Hey it’s the last Friday of June! That means it’s time to post a little bit of optimism to close out the crazy month we’ve had. I don’t know about you guys, but I need something positive to read right now. The news has been non-stop depressing, and once again I’m happy to be part of the “We Are The World Blogfest” – cause the world needs to be a little bit more bright and cheery.
This month I’m focusing on an inspirational woman who has had a heck of a life to lead, Nadia Bolz-Weber. She’s a pastor who started her own church, the “House for all Sinners and Saints”. One third of her church is part of the LGBT community, and she also has a “Minister of Fabulousness”, Stuart, who is a drag queen. On top of how amazing this church already sounds, her church accepts everyone. She doesn’t care what happened in your past, or even whether you are a believer in faith.
She has had several videos in the Maker series focused on faith, and as someone who attended at least 3 different religious churches growing up, her take on faith is both fascinating and empowering.
Honestly listening to her talk about these things is a breath of fresh air to me. How about you? Do you connect with the messages here, or reject them?
Marlena Frank 
I didn’t watch the video but I like her acceptance as also shown in her minister! We need more ppl like her!
I agree! If you get the chance to watch them, they are very powerful. They’re only a few minutes long, but dang, she makes some excellent commentary. I would attend her church if I lived closer!
I like that she is progressive and her church is open for LGBT people, people with addictions, compulsions and depression, and even nonbelievers.Thanks for sharing this story!
Isn’t that fantastic? We need more people like her! Thank you for sharing this! 😊🙌