The Queer Christian: Navigating Faith, Church and the Bible

Pastor Erina kicks off Pride Month by queering the story of the Ethiopian eunuch, and affirming God's radical welcome for those who disrupt binaries and social conventions. How might we continue to hold onto the radical legacy of queer, trans, and nonbinary ancestors who sought God even when it seemed impossible? Sermon audio from Bethel Community, a PC(USA) church in San Leandro, CA. For more, vi...

What happens when ancient laws clash with modern urban planning? In this episode, we dive into a fascinating thought experiment that is playing out in real-time in Vancouver, British Columbia. This podcast contrasts a Biblical mandate in Leviticus 25:23 — which explicitly forbids the permanent sale of land, asserting that humans are merely tenants and stewards— with the Squamish Nation reclaiming...

What happens when a deeply held, traditional evangelical worldview collides with the unconditional love a father has for his son? In this deeply personal and revealing episode, we explore the life-altering journey of Rev. Bill White . For years, Bill was entrenched in the traditional evangelical world—pastoring, preaching, and holding strict theological views. But everything shifted in 2015 when h...

How did a 6th-century Emperor and a forged medieval document change the way we read the Bible? Content Warning: This episode contains frank academic discussion of ancient sexual laws and terminology. In this episode, we go beyond the binary to explore the complex intersection of ancient Jewish law and modern Israeli life. We dive into the "Holiness Code" of Leviticus, uncovering the profound silen...

For decades, we’ve been told that "male and female He created them" means two rigid, separate biological blueprints. But what if the science of our brains actually shows a beautiful, diverse mosaic? In this episode, we explore the groundbreaking research of Dr. Dafna Joel at Tel Aviv University. By analyzing Thousands of MRI scans, Dr. Joel found that the human brain isn't a "pink or blue" binary—...

Is the "Tradwife" movement a genuine return to traditional values, or a carefully curated social media lie? In this special crossover episode, I’m sharing a deep dive from my sister series, AI Explains Love and Romance . Given our community’s deep interest in the intersection of faith, gender roles, and identity, I felt this data-driven look at modern domesticity was the perfect conversa...

In December of 2019, I had a major stroke. You can follow my whole story on a podcast called, Elton's Stroke Story: On Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7dkQIUUccg9pK5yb0JZ1EH On Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/eltons-stroke-story-the-surprising-science-of/id1852870340 On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfamAaYMYI0vaJF9RVzaJVdQaVbw64GMh

The story of Alan Turing leaves me completely choked up. It is arguably one of the cruelest ironies in modern history: a man who helped defeat the NAZIs, was persecuted by the very government he helped save… Because he was a homosexual. Cover art from the book: Alan Turing: the Enigma, by Andrew Hodges

We revisit a horrific story from the book of Judges that historically was used to condemn gay men. But there are no gay men in this story

We revisit the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in the book of Genesis with an AI generated episode.

Cultural genocide. It's just heartbreaking. Elton For more information on this topic see episode 22.

This is an update to a previous episode on the movie 1946 The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture an award-winning documentary that investigates how a modern biblical translation error fueled the anti-gay movement within Christianity. My original podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6txwGIR55Pqceq08LEm8ud I highly recommend the movie : https://www.1946themovie.com The 1946: The Culture Shift...

These two "clobber verses" in the book of Leviticus are among the Bibles most challenging scriptures. Join us as we continue with an affirming, LGBTQIA+ positive view of the Bible. Today: Leviticus 18:22 and Leviticus 20:13. References and URLs: Levitical clobber verses: https://sophiedora.wordpress.com/2019/03/05/the-clobber-verses/#:~:text=Leviticus%2018:22 https://ecinc.org/clobber-passages/lev...

This is an AI remake of Episode 5: What Did Jesus Say About Sexual and Gender Minorities?

Last week’s murder of Charlie Kirk has been challenging for many Christians. How should we Christians think about the assassination of Charlie Kirk? I found this sermon by Pastor Dave Peterson helpful. Delivered on September 14 as, Spiritually Formed: By Mercy, I hope you find comfort and insight in it as well. Elton

Does the Bible actually condemn all homosexuality? The case against homosexuality and sexual minorities is much less clear cut than most conservatives believe. Pastor Lambert reviews the 6 clobber versus most frequently used to condemn same sex relations. Pastor Zach W. Lambert speaking at Restore Austin . www.restoreaustin.org This is part 4 of 4 from a sermon called: All-Inclusive - Homophobia a...

Affirming Scriptures from Matthew, Isaiah and Luke. Pastor Zach W. Lambert speaking at Restore Austin . www.restoreaustin.org LGBTQ+ people are fully loved exactly as they are and fully included in every part of our church family. This is part 3 of 4 from a sermon called: All-Inclusive - Homophobia and Transphobia Book List: God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines Sex Difference in Christian Th...

Pastor Zach W. Lambert speaking at Restore Austin . LGBTQ+ people are fully loved exactly as they are and fully included in every part of our church family. This is part 2 of 4 from a sermon called: All-Inclusive - Homophobia and Transphobia Book List: God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines Sex Difference in Christian Theology by Megan DeFranza Changing Our Mind by David Gushee Scripture, Ethi...

Pastor Zach W. Lambert speaking at Restore Austin . LGBTQ+ people are fully loved exactly as they are and fully included in every part of our church family. This is part 1 of 4 from a sermon called: All-Inclusive - Homophobia and Transphobia Book List: God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines Sex Difference in Christian Theology by Megan DeFranza Changing Our Mind by David Gushee Scripture, Ethi...

What Should Pope Leo Do Next? A controversial game plan that will please almost no one. Referenced in this Podcast: Scott Austin Key and Every Shelter , an organization which empowers refugees to build shelters: We Design Shelter Solutions for Refugees - Every Shelter https://everyshelter.org/ "All-Inclusive - Homophobia and Transphobia, " Sermon by Pastor Zach Lambert: https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Grandpa Scott and Grandpa Bobby Two Gay Grandpas Travel YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@twogaygrandpastravel Their Podcast: Travel Your Heart: https://open.spotify.com/show/29TnR3cpXCGRlif38XYy6P Original Rotary interview: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4WSHhnO0xEp63ZKSnPQKlH PFLAG (Parents, Friends and Allies of LGBTQIA+ individuals): https://pflag.org/ The Boulder County (HIV) AIDS p...

Grandpa Scott and Grandpa Bobby: Two Gay Grandpas Travel YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@twogaygrandpastravel Their Podcast: Travel Your Heart: https://open.spotify.com/show/29TnR3cpXCGRlif38XYy6P Original Rotary interview: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4WSHhnO0xEp63ZKSnPQKlH PFLAG (Parents, Friends and Allies of LGBTQIA+ individuals): https://pflag.org/ The Boulder County (HIV) AIDS...

“ I could literally talk your ear off for hours about all the good fruit I experience on a daily basis in the lives of my queer friends. It's just endless. “On the other side, the fruit of the anti-LGBTQ theology has been literally devastating.”  Linda Robertson More of Linda’s Story can be heard on two previous episodes of this podcast: “A Mother’s Regrets” (15 min.) and “I Believe You – I Ha...

The American church is facing an unprecedented shift, with younger generations rapidly dechurching and stepping away from organized religion. In this episode, we dive into the reasons behind this trend with my daughter, a Stanford epidemiologist and biostatistician. Raised in an evangelical megachurch, deeply involved in campus ministry, and now attending an LGBTQ-affirming Presbyterian church, El...

Romans 12 and Google AI on dealing with difficult relatives.