Queer Theology

What does it mean to be childlike? What can we learn from children in our worship spaces? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about the meaning of children in this week’s podcast. Photo by Tom Maisey The post Welcome the Children: Mark 10:2-16 appeared first on Queer Theology .

Talk about a mic drop! The author of James lays it all out in this week’s lectionary text. How does this text speak to queer and trans people? What do we do with texts that are at once comforting and challenging? We struggling through this passage together. Photo by Adib Roy The post Weep and Moan: James 5:1-6 appeared first on Queer Theology .

In this week’s podcast Brian and Fr. Shay talk about one of the “angry Psalms”. Can there be a space for anger in faith? What is the place for anger/rage? How does this Psalm speak to queer/trans people? All that and more in this week’s podcast! Read the transcript (PDF) Psalm 54 For the music […] The post A Place for Anger: Psalm 54 appeared first on Queer Theology .

This passage from James takes on the idea that you can believe things without living them out. What good are intentions if actions don’t back them up? What does it mean to really live out your faith in the world? How is this passage both comforting and challenging at the same time? All this and […] The post Faith Without Works Is Dead: James 2:14-18 appeared first on Queer Theology .

This week’s lectionary passage sounds like it could have been written yesterday. With problems of favoritism still popping up in our churches and political movements, how do we move forward? In this week’s podcast Brian and Fr. Shay talk about respectability, favoritism, and more. Photo by Beth The post Who Do You Favor? // James 2:1-5 appeared first on Queer Theology .

What makes someone unclean? How does this passage about food relate to queer sex? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about being clean and what makes something clean or unclean. The post Does Queer Sex Make You Unclean? – Mark 7:1-8,14-15, 21-23 appeared first on Queer Theology .

Jesus gets a little snarky in this week’s Gospel reading and Brian and Fr. Shay respond. What happens when Jesus makes demands of the people following him? What does that have to do with us today? In this podcast we talk about solidarity, living on the margins, and more. The post Does this offend you? – John 6:60-69 appeared first on Queer Theology .

Why does it matter that Wisdom is personified as a woman? What can we learn from this passage? Who have been the people who have spoken wisdom into your life? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about all of this and more. Photo by MjZ Photography The post Wisdom is a Woman – Proverbs 9:1-6 appeared first on Queer Theology .

In this week’s passage Brian and Fr. Shay talk about admitting that you’re not okay and what it means to take care of yourself. What does self care look like? What are the messages we’ve been taught in our churches about mental health and depression? All that and more in this week’s podcast. Read the […] The post It’s Okay to Not be Okay – 1 Kings 19:4-8 appeared first on Queer Theology .

What have you been taught about the things you like to do? About the ways to stand up for justice? Have you been discouraged or feeling like you have to be someone you are not? Then this is the podcast for you. Brian and Fr. Shay talk about using your gifts and doing what you […] The post Use Your Gifts – Ephesians 4:1-16 appeared first on Queer Theology .

Why did we choose to focus on the lectionary for the podcast? What does it mean to queer the lectionary? How does the work of queering texts impact our daily lives? In this week’s podcast we take a meta look at why. The post Queering Theology appeared first on Queer Theology .

In this week’s podcast Brian and Fr. Shay talk about the resonance of the phrase “with his body he broke down the barrier of the hatred that divided us.” Why does this phrase have so much meaning? What does it mean to break down the barriers with our bodies? Listen in now! Read the transcript […] The post With His Body – Ephesians 2:11-22 appeared first on Queer Theology .

This week Brian and Fr. Shay tackle a short (and rather random) passage from the book of Amos. What does Amos’s response to being called a prophet have to teach us today? What does it mean to be a prophet in our own communities? All this and more on this week’s podcast. Read the transcript […] The post I Am Not A Prophet – Amos 7:12-15 appeared first on Queer Theology .

In this week’s lectionary text, Jesus gives his followers explicit instructions on what to do if they are not welcome in a place. What might the LGBTQ community learn from those instructions? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about welcome, inclusion, being unwanted, and more in this podcast. Photo by itchys The post Shake It Off, Shake It Off – Mark 6:1-13 appeared first on Queer Theology .

This week the lectionary gives us two stories of healing. What do we do with stories like this? What do they have to say to our modern context? How do they apply to the lives of queer and trans people? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about their reactions to these texts in this week’s podcast. The post What Does Healing Look Like? Mark 5:21-43 appeared first on Queer Theology .

What is the meaning of Pride for queer and trans people? Is there a conflict between Christianity and the celebration of Pride? What about the corporate sponsorship of Pride? In this week’s podcast we’re talking all about Pride! The post Pride is a virtue appeared first on Queer Theology .

This week Brian and Fr. Shay tackle a passage where Jesus struggles with his family. What can we learn from this passage? How does this relate to the struggles of queer and trans people? All this and more on this week’s podcast! Read Mark 3:20-35 The post Even When Your Family Doesn’t Get It: Mark 3:20-35 appeared first on Queer Theology .

What does it mean for us to be children of God? How do we move past the fear of coming out and of hell and embrace a healthy faith? What could it do for us if we embraced a spirit of courage? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about what it means to be afraid and […] The post God Did Not Give You A Spirit of Fear – Romans 8:14-17 appeared first on Queer Theology .

Today the church celebrates Pentecost. What does that have to do with Queer Theology and our growing community? And how might we dive deeper into community? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about all of this and tell you about a new initiative for support and growth.   Learn more about Sanctuary Collective The post The Power of Community appeared first on Queer Theology .

This is our 100th podcast! This week’s passage is all about LOVE! What does it mean when we say that God is love? What does that look like? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about where they see the love of God. The post When Queer People Love Each Other, There God Is: 1 John 4:11-16 appeared first on Queer Theology .

How can a story of visions, Gentiles, and baptism relate to the struggle for inclusion of LGBTQ folks? What does this passage teach us about God’s circle of welcome? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about the story of Peter and Cornelius and what it might have to teach us about queer and transgender inclusion in […] The post Nothing God Makes Is Unclean: Acts 10 appeared first on Queer Theology .

What does the story of Paul have to teach us about what it means to be in solidarity with marginalized people? What does it look like to do the work to be a supporter and advocate for queer and transgender folks? In this week’s podcast Brian and Fr. Shay look at a passage from Acts […] The post What Does Solidarity Look Like? – Acts 9:26-31 appeared first on Queer Theology .

This week Brian and Fr. Shay talk about “the stone the builders rejected” and how that relates to queer and transgender people in the church. Where does salvation come from? Who has the good news? Could it be that good news comes from us? Photo by Jason Pier in DC The post Queer People Bring Salvation: Acts 4:8-12 appeared first on Queer Theology .

Brian and Fr. Shay talk about the importance and complexity of the post-resurrection stories. What does it mean that Luke stresses the bodily-ness of Jesus’s resurrection? What do we do with these stories? Is there room for doubt here? All this and more on this week’s podcast. The post Jesus’s Body Matters – Luke 22:35-48 appeared first on Queer Theology .

Have you ever been in a community where you felt really cared for? Where all your needs have been met? Where there was, truly, no needy among you? Is this just a dream or could it be reality? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about this famous passage from the book of Acts and how what […] The post A Community of Care – Acts 4:32-35 appeared first on Queer Theology .