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Calling All Parents…..

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Guest Author

“Mom, I have something to tell you…I’m gay”.  ”Dad…I think that I am in the wrong body, I think that I am really a boy”.   (Coming Out Covenant is pleased welcome guest poster Laura Statesir from the Marin Foundation … Continue reading →

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Rev. Alden Johnson: “A Grandfather Speaks”

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Guest Author

Because I’m a Covenant pastor, some will wonder how I can assume this open, affirming stance on LGBT issues. My answer is neither profound nor unique. I simply ask, “How can we expect the biblical authors to have a positive approach to homosexuality without the evidence and insight we have now?” Why can we not label these verses as culturally tainted as are passages presuming that the earth is flat, slavery is acceptable, women must not speak in church (certainly not with an uncovered head), divorced people must not be pastors, etc., etc.? Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Former Evangelical Covenant-er Rep. Drew Hansen Speaks in favor of the State of Washington’s Bill to legalize same sex marriage!

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Philip K. Brockett

Rep. Hansen’s quiet and sincere way of speaking can not help but impress upon you that sincere and devout Christians (and Evangelical Covenanters) can hold differing understandings of what the Bible has to say about homosexuality. Continue reading →

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Nathan Albert: “Belong, Believe, Become”

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Guest Author

Because of religion in churches, we’re told you must be a certain way, act a certain way, behave a certain way, believe a certain doctrine, then belonging to our community can happen. Instead, I think the Gospel presents a better model: Belong, Believe, Become. Continue reading →

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Nathan Albert: “What is the Loving Thing to Do?”

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Guest Author

As a North Park Seminary student, I have spent the last ten months writing my thesis, which looks at the relationship between the Evangelical Covenant Church and homosexuality.  I have exegeted all the “clobber” passages, have read and reread the … Continue reading →

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