

Reflection on translation, Biblical inerrancy, and the (potentially) gay Roman Centurion
Each era of life brings unique challenges, opportunities, and gifts. One of the gifts in this particular time and place is being a homilist at Spiritus Christi Church, a revolutionary faith community which does profound works of social justice, and feels like family. Here's my latest, from Monday 12/1/2025, which contemplates the difficulty of translation, the issue of biblical inerrancy, and the possibility of a gay Roman Centurion's plea for help.
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Jesus can become an idol
Declan and I talked about the new golden statue of the current president this morning, and it's contrast with the teachings of the gospels and Wisdom of Laotse which we've been contemplating. The urging of both writings is to seek humility, and the special importance of that virtue for those in positions of leadership. The conversation reminded me of a passage from Sleeper, Awake: 40 days of companionship for the deconstruction process , which I've excerpted below. While not
Sep 19
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A spark in the darkness
I'm trying not to get sucked in to the past week's vortex about a person who died and the person accused of killing them. There are too...
Sep 17
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On rainbows
The entry below is excerpted from Transfigured: A 40-day journey through scripture for gender-queer and transgender people. Thought I'd...
Sep 4
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On Coming Out, as Writer or as LGBTQIA+
This post originally appeared on www.sdewitthall.com . A member of my writing group raised a question at the last meeting and I've been...
Jun 12
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On Orgasm (a poem)
Did you realize Zan also writes poetry? Here's a sample from her chapbook titled A Dog Named Me . On Orgasm My beloved asked for a poem...
Jun 5
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Guest post from an upcoming anthology on how to be an ally
We're posting something a bit different today. It's an essay written by transmasculine author Rowan Murphy about actions of allyship...
May 12
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Embracing authenticity: the invitation offered through relationship with a transgender loved one
A year or so ago I posted an essay after it appeared in issue 132 of a literary journal called Sinister Wisdom . My beloved Declan...
Apr 15
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Time as measured by...
(This post first appeared on www.sdewitthall.com .) It’s December 2024, and I just found out that the son of my parents' friends died....
Dec 6, 2024
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Sneak peek at what's to come: The Problem of Cake
My first poetry chapbook will be released soon, and Declan asked that I share one of the pieces from it. His wish is my command, so here...
Apr 23, 2024
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