Author Archives: Rina

What Would Jesus Do?

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Rina

In the 20+ years I have known Jesus, I have always loved worship music. But lately, I’ve noticed that I’ve been having a stress reaction to certain songs due to the treatment I have received from a few people who … Continue reading →

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Today, I Choose

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Rina

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.” –Maya Angelou I tried to hide something from a loved … Continue reading →

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What if pain is necessary?

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Rina

“Instead of constantly working to get comfortable in my relationship and feeling that something is wrong because I can’t ever quite get there, I can relate with instability as a strange invitation to remain awake in love. So if you … Continue reading →

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God’s In-Box

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Rina

Today a friend wrote me asking when I was going to “let Jon go” to “find his path.” Her question inferred that I was being unfair both in asking Jon to stay and in asking my girlfriend to “settle” in … Continue reading →

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For Love Covers a Multitude of Sins

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Rina

Over the past few weeks, I have come to learn a difficult truth about the woman I love. Rather than speak for her, I will share some of her words (edited for berevity’s sake), taken from something she wrote today: … Continue reading →

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“Gay Christian” is not an oxymoron

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Rina

I wrote parts of this five years ago, when I was struggling with my own opinions on this subject. As an ultra conservative, fundamentalist Christians, Jon and I once cut family members out of our lives for the “sin” of … Continue reading →

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Is It True?

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Rina

Lately, any time I find myself seeking to hide something I’ve said or done or feel for fear that someone will find it out, I ask myself a simple question: Is it true? The question reminds me that my fear … Continue reading →

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