David K. Mercier

Deer Queer Christian: Resurrection Is for the Margins
(1 Corinthians 15–16)

Dear Queer Christian,

They didn’t think people like you would still be here.
They didn’t think your faith would survive.
They definitely didn’t think it would rise.

But here you are.
Still believing.
Still showing up.

Still hoping in a world that keeps writing your obituary.

Let me tell you something, babe:
Resurrection isn’t reserved for the ones with memberships at the “right” churches and pronouns that match expectations.

It’s for the ones who’ve lost everything and still show up in heels to brunch or church.
It’s for the exvangelicals who walked away with nothing but questions and found God anyway.
It’s for the kids who were told to be “dead to sin” but never told they’d get to live fully.

You don’t need to pass a theology quiz to be raised.
You don’t need to hide your tattoos, pronouns, or pronouncements.

The Spirit isn’t checking your credentials.
She’s already moving through your story.
Your wounds, your glitter, your gospel.

So keep rising.
Even if you’re still sore.
Even if your salvation looks more like a pride parade than a revival.
It’s real. It’s yours. It’s holy.

—Someone who’s still rising, and still believing you will too, Paul

1 1 Corinthians 15–16 1–3

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Why Queer Hope Isn’t Wishful Thinking

Resurrection sounds like a churchy word.
But for queer folks, it’s revolutionary.
Because when you’ve been told your identity is sinful, when you’ve buried parts of yourself to survive, when the community told you to die to self and forgot to offer new life—resurrection becomes personal.
Paul says resurrection isn’t just a doctrine. It’s a disruption.
It doesn’t uphold the religious gatekeeping of who “deserves” life.
It throws open the tomb and says, “Everyone out.”
And that means you.
Your queer body, your messy story, your longing for love and justice—it all gets up. It all gets claimed. It all gets resurrected.

Reflection

Have you ever felt like the church didn’t include you?
What have you buried that might be ready to rise again?
What would it mean for you to live as if new life was already happening in you, not in spite of your queerness, but because of it?

1 Corinthians 15–16

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