Gospel Archives - New Ways Ministry

The Resurrection’s Lessons for Doing Intersectional LGBTQ+ Ministry

April 14, 2024/1 Comment/in Scriptural Reflections /by Yunuen Trujillo

Queer women also deal with a myriad of injustices that only women face. In the case of the ministry mentioned above, located in a country where femicides are commonplace, it's no wonder queer women want to burn it all down. Read More

The Priest Who Made Every Sunday A Pink Sunday

March 10, 2024/9 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections, Uncategorized /by Guest Contributor

When Henry embodied the radical welcoming and healing acted out by Jesus, and filled an entire church with it, so many were healed of their hurt. Read More

A Long Life in the Land: For Nex Benedict

March 3, 2024/2 Comments/in Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Scriptural Reflections /by Allison Connelly-Vetter

Nex Benedict, we say your name. We honor your memory. We will never stop fighting for the long life you deserved. Read More

Living on the Margins—Just Like Jesus

February 11, 2024/3 Comments/in Personal Stories, Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

Identifying with those on the margins, I don’t need nor want to defend myself. I am much freer here knowing I am blessed everyday walking with Jesus who chose to live on the margins. Read More

“God Doesn’t Want You to Be Miserable.”

February 4, 2024/0 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

What does it mean to have an obligation or purpose to preach the good news? Are we under the same obligation that Paul and Jesus were? Read More

Disrupting the “In Group”

January 28, 2024/2 Comments/in Pope Francis, Scriptural Reflections, Uncategorized /by Angela Howard-McParland

In their view, to be “chosen” means there must be some people who are left out. Full acceptance without discrimination seems to threaten their own inclusion. Read More

“Get Someone Else to Do It. Not Me.”

January 21, 2024/2 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

But over the course of my years of ministry, I began to express another truth that I came to learn: the simple presence of LGBTQ+ people can present a threatening challenge to some people. Read More

Open to God’s surprising Incarnations

December 24, 2023/1 Comment/in Scriptural Reflections /by M. Hakes

The Fourth Sunday of Advent beckons us to the threshold of Christmas (this year a bit more literally), inviting us to reflect on the intertwining themes of hope, trust, and the fulfillment of God's promises. Read More