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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Coming Out at A Christian College (Part 3): Tearing Down the Walls

January 29, 2012 in Christianity, Openly Gay at a Christian College

   Part 1    Part 2 The wind had a slight chill to it, but luckily, there were few clouds in the sky, making the sun shimmer off the ocean and into my eyes, making me squint as I looked at the San Diego skyline just across the bay. His luster-filled blonde hair didn’t help too much […]

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Coming Out at A Christian College (Part 2): Reopening the Walls

January 20, 2012 in Christianity, Openly Gay at a Christian College

   Part 1 Inside our cafeteria, we have short tables each accompanied by two chairs sitting on both sides, “date tables” as we call them, ideal for a laid-back and highly unromantic date in the university cafeteria. That’s not why we are here though. — Sometimes, outstanding individuals catch you off-guard. I met this guy who […]

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Coming Out at A Christian College (Part 1): Building the Walls

January 17, 2012 in Openly Gay at a Christian College

The rain splattered across my windshield as my wipers raced to remove the thousands of droplets so that I could see. Portland, Oregon tends to get a little wet. My hi-beams guided me through the old country roads; so far out they lacked streetlights. The night felt sinister. I was on my drive home from […]

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