"Radical welcome"

Last night I started to write up some of what Tanya Erzen said at the presentation she gave at my church the other night, which was about the two years she spent studying the "ex-gay" movement and how it fits into the agenda of the "Christian right". But, man, was some of that stuff depressing and anger-inducing. So I decided to share some other things first, which fit in with the notion of churches (and individuals) practicing "radical welcome".

Radical welcome kicks welcome to the next level. It asks, Who would never even come to the door, because they are so sure we will not receive them, and because, historically, we have not?

I've written more about that here. It includes the story I shared last night, about Louis and Ernest (pictured here).



Click here to read Now *that's what I call "good news"!

(And I'm running late again this morning, so I need someone else to call "new thread", pretty please.)

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