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All Bodies are Sacred (Hallelujah!)

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Hallelujah to the grace And the body and every cell of us all The Hallelujah of the body begins at birth. I have been present at two births in my life, (other than my own) neither of them my children’s. … Continue reading →

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God is Trans (2023)

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Reading: Jesus At The Gay Bar by Jay Hulme Before images of God, I had white Jesus. Hung in a picture frame in my childhood home. You can see his perfectly groomed beard and goatee, his long brown hair with soft … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice, Sermons, Theology | Tagged BK Hipsher, Black Theology, Channing, Enfleshed, Feminism, Feminist Theology, gender, Genderqueer, God, Healing, Images of God, Imago Dei, Jesus, Likeness to God, Metaphors of God, Non-Binary, Theology, trans, transgender, Unitarian, Unitarianism | Leave a comment

Recognition / Seen – Easter 2023

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Reading: Luke 24:12-32 Sermon My best friend from high school reached out to me last week. We’ve stayed in touch loosely over the years over Facebook, but not in any consistent way. She was in our home town for the … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Rebellion – Hanukkah 2022

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

First, a Reflection from Rev. Sean Neil Barron “Rebellions Are Built on Hope” Gretchen said she was preaching on Rebellion, our conversation was something like this: “The simple gift this week is rebellion.” “So, you are preaching about Star Wars.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons | Tagged Change, Differentiation, Faith, gender, Hanukkah, Hope, Jew, Jewish, Judaism, Parker Palmer, Rebellion, Rule-Breaking, Self-Differentiation, Sermon, Sermons, Stories, trans | Leave a comment

Be More Gay

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

After my last post, I kept thinking about how to take these ideas and invite in a collective conversation, as well as a more intentional strategic response. The conversation part that I’m thinking about is a kind of playful response … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Reflections, Justice, Personal Stories, Sexuality | Tagged Church, Community, Faith, Gay, gender, Genderqueer, LGBTQ, Love, Non-Binary, Pride, Queer, trans, transgender | Leave a comment

Now is not a time for passing

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

With every new headline or “debate” about the latest wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation, I hear Audre Lorde: “My silence had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you.” In Florida, the literal intent of the law is silencing- to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Reflections, Justice, Personal Stories | Tagged Audre Lorde, Cis, Freedom, gender, Genderqueer, LGBTQ, Liberation, Non-Binary, Passing, Queer, Queerness, Straight, TDOV, trans, TransDayofVisibility, transgender, Visibility | Leave a comment

The Choice to “Dress Up” – A Mother’s Day Reflection

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

A Conversation with Drag Kings Pastors A Conversation About Mom Jeans on Mother’s Day The Choice to “Dress Up” Mother’s Day – like motherhood itself can be really complicated. We come with so many different stories of our own mothers, of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons | Tagged Clothing, Drag, gender, Justice, Mom, Moms, motherhood, Performance, Performative, play, Playful, Queer, Sermon, Sermons, trans, Woman, Women | Leave a comment

Queering Gender

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

I was only seven, and already I got that it made no sense. More than anything that year, I wanted to carry the cross up the center aisle, or at least a candle – I wanted to go in front … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Stories, Sexuality, Stories for Worship | Tagged gender, identity, Queer, trans, Transformation, transgender | Leave a comment

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