There comes a moment in time when all of us have to take a stand about our convictions. I will also say…that's not always easy. Such is the case for me. I was raised, trained, and educated in Evangelical churches and graduate schools. I worked in Christian schools and found myself under the authority of those who solidly held to conservative Evangelical beliefs around the LGBT+ issue. But for me, the teaching didn't align with my spirit or me as a person. How could, or would, a mighty God create people as queer and then make them deny who they truly are? I couldn't get my head and heart around…