Lyndon Sayers, Author at Faith Tides

Let’s talk faith and justice

Lyndon Sayers — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:08:53 +0000

How to use podcasting to have public conversations about theology For over a year, Boston Laferté and I dreamed about producing a podcast featuring themes that are progressively Christian and justice focused. We launched Let’s Talk Faith & Justice in the late summer of 2023, and we have now produced 19 episodes that are hosted […]

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Do churches deserve queer and racialized people?

Lyndon Sayers — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:35:32 +0000

Those of us in churches often find ourselves asking how we can become more queer-affirming and anti-racist. To put it another way, maybe we need to ask a more basic question — as churches do we deserve queer and racialized people joining us? The short answer is “no.” We should not demand anything from marginalized […]

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Christo fascism in Canada

Lyndon Sayers — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 20:27:06 +0000

In front of the BC legislature on many Saturdays over the past year, you would see people holding up signs about freedom, many of them white Christian men and women. If you looked or listened closely, you would also hear messages about hate. Christo fascism is on the rise in Canada. By Christo fascism, I […]

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Jesus loves our transgender siblings

Lyndon Sayers — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:31:56 +0000

I think about my trans friends and of their courage to simply be themselves. It’s not right that they are forced to put their lives on the line every time they step outside the door. Whenever they go out in public, they risk putting themselves in harm’s way, whether it is someone saying something transphobic […]

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