Repost: The Old Man and the Queen
This post is from 2008. One note: when this man dies, I will be at his funeral. And I will cry. As several denominations struggle with the issue of gay pastors, I am reminded of something that happened to me a few years ago. I had just graduated from seminary and was doing my CPE... Continue Reading →
Graceful Conversation
I think in our day and age, we are losing the act of conversation. It's kinda odd, in this time when we have so many ways of talking to each other, we really don't talk to each other, at least we don't talk to people who we happen to disagree with. Instead, we stay in... Continue Reading →
Autism and Sex
I know it might be bad form for a pastor to be sharing an article about how people on the autistic spectrum achieve an orgasm, but since there are a lot of us out there that will find a partner or spouse, it's probably a good idea to share this. So, read it.
"My Gay Marriage Harms Nobody"
The following piece is something I wrote for the political website FrumForum as a response to another author concerning the passage of same sex marriage in New York State. On September 15, 2007, I got married. It was a pretty normal, run-of-the-mill event — as weddings are. It was held in a small, picturesque Episcopal... Continue Reading →
Aspies and Grief
Gavin Bollard has a great post on his blog regarding how persons with Aspergers grieve. Maybe one of the big things about those of us on the autistic spectrum is that we don't have emotions. The reality is we do have emotions, but they are expressed very differently than most neurotypicals. Gavin shares a recent... Continue Reading →
"Progressive Christians" and Yours Truly
I've been noticing lately within Mainline Protestant circles, the rising use of the word "progressive" as a way to describe Christians who might have once used the term "mainline Protestant." The biggest change to note is over at the religion megasite Patheos, which changed the name of one of their religion portals. What was once... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 