Queer Theology

Brian and Fr. Shay record a special podcast for All Saints Day. What does the Sermon on the Mount have to do with sainthood? What is the value of honoring saints? And how is the view of Sainthood that’s presented in this passage different from the one we usually get. All that on this week’s […]

Brian and Fr. Shay talk about the complexities of how we read Scripture, especially when we read messages about insiders and outsiders and God’s wrath and destruction. What is the point of passages like these? What can we learn from them? How do we read them? Listen in on this week’s podcast. Read the transcript […]

This week Brian and Fr. Shay talk about finances, work, and money. What does it mean to have enough? What is our responsibility around money as queer people? As people of faith? What does it mean to be content? Let’s dig into these tough questions together.

This week’s lectionary text is one of Jesus’ weird parables. Brian and Fr. Shay share their ideas on what it means for queer people to be the stones that the builders rejected. The Kingdom of God belongs to those who bear good fruit so what does that mean for the queer and trans community? Matthew […]

Brian and Fr. Shay go off book this week to talk about a theme that has been percolating a lot for them. What does survival mean for the queer and trans community? What would it look like to move past survival into thriving? We’re exploring this theme in several ways this month, so be sure […]

A short little passage that packs a lot into a few verses. What do we do with Paul’s ambiguous messages around the body and his desire for death? Brian and Fr. Shay tackle the complexity this passage. Show Notes Spit & Spirit HOPE (DESPAIR) #FaithInTheFog If you’re thinking of hurting yourself, taking your own life, or […]

Brian and Fr. Shay talk about the difference between historical fact and truth. What does it mean for our faith if things like “The Exodus” aren’t historically factual? What particular gift do queer people have to offer in the realm of Biblical interpretation? All this and more on this week’s podcast. Read the transcript (PDF)

What does it mean to love one another? What does it mean to stand in solidarity with one another? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about caring for one another and what it might mean to “let no debt remain.” Photo by Justin Lowery

Do we feel alienated because of our queerness or because of God? What is it that compels us to stay in the church? Brian and Fr. Shay take on a tough passage from Jeremiah and interpret it with hope. Read the transcript (PDF) Photo by Johan J.Ingles-Le Nobel

This week Brian and Fr. Shay look at Romans 12:1-7. What does it mean to be a living sacrifice? How can we talk about and work for justice in the face of situations that feel overwhelming or far away? How can we look at all of this, especially in light of what is happening in […]

This week Brian and Fr. Shay talk about the refugee crisis and immigration. How is immigration a queer and Christian issue? What does the Bible have to say about the plight of immigrants? What is the responsibility of the United States in the face of this current crisis? Photo by DryHundredFear

Do queer and transgender Christians have a reason to evangelize? What does it mean to share the Good News in our own context? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about what evangelism might mean for us today. Read the transcript (PDF)

The podcast is back and we are looking at Matthew 14:13-21 and Isaiah 55:1-5. What do these passages have to teach the church about living into abundance? What is the vision here around food justice? What can the queer community teach the church? Brian and Fr. Shay share their thoughts on this week’s lectionary texts. […]

For my day job I work at a mainline church with a mostly older, wealthy, white, congregation. It’s a place that has been good to me, but where I sometimes feel out of step. This year I was asked to be the guest preacher for our annual Pride Sunday. I don’t get to preach at […]

What does it mean that God is on our side? How can this passage be a comfort to queer and trans* people of faith? Brian and Fr. Shay talk about persecution, feeling oppressed, and how this passage gives them hope.

  The Genesis Creation story is often used to condemn queer folks for their sexuality and transgender people for their gender identities. In this week’s podcast Brian offers an imaginative retelling of the Genesis story and offers us a new window into how to be imaginative with the text. Read the transcript (PDF)

It’s Pentecost 2014 and Brian and Fr. Shay are talking about dreaming dreams and having visions! What does this text have to say to our modern church and the modern queer and trans movement? How have our visions become narrow as we’ve seen success? How can we dream new dreams and new visions to create […]

This week Brian and Fr. Shay base an entire podcast on three verses. What in the world do these verses have to say to us today? How do we deal with our families and our queer identities? What do Mary and Jesus’ Brothers have to do with queer activism? All this and more on this […]

Brian and Fr. Shay talk about the Gospel reading for May 25th. What does it mean that a Comforter will come to us? How does this passage speak comfort to queer and transgender Christians? What does it mean to keep the commandments of Jesus? All this and more on this week’s podcast.

Brian and Fr. Shay talk about Peter’s altar call and what it has to say to queer and trans Christians today. What do we need to repent of? What does it mean that death no longer has a hold on us? What does all of this mean in our movement for liberation? Listen in!