The Bible is the inerrant, infallible word of God! The Bible says it, I believe it, and that settles it. If you are a Christian, you have probably heard these kinds of comments too many times to count. They are usually used to defend an exclusionary view of God – who and what God loves and doesn’t love. Claiming that God is more loving and inclusive than the strict boundaries that are regularly read out of the Bible goes against the “clear teaching of scripture”, and has beco

For those who wander, You are not lost. Those who are willing to break, You are not broken. Those who are willing to love, You are not weak. Those who believe they can change the world, You are not dreamers. You are not what they told you. The first step away from a place you once belonged is the hardest. Only those who are strong can do it. Emily is a renowned community connector, advocate for women, Asset Based Community Development advocate and leader in her local

In Jewish folklore the baby leaves the womb because God softly beckons, woos and gently calls! The ‘All Are Welcome’ sign, waiting on the outside as I make my exit from Church! These signs appear in all the wrong places. Invitations can appear at exits and exits can be an unexpected invitation to begin again. God, it seems, is completely oblivious to all our religious demarcation zones, exits, entrances, no go or no god zones. God is colour blind, so it seems, to the black-an

A year ago today, I stood up to power for the first time. My legs shaking. My voice quivering. Tears streaming down my face. "No." "I will not allow you to treat me this way." And I walked away. And to my dismay, they let me. The first few steps were terrifying. The wilderness is a lonely place. You claw for comfort but find none. You leave behind a world, but know nothing of where this journey will take you. Sometimes you just know you must go. And so I went. And