The Light Beyond Fire and Brimstone: Reclaiming Spirituality After Religious Rejection: Reflections for LGBTQ+ Individuals

Last Tuesday I was driving home when in the corner of my eye, a familiar messenger appeared: a faded reader board in front of a local church that read, "All are welcome.” At first glance, I reflected on how comforting this message sounds, and I even repeated it a few times to myself as I waited for the light to change. Then, an all-too-familiar follow-up question settled into my passenger seat: "I wonder, would everyone who has visited this church agree?"