“But Your Identity Is In Christ”

Well, my friends, I’m off to San Francisco Pride for the weekend. I’ll be hanging out with friends today and tomorrow, and leading worship at MCC San Francisco tomorrow at noon and 7pm. I won’t be checking Facebook much, so I’ll respond to comments on Monday.

Today I’d like to share some more goodness from my friend, gay Christian blogger/podcaster extraordinaire Kevin Garcia. This idea of my identity being in Christ and not in a sexual orientation is one I’ve heard again and again. People have told me I shouldn’t call myself a “gay Christian” because that’s putting gay before Jesus… I disagree, of course. I think it’s like calling myself an American Christian or a right-handed Christian. It’s just an adjective and normal American English usage. I don’t call myself a “Christian right-handed man.” Of course my identity is found in Jesus. That’s what being a Christian is all about.

But read Kevin’s words, not mine! Happy Pride, everyone!