I often struggled with this statement as a gay man coming to terms with his sexuality in the Presbyterian church. It felt like there was inherent permission to hate an aspect of me that some assumed was merely a behavior…
Month: October 2017
The Reason for Hate
In talking to a friend about the Las Vegas murders, she told me that she was focusing on the stories of heroism and of people helping total strangers. While she honestly wanted to celebrate the helpers as a way of…
It is Going to Get Worse Before It Gets Better
How many times have you heard the words “it’s always darkest before the dawn”? As someone who has struggled with depression, I have heard some variant of that phrase uttered by the most well-intentioned people as a way of entreating…