I'm an Atheist

July 23, 2012 in Christianity, Openly Gay at a Christian College

His eyes looked extra blue today. It may have been that slim fit white polo with light blue stripes or the glasses he wore because he knew it would make me happy… and he probably didn’t want to deal with his contacts, but for story sake, it was for me. I even got to try […]

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Gift of Life

April 18, 2012 in Christianity, Openly Gay at a Christian College

She and I had just enough room to sit and talk. We were in the nook of the stairway of the coffee shop, the spot where the stairs go up mid-level and then switchback-like the trails I hiked back home in Oregon during the summer. A few days ago, she emailed me about some research […]

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The Invitation

February 28, 2012 in Christianity, Openly Gay at a Christian College

“Emotionally, how does it feel to be wrong?” asked Kathryn Schulz in a presentation I recently watched on TED Talks. Peering out into the crowd, she listened for some responses. “Dreadful.” “Embarrassing.” A thumbs-down from the girl in the background. Schulz points out that these were great answers, but they were answers to a different […]

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Fundamentals

February 19, 2012 in Christianity, Openly Gay at a Christian College

My small private Christian high school could be described as decently conservative, maybe overwhelmingly conservative, practicing some of the you-say-a-swear-word-you’re-going-to-hell Christianity and turn-or-burn religion. Detentions were handed out for saying the word “fart” and don’t even thing about saying “c-r-a-p.” The Bible was taught as a science book, the key to all knowledge, and evolution […]

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Relentless

February 10, 2012 in Christianity, Openly Gay at a Christian College

I never really understood how I broke his heart, crushed as some would say. He knew my priorities from the beginning: “roommates, friends, then whatever else.” Despite my loneliness, I knew I did not want to find my comfort in a relationship. He could always see that I was struggling, though. He could see I […]

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Breakfast with the Author of The Shack

October 2, 2011 in Christianity, Openly Gay at a Christian College

I grew up with the greatest privilege of knowing the Paul Young and his children. Paul is the author of New York’s Times Best Seller, The Shack, and possibly one of the most intelligent individuals I have personally known. Back on August 17th, I had breakfast with him, a time that is still continuing to […]

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Peter's Challenge: FAITH

September 20, 2011 in Christianity, Openly Gay at a Christian College

In my previous post (Peter’s Challenge: 8 Weeks to Love), I talked about my “eight weeks to love” plan, and my first step was faith, the most tough and most foundational step. After about two weeks of deliberation, I finally grabbed a faint hold of my idea of faith. Since faith is the foundation for […]

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Peter's Challenge: 8 Weeks to Love

September 17, 2011 in Christianity, Openly Gay at a Christian College

With the harsh spiritual season of winter this past spring, I spent my summer reconstructing my spiritual life back to a healthy spot. All I could really come up with was that I needed to “love.” Returning to Point Loma, although still on the edge, I made my focal point of this year to love […]

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Tetelestai: "It. Is. Finished."

July 27, 2011 in Christianity, Openly Gay at a Christian College

I’ve been driving around the past month with 8 books sitting in my trunk, but I pick up one of these books once, maybe twice, a week. So as part of my goals for the next few weeks, I wanted to finish at least half of these books. I’m around 30minutes finishing the first one […]

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Theology: Five Interrogative Questions.

April 12, 2011 in Christianity, Openly Gay at a Christian College

Remember back when learning English grammar, you learn the five interrogative question words: who, what, when, where, and why? With my countless number of questions about God and being a “vessel of ideas” (The Rain Fell…), I’ve managed to barely organize my questions into these interrogative questions. What is God?In the Christian tradition, God seems […]

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