By Rev. Thea Crites Our connection was through email and then phone. Two women from a state in the South where there was no possibility…
By Rev. Virginia Carle As I reflect on the stories that have already been shared, and the distressing news that Tom Ogletree is being brought…
My daughter Sarah burst out in tears when she told us she was lesbian. Noel (her step-mother) and I had driven to Connecticut to visit…
My path toward officiating at a lesbian wedding started when Hazel, my three-year-old granddaughter, told me that Margot, her nursery school buddy, was lucky because…
By Rev. Lucy Jones I was showing Amy and Jenn around the Grail at Cornwall, the spiritual retreat center where I work and where they were…
As the pastors of The United Methodist Church of the Village, we have been privileged to minister to a church that has been actively following…
By Rev. Yuri Ando It was sometime in late July 2011 when Marge Kirchner, a friend of mine for years, called and asked if we…
By Rev. Sara Lamar-Sterling One of the most powerful moments in ministry is standing with a loving couple, shepherding them through their vows to love…
By Rev. Vicki Flippin Now that I live in Harlem, I rarely get to eat real Chinese food. Knowing that they share my love for…
By Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey The statement last week by the Council of Bishops requesting Bishops Wenner and Wallace-Padgett file a complaint against retired Bishop Melvin Talbert…