This post is an adapted version of a sermon I shared at Paradox Church in Redlands, California, on April 30, 2022. The video recording can be accessed here: https://youtu.be/jLKL5yOWHjY or on Paradox Church’s website.
I shared a similar version to a largely Seventh-day Adventist audience for Adventist Today’s Sabbath Seminar. (Access the video recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKtvlpv_7Qw)
Read MoreYears ago, I had a provider who I told I wanted to talk about my gender identity. I explained that I was afraid I might be experiencing Gender Dysphoria. It was a terrifying experience. I had thought about this for a long time, and it took a lot of courage for me to show up and verbalize it. I was well aware of the injustices that trans people face. I didn’t want to be one. I didn’t want it to be true.
Read MoreI created a ceremonial rite of passage that marked my gender transition. For me (and I hope for others who will build on it), it serves as a communal recognition, validation, and commemoration of the profound and spiritual experience that has been this journey. It proved to be filled with Spirit, utterly transcendent.
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