Reconciliation is not about making everything fit. It’s about allowing everything to be—fully, honestly, and without shame.
Between Worlds: Holding Legacy and Identity in the Same Hands
The Paradox of Love: LGBTQ+ Identity within Evangelical Families
This essay explores the author's personal journey navigating familial relationships within a global Evangelical ministry, confronting the paradox of unconditional love versus conditional acceptance. Through reflection, the author seeks recognition, accountability, and understanding, aiming to document the lived experience of LGBTQ+ individuals while analyzing the disconnect between theological rhetoric and real-life empathy.
Navigating Identity, Family, and Belonging: A Secular Perspective on Reconciliation with Evangelical Loved Ones
Maintaining relationships with evangelical Christian family members, especially as an LGBTQ+ person, is often described as an “emotional challenge,” but that phrase doesn’t quite land for me. It makes it sound contained. Manageable. What it actually feels like is something that lives in the body longer than it lives in the conversation. It shows up …
Mikhail Oparin 