Author Archives: Reverend Gilbert H. Caldwell
A changed heart
The history described, of a written conversation with a friend about United Methodist and Biblical language about same sex unions and marriages is factual. A recent conversation with that friend, has led me to write this “imaginary letter” that he …
Hearing the voices of same-gender loving children of God
“…the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native tongues of each.” Acts 2:6 What are the many things we say about hearing? Some say we hear what we want to hear. Some …
De`ja` Vu All Over Again
To my friends in Methodists in New Directions and all others who are distressed by the revelation that the National Organization for Marriage has a deliberate “game plan” to enlist blacks in their efforts to prevent marriage equality: The contradiction of …
When Love Gets Lost in the Scuffle
I have lived through that peculiar moment in American history, when it came to marriage, many Christians were more concerned about the race of persons who love each other, than the quality and content of their love for each other. …