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People Are Being Beaten

February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 ~ David Mercer ~ 6 Comments

I’ve only just now realized that no one in the UMC is going to change their minds.  The only thing I see happening is that the LGBT will be more resented afterwards.

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A Challenge to My Christian Friends

January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 ~ David Mercer ~ 38 Comments

How do you know that what you believe is true? Don't call me a pig and walk away. I would like some real conversation.

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Church Camp

July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 ~ David Mercer ~ 7 Comments

I say that even with the best intentions, there’s a great deal of manipulation happening in church camps.  Tell me I'm wrong... that these elements are not in church camps....

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Mirror Mirror

April 7, 2018April 8, 2018 ~ David Mercer ~ 4 Comments

"It felt like I was looking in a mirror at an image of me that was five years older than I am now. And I got to wondering if he actually was me, sent from the near future...."

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An Awful Power

March 24, 2018 ~ David Mercer ~ 4 Comments

When I was a pastor I never practiced that “faith healing” crap. Yet even with my muted style, I could see people looking at me, waiting for a holy message to make them feel less desperate. It disturbed me to be given so much power.

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Still Here and Still Me

March 21, 2018March 23, 2018 ~ David Mercer ~ 2 Comments

I’m still here and I’m still me. I’m still humorous, musical, creative, passionate, loving, and enormously graceful on the dance floor....

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Our True Religion: Football, Firearms, and the American Flag

February 25, 2018February 26, 2018 ~ David Mercer ~ 6 Comments

If you follow Jesus you might want to remember that he wasn’t an American citizen, he didn't play football, and he damn sure didn’t own a gun.      

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I Won’t Stay Quiet

October 22, 2017October 22, 2017 ~ David Mercer ~ 3 Comments

The church claims to be an instrument of truth. How do people find truth if they are not allowed to ask, seek, and knock? Is the institution really so fragile that it can’t handle my voicing my thoughts?

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What Do I Call Myself?

October 15, 2017 ~ David Mercer ~ 4 Comments

I haven't lost myself. I'm growing up.

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What Will Happen When I Die?

October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 ~ David Mercer ~ 3 Comments

My consciousness… that presence behind the eyes that processes my thoughts and experiences--does it drift away and go somewhere else? 

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In the dugout we stomped our feet and gnashed our teeth. The score was eighty-seven to nothing, but if we had to take the field, the tide of misfortune could quickly turn and take us down.

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