A Prayer for Grief
February 13, 2021
God of our grief,
God who is not afraid to say the word “death”,
God of light and life … More A Prayer for Grief
Author: august.laperche
Through the inclusive love of God revealed in Jesus Christ, I am working to actualize the vision of full affirmation and inclusion of LGBTQ+ folx in the Church. I am a current MDiv student at Phillips Theological Seminary, pursuing ordination in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). they/them & she/her
Pursuing & Persuading God
May 5, 2020
What is the destiny of human beings? In other words, why is it that humans exist? Assuming we were created by a higher being – God – then what were humans created to do? What is our purpose? Some answer this question by saying: The Divine’s will for human beings is for humans to not sin. … More Pursuing & Persuading God
cling
April 10, 2020
“From stardust, we were made, and to dust, we shall return” – the litany echoes throughout the wooden beams holding up the roof over our heads that my eyes survey as the minister smears cold, slimy, holiness across my forehead. on the last “normal” day that I remember, in those days when the idea of … More cling
saving Light
April 6, 2020
For many years, I believed that God was the reason for everything. Meaning that God either allowed or willed into being everything that is, everything that happens, and everything that does not happen. This way of thinking worked okay for me, for a while. Until it didn’t. But even after it stopped working for me, … More saving Light
freedom in our truthtelling
January 16, 2020
This week, I was reading some passages out of one of my favorite books, In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World by Pádraig Ó Tuama. Towards the end of chapter 5, he shares about one of his favorite authors, Nuala O’Faolain, whose words Pádraig found to be a sort of guiding light in … More freedom in our truthtelling
Coming Out, Inviting In
October 11, 2019
Today is National Coming Out Day. While I’ve been going through the “coming out process” for over a year now, yesterday (10/10/2019), I “officially” came out on Instagram for the first time. I shared that I am queer – a term that I use because it feels like it better encompasses my whole identity – … More Coming Out, Inviting In
Who Do I Say I Am?
September 13, 2019
The standards I was taught to reach for, taught to slay myself for, taught to shelter myself for and taught to even hate myself for all involved God. … More Who Do I Say I Am?
08.23.2019
September 10, 2019
I have learned that you are still incredibly brave, even if your voice quivers and your hands shake when you tell them who you are. I have learned that I deserve the same freedom, the same honesty, that I fight for others to have. I have learned valuable things from my loneliness, but taking the … More 08.23.2019
be free
August 31, 2019
Even though many have told me that I needed to “break free” from who and how I love, breaking into freedom from those judging words and programs set out to change me is actually what I was made for. They broke me down and got me to stand in line, reciting what was “right” – … More be free
existing
October 31, 2018
Even in the stillness there’s a stirring… internal noise… that cannot be ignored, and I’m not sure that it should be. I think I am allowed to cry when I listen to my trans friend talk about how people in power want to erase him from history, and how these powerful people are working hard … More existing
becoming “us”
September 20, 2017
When I realized I wanted to serve in the realm of mental health, I had no idea what I was really getting into. No, I’m not talking about the stereotype that every person who receives mental health treatment is “scary”, “messy” or “depressing”. Because they aren’t. Sometimes life is scary. Sometimes life is messy. Sometimes … More becoming “us”
silence is deadly
August 17, 2017
The words you’re about to read are honest. They are my heart. With that, I ask that you read with care, with caution, and with an open mind. I am adamant on skipping all drama, all “I don’t usually say things like this, but…” statements, and all disclaimers that I am, in fact, white. I … More silence is deadly
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