Faith, God and Family: “Humble Pride” is Holy and Divine
Faith and Pride in Self By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Faith Columnist— “The Supreme Court ruled LGBTQ+ people cannot be fired for their orientation!” according to…
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Faith, God & Family: Three Prayers For The New Year
Prayers can enhance our lives and those of others By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Faith Columnist— The persecuted can become the persecutor. Carl Jung referred to…
What Is Your Transgender Narrative? A Personal Look & Reflection Of Mine
By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist— In November 2018, Andrea Chu, a transgender woman, wrote an opinion in the New York Times, which stirred a lot…
Faith, God and Family: Being Unwanted Can Make You Stronger
The Act of Feeling And Being Unwanted Can Impact Your Life’s Outcome By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— “You were a mistake,” my friend’s mother told…
Faith, God and Family: Sharing “Holy” Perspective Makes All Better & Stronger
Faith and the Holy By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Often, when I share spiritual advice, I say, “Life is not about mistakes.” If life were…
Faith, God And Family: Experiencing & Overcoming Depression
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Depression is not something I’d wish on my worst enemy. It’s been a companion of mine for much of my…
Grappling with God: The Never-Ending Struggle to Make Sense of the Senseless
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— A little over two years ago, an Arizona mother was taking her twin 18-month-old sons on a walk near a…
Faith, God, and Family: A Little Spiritual Renewal in the Mountains
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Over the Christmas holiday, I spent three nights in Vermont’s Green Mountains on a spiritual retreat. Never before had I seen so many stars….
Faith, God and Family: LGBTQ People Have Been Survivors Throughout History
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— It will be okay. My best friend called me in tears the day after the national election fearing the worse. Will he and…
Faith, God and Family: Give Thanks for Something Everyday
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— One thing I underscore in my spiritual wellness classes is to be thankful for something each day. No matter how…
Faith, Family and God: Creating Blessings for Yourself and Others
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— In November, I gave a workshop on integrating spiritual care with mind and body health. Too often we compartmentalize, losing…
Faith, Family, and God – A Survivor’s Guide to Biblical Basics, Part One
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Despite books, articles and media interviews with LGBTQ-friendly clergy addressing the handful of biblical references to homosexuality, there is still…
Faith, Family, and God: A Survivor’s Guide to Biblical Basics, Part 1
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Despite books, articles and media interviews with LGBTQ-friendly clergy addressing the handful of biblical references to homosexuality, there is still…
Faith, Family, and God – Preferring Hell, if God is Homophobic; He is Not
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, one of South Africa’s greatest spiritual and political leaders, said in late July, “I would not worship…
Faith, Family and God: Thinking About Relativism & Keeping Perspective
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Religious leaders, especially those opposed to LGBTQ civil and human rights, narrowly define relativism as pop culture’s attempt to impose…
Faith, Family, and God: Tragedy — Experiencing Life and Not Asking “Why”
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist– The question most often asked after a tragedy or during suffering is “why.” Hate crimes, terminal illness from AIDS, ongoing…
Faith, Family, and God: Time, Death and Not Looking Forward to the New Year
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist– New Year’s makes me depressed. I’ve never liked the holiday. The more time passes, the more distasteful it gets. There’s…
Faith, Family, and God: You Don’t Go to Hell – Myths and Legends
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist– Many in the LGBTQ community, especially those of practicing faith, are surprised when I share that hell is myth, legend…
Faith, Family, and God: A Q & A about God
By Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist — Does God punish LGBT people? No. God created you. You are holy. God is not self-destructive. God no more…