Travis

“He became an obedient human person, and because of his passion for God’s will for him, he collided with the will and purpose of the Roman Empire and with the Jews who colluded with the empire. He is not crucified because of some theory of the atonement. He is crucified because the empire cannot tolerate such a transformative, subversive force set loose in the world.”
― Walter Brueggemann, A Way other than Our Own: Devotions for Lent

“When our churches support or even organically formulate the idea that transgender people are morally, intellectually, or theologically inferior, we feed right into the hatred that leads to death for an already marginalized group.”
― Austen Hartke, Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians

“You don’t have to be perfect. Not for God, not for your community, not for anyone. All you have to be is human. All you have to be is you. So lay down when you need to, and then, eventually, it will be time for you to get up, have something to eat, and try again.”
― Brian Murphy, Queers The Word: A 40 Day Devotional for LGBTQ+ Christians

“We have closed our ears to the cry of the parents who have lost their children because of toxic theology; we have turned away from the tears of the youth who ask if Jesus can love them just as they are. Too many of those questioning their gender identity have been made to feel that they must choose between God and an authentic and healthy life. Not all of the people forced into that decision make it out alive.”
― Austen Hartke, Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians