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b"In this episode, we answer a question from a Tumblr follower about finding a way to connect with God. For someone who grew up without a strong, solid foundation it can be very difficult to believe in God. \\u201cI just find it difficult to believe that God is really there, that they really exist. I don’t know what to do next.\\u201d\\nWe also queer this week\\u2019s text from Matthew 10:26-39 which reminds us that we are indeed called to fight. That following our faith asks us to speak our truth and in that same essence, prepare ourselves for the onslaught of pain and conflicts. We\\u2019ve heard of the phrase, \\u201cpick up and carry your cross\\u2026\\u201d, but what does it really mean? Stay tuned!\\nIn this episode, we talk about:\\n\\nHow are things at Fr. Shay’s location [0:47]\\nBrian remembers the Pulse nightclub massacre [3:47]\\nYour personal role in all that’s happening in the world [5:04]\\nThe arc doesn’t naturally bend towards justice [5:42]\\nThe internal work you need to start doing [7:02]\\nReader question from Tumblr on how to connect to God and find his faith [10:50]\\nHow most think that God as an anthropomorphic person [13:20]\\nFor most, connecting to God means doing the work and noticing the moments of sacredness [15:17]\\nTo experience God is to do good to other people [17:17]\\nInvitation to Sanctuary Collective [18:41]\\nWe queer the lectionary texts from Matt 10:26-39 [19:13]\\nEmphasis on peaceful fights [21:00]\\nFor queer\\u2019s who are living their truth, it sometimes creates riffs [25:58]\\nPicking up your cross is scary and what it really means [28:45]\\nOn denying jesus before people [30:45]\\n\\n\\nSometimes when I'm at a gay club, I take a step back & watch my friends shower each other with physical affection. Hugs and kisses and winks and nods and silly faces and pinched cheeks and grinding and making out. \\nIf you squint your eyes just right, you can see the Holy Spirit\\n— Brian & Shay | QueerTheology.com (@QTheology) January 18, 2019\\n\\nArticle mentioned in this episode:\\nSkeptics guide to Christianity @ queertheology.com/skeptics\\nIf you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology\\nIf you’d like to be featured in future episodes, email your question or Bible passage suggestion to connect@queertheology.com\\xa0\\nMatthew 10:26-39\\n\\u201cTherefore, don\\u2019t be afraid of those people because nothing is hidden that won\\u2019t be revealed, and nothing secret that won\\u2019t be brought out into the open. What I say to you in the darkness, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, announce from the rooftops. Don\\u2019t be afraid of those who kill the body but can\\u2019t kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell. Aren\\u2019t two sparrows sold for a small coin? But not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father knowing about it already. Even the hairs of your head are all counted. Don\\u2019t be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.\\n\\u201cTherefore, everyone who acknowledges me before people, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven. But everyone who denies me before people, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.\\xa0\\n\\u201cDon\\u2019t think that I\\u2019ve come to bring peace to the earth. I haven\\u2019t come to bring peace but a sword. I\\u2019ve come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. People\\u2019s enemies are members of their own households.\\n\\u201cThose who love father or mother more than me aren\\u2019t worthy of me. Those who love son or daughter more than me aren\\u2019t worthy of me. Those who don\\u2019t pick up their crosses and follow me aren\\u2019t worthy of me. Those who find their lives will lose them, and those who lose their lives because of me will find them.\\n\\n \\nPhoto by\\xa0Clay Banks\\nThe post Prophetic Troublemaking – Matthew 10:26-39 appeared first on Queer Theology."