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By abravefaith in Bullying, Christianity, Civil Partnership, Coming Out, Homophobia, identity, LGBT rights, Liverpool, marriage, Marriage Equality, Mental Health, Open Table, relationships, sexuality, Spirituality
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7th February 2022
FEBRUARY is LGBT+ History Month, an annual festival to celebrate the lives and achievements of LGBT+ people past and present. As part of the month-long festival, the Museum of Liverpool is hosting a panel discussion: Christianity and LGBT+ Lives, and I am on the panel. The event will explore the perception that being LGBT+ is …
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Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2022/02/07/sharing-my-coming-out-story-for-lgbt-history-month/
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By abravefaith in Christianity, Hate Crime, Homophobia, Human Rights, identity, LGBT rights, Open Table, Pride, sexuality, Spirituality, Transphobia
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1st February 2022
THIS REFLECTION was my offering as part of the Open Table Network celebration of LGBT+ History Month which premiered on YouTube on Sunday 30th January 2022. LGBT+ History Month in 2022 marks 50 years since the first Pride march in the UK, which happened in London on 1st July 1972. The date was chosen because …
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Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2022/02/01/gods-work-of-art-a-reflection-for-lgbt-history-month/
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By abravefaith in Appreciation, Christianity, Civil Partnership, Coming Out, Gratitude, Homophobia, identity, Journey Of Hope, LGBT rights, Liverpool, marriage, Marriage Equality, Open Table, relationships, sexuality, Spirituality
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14th January 2022
THE CHURCH which has become my spiritual home for much of my time in Liverpool – 19 years this month – is hosting reflections on Sundays called Living Stones, introducing people who’ve been here a long time and people who are new. The aim is to get to know people better and help reconnect us …
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Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2022/01/14/living-stones-sharing-our-story-at-st-brides-liverpool/
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By abravefaith in Christianity, Hate Crime, Homophobia, Human Rights, identity, Journey Of Hope, LGBT rights, Liverpool, Open Table, sexuality, Spirituality, Transphobia
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23rd August 2021
SINCE MAY, Liverpool Cathedral has been home to a spectacular art installation called Peace Doves, featuring 18,000 paper doves created by renowned sculptor and artist Peter Walker. Peace Doves features around 18,000 paper doves suspended on 15.5 miles of ribbon from the ceiling of the Cathedral. Visitors to the cathedral, along with local school children …
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Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2021/08/23/under-the-peace-doves-a-vigil-for-justice-at-liverpool-cathedral/
LAST WEEK Methodist Conference, the governing body of the Methodist Church in Britain, passed significant resolutions with far-reaching consequences for its members, and the wider Christian community.
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Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2021/07/05/methodist-moves-for-greater-justice-dignity-and-solidarity-for-all-especially-lgbt-people/
WHEN the plastic construction toy maker LEGO announced its new product last month, it received a mixed response. Everyone Is Awesome [pictured] is a set of figures presented against a background, coloured in the stripes of the Progress Flag, a 2018 update of the well-known rainbow flag adopted by LGBTQIA+ communities around the world since …
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Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2021/06/30/everyone-is-awesome-putting-the-pieces-together-for-pride-month/
On Thursday 6th May 2021, I was involved in a service of remembrance for the civilian casualties of the Liverpool Blitz. It was held in one of the most vivid symbols the bombing of the city, the outer shell of St Luke’s Church in the city centre, which was destroyed by an incendiary bomb on 6th May 1941.
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Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2021/05/16/prayers-for-the-80th-anniversary-of-the-liverpoolblitz/
IN 2019 I took part in the Journey of Hope, a six-month training programme in peace-building and reconciliation run by Reconcilers Together, a network of Christian peace-making centres across the UK and Ireland. Our first stop in January 2019 was Coventry Cathedral, whose international ministry of reconciliation began when the cathedral burned down following the bombing of the city in November 1940. The Provost of the Cathedral, Richard Howard, vowed …
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Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2021/05/01/journey-of-hope-leads-to-liverpool-blitz-link-with-coventry-community-of-the-cross-of-nails/
LAST MONTH I put together a video for the Open Table Network (OTN), which was broadcast on Palm Sunday, featuring a modern reflection on the traditional Christian devotion called the Stations of the Cross. Palm Sunday is the first day of Holy Week, the week before Easter, when Christians remember Jesusâ arrival in Jerusalem for …
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Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2021/04/02/stations-of-the-cross-the-struggle-for-lgbt-equality/
The Northumbria Communityâs video brings together voices, photographs, percussion, film clips, dance, translations and prayers from more than 80 people across their dispersed, worldwide network. The Community has offered it as a gift to be shared widely, âfor it to bless other people and the worldâ.
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Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2021/04/01/times-are-troubled-people-grieve-a-song-of-lament-for-today/
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