Last week, we spent our time listening to the very personal story from my best friend and former college roommate, the Rev. Wes Mullins. Wes is the new Executive Director of Capital City Pride in the Greater Des Moines Area. Click on the audio link below to hear the honest conversation from Wes, where he…

As we continue our weekly study on Scripture and the Welcoming Journey, we spent last week looking at two passages, one from Jesus and one from the beginning of scripture, Genesis 1 & 2. The first question we asked was, what does Jesus say about LGBTQ+ people? Specifically, Jesus says nothing about LGBTQ+ people. Nothing.…

Last week, in our “Scripture and the Welcoming Church” Bible class, we looked at the three New Testament texts which have been historically read as passages that condemn same-sex relationships. We begin with the biggest passage of them all, and perhaps the most direct one in all of scripture, Romans 1:18-32. I invite you to…

On Wednesday nights, we are having a Bible Study, exploring arguments for and against inclusion of LGBTQ+ people in church. Each week, I will write an article summarizing what we talked about in class. Last week we looked at the three texts in the Old Testament that seem to mention same-sex relationships and have often…

Welcome to our hymn sing! This will be our final Hymn Sing. Thank you for listening and supporting our music ministry! For “littles” and “young at heart”(Part of a Child’s letter to God followed by a short devotional) “Dear God, I’ll miss him. Why did my fish have to die?” Death is never easy to…

Welcome to our hymn sing! For “littles” and “young at heart”(Part of a Child’s letter to God followed by a short devotional) “Dear God,  I can’t sleep. Do you sleep?” Does God ever sleep? How about on Sunday? Did God really create the world in seven days?  What’s the answer? I try my best to study and…

Welcome to our hymn sing! For “littles” and “young at heart”(Part of a Child’s letter to God followed by a short devotional) “Dear God, What do you think?” God takes one good look at you and remembers the day He made your fingers and toes, chose your height and hair color, put in your own…

Welcome to our hymn sing! For “littles” and “young at heart”(Part of a Child’s letter to God followed by a short devotional) “Dear God, we need to talk!” You just made a big mistake. You broke Mom’s favorite vase. What should you do? You could tell a lie, or blame your brother or sister. Maybe you should…

Welcome to our hymn sing! For “littles” and “young at heart”(Part of a Child’s letter to God followed by a short devotional) “Dear God, I could use a little  help around here!” Everybody needs help.  You can count on God to help you with anything.  He will help you because He loves you.  Sometimes He…

Welcome to our hymn sing! For “littles” and “young at heart”(Part of a Child’s letter to God followed by a short devotional) “Dear God, can words make it better?” Between that little pink tongue of yours and those shiny white teeth, you can say any words you want.  Your tongue and your teeth don’t really…