved: I don’t want you to wrestle with guilt. Many Christian teachers use guilt to motivate people to action they deem necessary. But that is not God’s way.... Read More ›
July 18, 2014
Do Gay People Have Better Sex Than Straight People?
“Sex with you is so good, we should celebrate it by having sex.” Do LGBTQ people have better sex than straight people? Maybe they do. Just maybe they do. :-) This is Rob, Susan’s husband, writing today. Great sex has... Read More ›
July 17, 2014
How do you say “Mom, I”m Gay” in Spanish?
A Dad in England kicks his gay son out of the house. A church in Australia shuns a family for supporting their lesbian daughter. A transgender woman is attacked in South Africa. Hate knows no geographic boundaries. A Mom in... Read More ›
July 16, 2014
Could You be Wrong?
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein This post is inspired by a beautiful young man, whose family is constantly haranguing him and banning him from family gatherings because he is gay.... Read More ›
July 15, 2014
Love is the New Christian
Rules are the old Christian. And by rules I mean “any rule-by-which-we-always-find-ourselves-deemed-inadequate” is the old Christian. And by old I mean since before Jesus fulfilled the law. Love is the new Christian. And by love I mean complete, unconditional acceptance,... Read More ›
July 14, 2014
In Honor of Our Lost LGBTQ Children
Ryan Robertson died five years ago this week. In his honor, friends and I have chosen an orange icon on Facebook – Ryan’s favorite color. And we honor all the LGBTQ people who have died from rejection, bullying, ill-fated “therapy.” Marginalization… in all... Read More ›
July 12, 2014
Jesus Blog: How to Be
More today from my Saturday “Jesus Blog” – a word from Jesus to you… Let me show you how to be with God. Exactly as you are. Not how to perform, or how to do – just how to be. Fully... Read More ›
July 11, 2014
Don’t Cast Your Pearls Before Swine
Raj has a tenuous relationship with his mother. She is trying to love him, but her church is so adamant against gays, she has so much fear and so little capacity to discuss it. Their relationship has settled into being... Read More ›
July 10, 2014
More Dangerous than Westboro’s Phelps? Oh Yes!
“Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and you crack that wrist. Man up! Give him a good punch.” – Pastor Sean Harris, Berean Baptist Church, Fayetteville, NC Yup, that’ll teach ‘em,... Read More ›
July 9, 2014
Would Jesus Dance at a Gay Wedding?
“Jesus would be the first to toast the happy couple, the first to dance.” Those were my words from a post I did about not missing your gay child’s wedding. Then I got an email. I thought it was worth answering... Read More ›
