Yesterday I was hanging out with some friends and we saw this church, Broadway Church in Westport. If the picture of the banner outside the church doesn't turn your stomach what they say on their website will.

"Jesus turned no one away. Neither do we. No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome.

Jesus treated everyone who wished to enter his new community of the Spirit as full and equal participants – rich and poor, male and female, gay and straight, young and old, beginner and advanced, and any other human situation. We seek to do that, too.

Founded as a church willing to change with the times and to welcome those who did not always feel welcome in other churches, Broadway continues those traditions today.

In the Spirit of Jesus Christ who welcomes all, and to celebrate the richness diversity brings, Broadway Church affirms and welcomes all persons of any sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, differing abilities, religious affiliation, socioeconomic status, or any persons who have been spiritually disenfranchised. All are welcome into the life of our church, including its membership, leadership, sacraments, and ceremonies.

We believe that each person is free to follow the leadership of Jesus in interpreting the Bible, understanding the Christian path, and their own personal conduct.

Because of this, Broadway is a community of varying beliefs, religious backgrounds, and practices, united by our mutual acceptance and desire to follow Jesus together.

Broadway is an inclusive, theologically progressive, healing community focused on the spiritual transformation that comes from following Jesus Christ.

Because we follow the life, teachings, and person of Jesus Christ we have come to the following:

• We experience God as love and reject all punishing, vengeful, and violent images of God.
• We follow Jesus’ example as he embraced, ignored, and rejected parts of the Scripture of his day.
• We are convinced that hell is a human construct and not a punishment by our Creator.
• We believe that God communicates directly with every person.
• We see each person, as Jesus did, as a divine being on a human journey.
• We accept God’s promise that every person without exception will awaken to the light of divine love.
• We cherish the healing, transforming power of the Spirit of God within each person.
• We address God as Mother and Father while agreeing that God includes and transcends all human metaphors and is Ultimate Mystery.
• We have found that the self best evolves with the support of others.
• We learn, grow, and risk as a community committed to spiritual transformation.
• We practice justice, welcoming and affirming diversity.
• We respect other traditions and spiritual paths.
• We embrace the Spirit breaking through the barriers that keep people from unconditional love. "

To those this church is know as the "gay church". There are SO many issues with what this church believes! They say that Jesus rejected some scripture when He was on earth. Then they go on to say that because Jesus "did that" we can too. Just pick and choose what scripture you want to toss out. Then whatever scripture gives you warm fuzzies, (aka you twist scripture to permit you to continue in your life of complancey) you live upon professing that you love Jesus when in reality the Lord is so not ok with that.

More later if I have to time... Sorry, I ran out of time to write more about this...

For the first time in months I am actually not feeling restless. Praise the LORD! I am moving into an apartment, actually an apartment just a few doors down and up from the one I spent over a year in!, with a friend and I feel really good about it. Like a weight has been lifted. I was crying out to the Lord a day or two ago about how I just want to be taken care of. That I know that He can take care of me but I really hadn't been feeling like He would. I'm really excited! Thank You Daddy!!!

On a different note, there is something I am not very excited about. I had asked the Lord something else (what was I thinking) and I got it and now that I am looking back I wish I had not asked Him for it. It was totally pride and totally stupid! Ahh! Take it away God! I want it to be true for only one person. Hide me! I know that God usually does go through our prayers and weeds out the bad ones... I know that He granted this one so I could see how stupid of a desire it was... Ok God. I got it. Please take it away. ha ha

But really though. This is the most at peace I have felt in a while.  Ok well actually, the most at peace I've felt in three weeks and even though that is not a long amount of time I have had a hard time coming to this point. A really hard time getting here. I don't even know how I got to this place except that the Lord loves me and knows what I need!!!  Thank You Papa!

Which reminds me of a puppy that needs to be adopted. Tyson. I can't adopt him because I don't have money to and my landlords won't let me have a dog. It makes me sad though cause he needs a home where he will be loved for who he is. Wow, that sounded really sappy...  But I want him. I have wanted him since I met him, but mostly because I knew that he was not getting the love and the attention that he needed and deserved. Papa, have Your way. I think I will ask my landlords if I can have him. Even though I can't afford him at this point. I want to love him! And one never knows until they ask!