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b'Today we answer a listener question about the pushback around the use of the word \\u201cqueer\\u201d and how their pastors felt uncomfortable and strongly preferred LGBTQIA+ instead. \\u201cYet, some sources are saying that it is exclusively for those questioning, gender fluid, or not adopting of a specific label.\\u201c Tune in to hear our answer and let us know if you\\u2019ve experienced this pushback yourself.\\nWe also queer a text from Philippians which holds a very important message of our frailty as humans to intellectualize the way we connect with the divine. That we expect a certain connection to God because we believe that we are righteous and that we\\u2019ve done our \\u201cwork\\u201d. This message underlines the importance of knowing what connection and relationship we are really looking at with the divine.\\xa0\\nKey takeaways:\\n\\nFr. Shay\\u2019s birthday is coming up and he shares his angst on getting older [0:42]\\nBrian\\u2019s excitement over a secret project [4:46]\\nListener question: using the word \\u201cqueer\\u201d at church [6:16]\\nHow Queer Theology website and podcast receive pushback on the word \\u201cqueer\\u201d [7:37]\\nWhat does the word \\u201cqueer\\u201d really mean [8:25]\\nThe irony of the cross [12:47]\\nThe work is to sit in the discomfort [14:52]\\nQueering the Bible: Philippians 3:4b-14 [17:52]\\nWhat Brian loves about this passage [19:48]\\nWhat won’t save you [21:11]\\nSafety vs. being saved [22:03]\\nDon\\u2019t intellectualize your way into a connection with God [24:30]\\xa0\\nFigure out who God and Jesus is to you [25:30]\\nThe concept of oppression holds true across all forms of Christianity [26:02]\\n\\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\\nPhilippians 3:4b-14\\nThough I have good reason to have this kind of confidence. If anyone else has reason to put their confidence in physical advantages, I have even more:\\nI was circumcised on the eighth day.\\nI am from the people of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin.\\nI am a Hebrew of the Hebrews.\\nWith respect to observing the Law, I\\u2019m a Pharisee.\\nWith respect to devotion to the faith, I harassed the church.\\nWith respect to righteousness under the Law, I\\u2019m blameless.\\nThese things were my assets, but I wrote them off as a loss for the sake of Christ. But even beyond that, I consider everything a loss in comparison with the superior value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have lost everything for him, but what I lost I think of as sewer trash, so that I might gain Christ and be found in him. In Christ I have a righteousness that is not my own and that does not come from the Law but rather from the faithfulness of Christ. It is the righteousness of God that is based on faith. The righteousness that I have comes from knowing Christ, the power of his resurrection, and the participation in his sufferings. It includes being conformed to his death so that I may perhaps reach the goal of the resurrection of the dead.\\nIt\\u2019s not that I have already reached this goal or have already been perfected, but I pursue it, so that I may grab hold of it because Christ grabbed hold of me for just this purpose. Brothers and sisters, I myself don\\u2019t think I\\u2019ve reached it, but I do this one thing: I forget about the things behind me and reach out for the things ahead of me. The goal I pursue is the prize of God\\u2019s upward call in Christ Jesus.\\n\\n \\nPhoto by Vaishakh pillai\\nThe post Safety vs. Being Saved – Philippians 3:4-14 appeared first on Queer Theology.'