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Bonnie Violet is a trans femme genderqueer spiritual drag artist and digital chaplain. YouTuber & Host of a queer chaplain podcast with such series as Drag & Spirituality, TranSpirit & Faith Leaders. Co-host of Splintered Grace with her conservative christian aunt & At the CCC recovery podcast. Creator & Founder of Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV & AIDS (a.l.p.ha.) & the annual Drag & Spirituality Summit. Bonnie Violet shares her experience strength and hope with HIV for 24 years, re ...
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Send us a Text Message. This is an unedited audio recording of my conversation with Kathryn Post at Religions News Service - I was on a call with her via speaker and I recorded on my computer, she was aware of this and actually instructed me on how to do it, as you will hear in the beginning. Please enjoy Here is the link to the final article https…
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Send us a Text Message. Here is the link to the full program. https://youtu.be/4vhIQ2v3q7E?si=9J1oE4CafoaKWona PANEL DISCUSSION Joey Morelli, author of Authentic Selves Liliana Rauer Bonnie Violet BIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain. To le…
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Send us a Text Message. "You see of late I have been really challenged with feeling loved, supported and cared for by my family and I think in feel so deeply like this in this moment and time, a moment and time that I feel like I need them more than I have ever needed them, it paints over all the ways my family has shown up for me of the years. It …
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Genesis 1-11 lays out every theme of the Bible – Tuesdays or Wednesdays – over Zoom starting soon.Last week we talked about the Church – Capital C – universal, invisible.This week, we will talk about the Capital O church – Our church. Some of us have been together for many decades. You are the church here. It has never been about a program or organ…
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Send us a Text Message. I have been contemplating it for years and now is the time. I started writing my book last night, here is a bit of the intro from my soon to be book titled "transmission" a spiritual autobiography. xoxo BIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall w…
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We’ve been looking at the Kingdom of God. The first week we started, I had mentioned that on this week we would revisit the relationship between the Church and the Kingdom. This week – Cindy follows people on – substacks and other places – and everyone is commenting on The Church – the Universal Church – knowing and understanding and appreciating T…
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20240107Last week after our discussion time, there were some really good points brought up. Sue shared some great thoughts… John Ference and I were talking about the ‘already but not yet’ concept…Jesus’ first announcement of the Kingdom of God – both Matthew and Mark listed these similarly:Right after the temptation in the wilderness:Jesus came int…
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Send us a Text Message. TW: SA, METH, RECOVERY Reflecting a bit on the role of darkness in life and what to do with it. Wrestle it, embrace it, learn from it, extinguish it, or ... I didn't initially think I would be discussing my experience with meth but it was one of the first times I allowed myself to live in the darkness that I had been trying …
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Send us a Text Message. "When I stopped chasing the glitter and spent some time in the dark." - Bonnie Violet Audio Journal entry for January 5, 2024, reflection on glitter ie light, sparkle, passion, purpose, femininity, soft strength & the dark ie fear, scarcity, depression, unworthy, death, isolation, loneliness Would love to hear what you think…
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I have been going over things our church has been growing in. This next one is one I think we've really excelled at...I think that we are becoming a Jesus People. Not the 70s Jesus people – nor a superiority like Paul spoke of when he talked about being ‘of Apollos, or Paul, or Jesus’ – but that we, as a community, are learning to live out the trai…
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Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.Isaiah – The prophecy has 2 fulfillments – 1 immediately following – and the word, virgin has a double meaning as well – virgin= young woman – but also means virgin, like, the virgin Mary…Luke 2: In those days Ca…
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20231217Last week, at the very end, I talked about a strength of our church in the area of serving. I’d like to take a deeper look at this from the view of Advent. I’m going to do some weird things with the Bible to connect Advent and serving!Thank You for this time – and that You left heaven, not regarding equality with God a thing to cling to – Y…
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It has been brought to my attention that while I study these things through the week – and mention things like the essentials and non-essentials – not everyone might know what I mean by the essentials.While the Creeds are not …The Creeds often deal with a response to certain heresies.Apostles CreedNicene Creed – 325 AD – dealing with an issue in th…
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This morning I’m going to do two mini-sermons – there will be a bridge in between the two – and if you blink, you’ll miss it!This is about learning, unlearning, and relearning and the strengths of our church through the year.Matt Lynch – Flood and Fury – addresses how to view violence in the Bible. I have not personally read it – but “The Bible con…
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We have been doing a series on things we’ve learned as a church. Last week – I mentioned this quote:Brennan Manning “Though it is true that the church must always dissociate itself from sin, it can never have any excuse for keeping any sinners at a distance.” (Ragamuffin Gospel)As I read that – I can see – for some, how they might have trouble and …
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Another thing our church has done over the years – is being a respite for those who have been burned or wounded by church or other Christians.Here are some books that have helped me through this process:Larry Crabb – Shattered Dreams / The Pressure’s OffPhilip Yancey - Disappointment with God, What's so Amazing about Grace, The Jesus I Never KnewI’…
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