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My friend Josh emailed this to me this morning… it was what I needed. As the deer pants for streams of water, so I long for you O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I come and stand before him? Day and night, I have only tears for f… →

This will probably be my last post on Rick Warren and Uganda. Here is a Q&A with Warren that was posted on his website, www.rickwarren.com. I think between this and the video message to Ugandan pastors, should clear up any misunderstandings. I am … →

Dear Jesus, I want to thank you for the gifts you have given me — but if it is okay with you, I would like to exchange them. And if I can’t exchange them, at least give them back so maybe you could pass them on to someone else. I don’t want to se… →

Here is the video message: In this, Warren gets it right in terms of tone and approach… and I think this will have a significant impact in Uganda. Well done Rick! →

My friend and mentor J.R. recently wrote a blog post that literally made me cry. He has done that before (like here and here) but this time he really got me. Below is an excerpt and a link to the whole post. But before you read or click the link, … →

I am seriously discontented right now. Have you ever been there? I am not even sure discontented is a word, but that is what I am feeling. Bill Hybels wrote a great book called Holy Discontent. The premise of the book is that in order to discover … →

Here is a video of an interview Rachel Maddow did with Richard Cohen, author of “Coming Out Straight”. You can draw your own conclusions as to what you think (and you can see mine below after the video). Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world ne… →

Despite the fact that I am not interested in getting the “right answers” anymore (read more here), I am seriously committed to seeking, discovering and living by TRUTH. I believe in TRUTH and I believe that TRUTH matters. I was a philosophy major … →

For 17 years, as a follower of Jesus who was also gay (and in full time ministry for a lot of that time), I was pretty committed to making sure I had the right answers when people asked. In terms of homosexuality in particular, I pretty much toed … →

I posted about the alleged connection between Rick Warren and the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill a few days ago here. As I said there, I am convinced that the so-called link is entirely in the imaginations of people who hate Rick Warren. I have n… →