Sunday, August 23, 2026 Lisa Vahey Allied Person of Faith Quote And God will delight when we are creators of justice and joy, compassion and peace: yes, God will delight when we are creators of justice, justice and joy! ~For Everyone Born Devotion These words are the refrain of Shirley Erena Murray’s hymn, For Everyone Born, which has been beautifully updated with revised lyrics by Avery Arden at Binary Breaking Worship. Here is one of their new inclusive verses: For gay, bi, and...

Sunday, August 16, 2026 Yaseen LGBTQIA+ Person of Faith Quote “Ordain for us what is good in this life and the next. Indeed, we have turned to You in repentance.” Allah replied, “I will inflict My torment on whoever I will. But My mercy encompasses everything.” ~Al-A’raf 156 Devotion I love this passage and God’s promise that his “mercy encompasses everything.” He doesn’t say, “my mercy is available under certain conditions” or “my mercy extends to those who meet the requirements.”...

Sunday, August 9, 2026 Clare LGBTQIA+ Person of Faith Quote “So, if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.” ~John 8:36 (NRSV) Devotion August is wandering season. Vacation time. Road trips with no particular destination. Long evenings when the light stretches out and you’re not quite sure where the day went. There’s a looseness to August that the rest of the year doesn’t quite have. A permission to meander. I’ve been thinking lately about how much of Queer life is about...