by David K Mercier | Jul 15, 2025 | Dear Queer Christian, Scripture Paraphrased
David K. Mercier Dear Queer Christian: The Rules Were Never the Point(1 Timothy 4–6) Dear Queer Christian, You’ve heard the rules.You’ve been told how to act, how to dress, how to “present.”You’ve memorized the verses they weaponized.You’ve tried to walk the...
by David K Mercier | Jul 10, 2025 | Faith & Identity
David K. Mercier Disagreeing With You Doesn’t Make Me Less Christian The Bible Has Always Made Room for Debate — Why Can’t the Church? Theological Diversity, LGBTQ Inclusion, and a Better Way to Do Church You don’t have to be right about everything to follow...
by David K Mercier | Jul 8, 2025 | Dear Queer Christian
David K. Mercier Dear Queer Christian: Justice Cries Out (James 5) Dear Queer Christian, Dear Queer Christian, You’ve watched people thrive off systems that shut you out. You’ve heard sermons on prosperity from pulpits that never asked how you were surviving.You’ve...
by David K Mercier | Jun 30, 2025 | Clobber Passages, Scripture in Context
David K. Mercier Genesis 19 and Homosexuality: What Really Happened in Sodom? Genesis 19 is one of the first passages of Scripture traditionally referenced in debating homosexuality. This post is for anyone wrestling with what Genesis 19 really says—and doesn’t...
by David K Mercier | Jun 18, 2025 | Dear Queer Christian, Scripture Paraphrased
David K. Mercier Dear Queer Christian: A New Kind of Priesthood (Hebrews 5–7) Dear Queer Christian, You’ve probably been told—directly or not—that holiness isn’t for people like you. That spiritual leadership is for the straight, the safe, the sanitized. That empathy...