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Ada, For Our Allies

10 Talking Tips for Better Allyship

25 Mar 201925 Mar 2019by Queering the KindomLeave a Comment on 10 Talking Tips for Better Allyship
10 Talking Tips for Better Allyship

The following is a list of practical, everyday tips to improve our allyship to God’s beloved queer and trans children.

Theology, Zora

I Read This Sh*t So You Don’t Have To: Jackie Hill Perry

21 Jan 201917 Feb 2019by Queering the Kindom2 Comments on I Read This Sh*t So You Don’t Have To: Jackie Hill Perry
I Read This Sh*t So You Don’t Have To: Jackie Hill Perry

Don’t look for answers from those who haven’t even inquired.

Ada, Coming Out, Theology

The Devil’s in the Disappointment

14 May 201816 May 2018by Queering the KindomLeave a Comment on The Devil’s in the Disappointment

...Both translations of disappointment hurt because they incite us to determine our own self-worth with the never-satisfied measuring stick of our perceived worth to others.

Church & Fellowships, Zora

How to Set a Fire & Build with the Ashes: My Story of InterVarsity, Queerness, and the Danger of “Dialogue”

26 Feb 201816 Apr 2018by Queering the Kindom2 Comments on How to Set a Fire & Build with the Ashes: My Story of InterVarsity, Queerness, and the Danger of “Dialogue”
How to Set a Fire & Build with the Ashes: My Story of InterVarsity, Queerness, and the Danger of “Dialogue”

This is about my relationship with InterVarsity, how a light became a fire, and how the ashes became something new.

Ada, Theology

Re. Side B: What Comes of the Schism

8 Jan 201816 Apr 2018by Queering the Kindom1 Comment on Re. Side B: What Comes of the Schism
Re. Side B: What Comes of the Schism

“I want to keep quiet,” said an old college fellowship friend to me, “but I can’t. What you’re doing is wrong.” The message - a response to our engagement announcement - came with a barrage of Bible verses and rationale: judgment in a cloak of compassion.

Church & Fellowships, Relationship-ing, Theology, Zora

Permission to Land

18 Dec 201716 Apr 2018by Queering the Kindom7 Comments on Permission to Land
Permission to Land

I eventually took flight from my non-affirming church after taking hits critical enough to damage rather than boost my relationship with God and God’s kin-dom. Here's the journey I’ve been on since then - this time with Ada as my co-pilot.

Church & Fellowships, Coming Out, Relationship-ing, Spiritual Disciplines, Theology, Zora

Fight & Flight

4 Dec 201716 Apr 2018by Queering the Kindom5 Comments on Fight & Flight
Fight & Flight

When Ada and I first started dating, I was attending the church that had been my home through college. The Living Room was a Southern Baptist-lite church bustling with twenty-somethings, all gathered around a charismatic worship band and our bearded, blue-jeaned preacher Mel.

Asian America x Queerness, Church & Fellowships, Coming Out, Relationship-ing, Spiritual Disciplines, Theology

Que(e)ries?

1 Dec 201711 Dec 2017by Queering the Kindom1 Comment on Que(e)ries?
Que(e)ries?

We have a vision for what the future of the blog will look like, but before we get there, we want to pause and hear from you.

Church & Fellowships, Coming Out, For Our Allies, Relationship-ing, Zora

Coming Out on Campus

13 Nov 201715 Dec 2020by Queering the Kindom6 Comments on Coming Out on Campus
Coming Out on Campus

I love getting asked how Ada and I met. It’s kind of a silly story, but it challenges stereotypes: we met at a pizza party at our college Christian fellowship.

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