Author's posts
-
By abravefaith in Christianity, Coming Out, Hate Crime, Homophobia, Human Rights, identity, LGBT rights, Liverpool, Michael Causer, Open Table, Pride, sexuality, Spirituality
-
27th June 2022
AT A SPECIAL communion service to celebrate the 14th birthday of the first Open Table community in Liverpool on Sunday 19th June 2022, I shared this reflection on Pride Month and how the origin of Open Table is linked to Liverpool’s first official Pride event. Readings: Romans 5: 1-5, Mark 5:1-20 “We boast in our hope …
Continue reading
Like this:
Like Loading...
Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2022/06/27/we-boast-in-our-hope-of-sharing-the-glory-of-god-a-reflection-for-pridemonth/
-
By abravefaith in Christianity, Coming Out, Hate Crime, Homophobia, Human Rights, IDAHOT, identity, LGBT rights, Liverpool, Open Table, sexuality, Spirituality, Transphobia
-
21st May 2022
AS CONTROVERSIAL US preacher Franklin Graham began his UK tour in Liverpool on Saturday 14th May, the Open Table Network worked in partnership with others in Merseyside to offer an alternative event which showcased the Liverpool City Region as a safe, friendly and welcoming place for LGBT+ people of all faiths and none. At an …
Continue reading
Like this:
Like Loading...
Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2022/05/21/what-needs-to-be-healed-on-franklin-grahams-uk-tour-support-for-conversion-therapy/
TODAY I became a member of the Methodist Church – it’s not something I imagined I would do, as little as ten months ago, never mind ten years ago when I began reflecting on my faith journey in this blog. Here is the testimony I read to introduce myself to the church I joined: Thank …
Continue reading
Like this:
Like Loading...
Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2022/05/14/justice-dignity-and-solidarity-why-i-have-become-a-methodist/
ON 6th May 2012, Warren and I arranged a church blessing after registering our civil partnership. While we were planning it, the UK Government changed the law so we could register our civil partnership in a church – and be the first couple in the UK to do so! We spoke to the Liverpool Echo …
Continue reading
Like this:
Like Loading...
Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2022/05/06/ten-years-since-first-civil-partnership-in-uk-place-of-worship/
THIS WEEK, in My Faithful Ally, the podcast that shares the stories and testimonies from queer people of faith, I share my journey from teaching and training for priesthood to a new call to support LGBTQIA+ #Christians
Continue reading
Like this:
Like Loading...
Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2022/04/16/infinitely-more-than-we-can-ask-or-imagine-sharing-my-faith-journey-in-podcast/
LAST WEEK I shared my story in a
Methodist Church webinar on safeguarding: ‘The Church’s response to survivors: From stumbling block to stepping stone’.
Here is my response, some of which didn’t make the final edit.
Continue reading
Like this:
Like Loading...
Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2022/02/27/the-churchs-response-to-survivors-from-stumbling-block-to-stepping-stone/
-
By abravefaith in Bullying, Christianity, Civil Partnership, Coming Out, Homophobia, identity, LGBT rights, Liverpool, marriage, Marriage Equality, Mental Health, Open Table, relationships, sexuality, Spirituality
-
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 …
Continue reading
Like this:
Like Loading...
Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2022/02/07/sharing-my-coming-out-story-for-lgbt-history-month/
-
By abravefaith in Christianity, Hate Crime, Homophobia, Human Rights, identity, LGBT rights, Open Table, Pride, sexuality, Spirituality, Transphobia
-
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 …
Continue reading
Like this:
Like Loading...
Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2022/02/01/gods-work-of-art-a-reflection-for-lgbt-history-month/
-
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
-
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 …
Continue reading
Like this:
Like Loading...
Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2022/01/14/living-stones-sharing-our-story-at-st-brides-liverpool/
-
By abravefaith in Christianity, Hate Crime, Homophobia, Human Rights, identity, Journey Of Hope, LGBT rights, Liverpool, Open Table, sexuality, Spirituality, Transphobia
-
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 …
Continue reading
Like this:
Like Loading...
Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2021/08/23/under-the-peace-doves-a-vigil-for-justice-at-liverpool-cathedral/
Load more
Recent comments