Queer Theology

In this week, we look at Jesus’s temptation in the desert and Paul’s writing in Romans about calling Jesus Lord to be saved. Is it about personal declarations of piety? Or is there something political going on there? Photo by sfkjr

Isaiah tells the fantastical story of God asking whom God should send. There are angels and wings and flying and smoke and earthquakes! How might stories change YOUR world? That’s what we look at in this week’s queer lectionary podcast. Photo by schmollmolch

In this week’s podcast Brian and Fr. Shay talk about different types of gifts and how those gifting play out in community. What do different gifting teach us? How can this passage be applied to our relationships as well? Find out on this week’s episode! Photo by foghornleg90

In this week’s podcast Brian and Fr. Shay talk about different types of activism and which ones are acceptable/most useful. What does this passage say about how we should interact with the world? All that and more on this week’s podcast. Read the transcript (PDF) Photo by snakegirl productions

Happy New Year from the Queer Theology guys! In this week’s podcast we take a look at a poetic passage from the Gospel of John. What does this passage say to queer and transgender folks? How might it be a comfort and an encouragement to us? Check out Brian and Fr. Shay’s responses in the […]

In this week’s podcast Brian and Fr. Shay take on one super problematic passage. What do we do with a passage like this? How might we be able to read it differently? Queerly? Find out in this week’s episode! Are you dealing with family or friends who aren’t affirming or don’t respect your LGBTQ identity? Get our […]

In this week’s podcast Brian and Fr. Shay talk about how they’ve navigated difficult family situations and what self-care practices they find to be most helpful. They tackle tricky conversations with parents, navigating boundaries, and reveal a new resource from Queer Theology that just released. Learn more about An LGBTQ Christian Guide to Self-Care and […]

Brian and Fr. Shay talk about World AIDS Day. What are the implications for the church? What can we learn from people with HIV? All of this and more on this podcast. We made a shareable graphic for social media and a cover photo for Facebook. Click each image to get the full-size (or right-click and […]

In this week’s podcast we announce our annual Queer Theology Synchroblog theme and how you can participate! This is one of the most popular things we do each year and each year it gets bigger and better! This year our theme is Sex and Bodies. Write an essay, share a story, make a video, or […]

This week’s passage is all about justice. But what does this Psalm teach us about our images of God? What do we learn about the character of God? Find out by tuning in to this week’s podcast! Read the transcript (PDF) Photo by dying regime

On this All Saint’s Day, Brian and Fr. Shay tackle an oft quoted passage from the book of Revelation. How do we make sense of this passage? How do we understand the afterlife? All that and more on this week’s podcast. Photo by Stuck in Customs

In this week’s lectionary podcast Brian and Fr. Shay talk about one of the healing narratives in Mark. What does the healing of a blind man have to do with queer and trans liberation? What can the reaction of the crowd teach us about what it means to be in solidarity? All this and more […]

In this week’s podcast we interview Kaya Oakes, author of the new book “The Nones Are All Right”. We talk about what it means to be religious, how we build community, and more. Check out this week’s special podcast.

In this week’s podcast Brian and Fr. Shay talk about the power of morning prayer and meditation. What does this Psalm teach us about beginning our day? How can we set good intentions for our lives? Listen in! Read the transcript (PDF) Photo by Nithi clicks

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

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

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 […]

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 […]

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

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.