Kisha L. Parker Ministries Inc

Save The Date, It’s time to CELEBRATE!

Trans Solutions Research & Resource Center will be bringing you another Fab Fundraising Weekend. Highlighting the dynamic work we have done throughout the year and to celebrate the TGNC community.

This year will be more interactive for the community, as we will provide details on how YOU can become directly involved in supporting the mission of TSRRC while having an amazing time.

We will Kick off the weekend with Ge’Joes Juke Joint Review at Downtown Olly's Backyard with some of the best drag performers you can find.

Then…

Get ready to Celebrate Trans Resilience and Brilliance at our Fire & Ice TGNC Adult Prom, where we will crown The Fire & Ice Prom King(Mr.)Queen(Miss), and Majesty(Mx.)

We will close out our weekend Feasting in Fashion at Our Annual Southern Granduer Drag Brunch, Where Fashion, Food, Fun & Philanthropy come together for an amazing experience.

Stay Tuned for Ticket Information and more details in weeks to come.

If you are interested in supporting TSRRC In providing sustainable and equitable resources to the TGNC community in Indiana please click the link below :

https://rebrand.ly/TSSRC-DONATE

Where are your people? 🫶🏼

We didn’t get jumped in, nor manipulated in. We are INVITED in. No prerequisites. No conditions.

Fasting as a spiritual practice may not be the healthiest practice for those who struggle with eating disorders and/or other related trauma.

I love this man’s work around spiritual formation. ✨🙏🏽💫

This is the day that the LORD has made. I will not clown nor cut up in it! 😎

SURELY humans can call for a cease fire in Ga•za WITHOUT being anti-semitic. I mean, we CAN walk and chew gum at the same time, right? God, in your mercy…..🙏🏽💚🩵

Is repentance even a thing anymore at all? I don’t hear that word much anymore. 🙏🏽

Join Indy Pride to kick off the 2024 Season THIS WEEKEND, May 4th AND 5th. Time to start marking your calendars and get excited for your favorite events! FIRST UP: LAUNCH PARTY & 2024 PAGEANT! Free tix are still available to join and celebrate the 2023 court and welcome a new season! There’s something for everyone to embrace and enjoy. Visit indypride.org to dive into the growing lineup of festivities and be part of the celebration! 🏳️‍🌈

Agreed. 👌🏽

As a follow up to my post last week about “cuss” words, I thought I’d share a story.

The Carnage & Grace book tour kicked off this past weekend in Houston. It was supposed to be a quick and easy trip but big delays got me home much later than expected. But because I got stuck in the Atlanta airport for awhile, it did give me a chance to have a proper sit down dinner. TGI Fridays was directly across from my gate so I was able to sit, eat, relax…and wait.

My server was a young black guy. Don’t remember his name. But toward the end of my meal he asked me what I did for work. I told him I was a preacher. He looked at me surprisingly and said, “You don’t look like a preacher.” I took it as a compliment. He then said that his grandmother was a pastor but that he hasn’t had anything to do with “church or religion” in a long, long time. He went on to say, “I have been praying more recently, though, because I’m going through some hard stuff.” I said, “Man, I’m sorry to hear that. What I’ve discovered, though, is that when the s**t hits the fan, God’s grace becomes more real to us.” He was caught off guard a little and said, “Man, you don’t talk like a preacher, either.” Again, I took that as a compliment. He then said, “It’s good to know that there are preachers out there like you who are real. I feel like I could tell you anything and you wouldn’t judge me.” I said, “When you’ve screwed up as bad as I have and experienced the grace of God carry you through a s**tstorm of your own making, you tend to judge others much less.” He thanked me. Asked me to pray for him. I paid my bill, left him a nice tip, and flew home.

I don’t know what his Christian upbringing was like, but based on what he said, the Christianity he knew didn’t allow for preachers (or Christians) to look or talk like me. And I’m sure part of the reason he concluded “church and religion” wasn’t for him is because he didn’t fit the mold.

So, maybe cussing doesn’t hurt my ministry after all, as some suggested. Maybe it helps me reach the people God has called me to reach. Maybe it helps normal, everyday people lower their guard around me and feel free to be themselves.

And that s**t gets me excited!

Love. Period.

Anne Lamott Author

One more harmful law struck down! Being gay is no longer a chargeable offense in The United Methodist Church. No more trials for LGBTQ+ clergy because of their sexual orientation. 🌈🌈🌈

Amen to the United Methodist Church (UMC)! Now THIS is “GOOD NEWS”!!!!!!!
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This is so cool!!!! 😃

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I’m not a gratuitous cusser. In fact, my grandmother used to say that gratuitous cussing revealed a lack of vocabularic creativity. But I cuss. Not for effect. It’s just the way I talk. And I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.

In the last couple months I’ve posted three clips from my sermons that have included the phrases “a hell of a lot more”, “who the hell…”, and the word “screwed”. Quoting Bible verses about “unwholesome talk” and “lewd speech”, sanctimonious commenters who have overlooked the content of the clip have “called me out” for using these phrases and words. Most of them, though not all, have been mean and condescending. I laugh it off, roll my eyes, and griningly shake my head. But sadly, it reveals a hell of a lot about what many think Christianity is all about.

I could say much about how “lewd” speech” and “unwholesome talk” doesn’t at all refer to whatever some may consider modern “cuss” words, but instead refers to things like gossip, slander, accusatory tones, or comments that, ironically enough, reveal a self-righteous disposition. Or, I could go into the philosophy of language and how the meaning of words depends on the context. But that would be a much longer post than the one I have in mind here. So, all I’m going to offer is one comment and one story.

First the comment. Relax. Take a deep breath. Maybe give yourself permission to say “s**t” or “damn” or phrases like “I got my ass kicked at the gym today” or “what the hell is Jerry Jones thinking?”. It’s ok. These are modern words used in a modern context that, in some cases and by some people, are considered “cuss” words. But don’t make more of it than God does. Because, trust me, he really doesn’t give two s**ts.

Now the story. Years ago, Christian writer and activist, Tony Campolo, was speaking at a gathering of Christians and said: “I have three things I’d like to say today. First, while you were sleeping last night, 30,000 kids died of starvation. Second, most of you don’t give a s**t. Third, the worst part is that right now you’re more upset with the fact that I said s**t than the fact that 30,000 kids died last night.‬”

To that I say, kick ass point Dr. Campolo! Kick ass point!