By Bishop Durrell Watkins, DMinThe following celebrities share something in common: Al Green, Alan Ladd, Bear Bryant, 70s heartthrob Ben Murphy, President Bill Clinton, Billy Bob Thornton, charming outlaw Cherokee Bill,…
Marks 55 Years of Ministry and Two Decades of Leadership Under Bishop Durrell Watkins, DMin and Bishop Robert Griffin, DMinBy Savannah WhaleySunshine Cathedral was founded in Fort Lauderdale just two brief years after…
My Journey Through Progressive Christian ThoughtBy Bishop Durrell Watkins, DMinAs a Progressive Christian, I try to follow rather than worship Jesus. I believe Ultimate Reality ("God") cannot be contained in any…
By Bishop Durrell Watkins, DMinAugust marks Transgender History Month. When we reflect on transgender history, certain pioneering names rightfully take center stage. We remember Christine Jorgensen (1926–1989) whose 1952 gender…
By Bishop Durrell Watkins, DMinJuly is Liberation Month. In my spiritual tradition, “salvation” is the word used for “liberation” or “healing.” We are saved (healed, liberated) “from loneliness, despair, and…
By Bishop Durrell Watkins, DMinWe who identify as Christian attempt to follow a figure conceived in scandal (Matthew 1, Luke 1), who was sometimes homeless (Matthew 8, Luke 9), befriended…
Bishop Durrell Watkins, DMinTrinity Sunday falls this year on May 31. Trinity Sunday may lack the prominence of other major holy days, and while not explicitly codified until the 4th…
By Bishop Durrell Watkins, DMinResurrection Narratives symbolize the possibility of renewal:I’ve seen churches that were facing extinction experience a revival of passion and purpose and become thriving faith communities again.I’ve…
By Bishop Durrell Watkins, DMinHonestly, I have no idea if Jesus would be a flag waver of any sort. I do know that according to our sacred stories he welcomed…
By Bishop Durrell Watkins, DMinSt. Paul wrote in the mid-first century, “There are three things that endure: faith, hope, and love, and the greatest of these is love.” February is known…
By Bishop Durrell Watkins, D.Min.In the western Christian tradition January 6 is the Feast of the Epiphany. Epiphany calls to mind Magi from Persia using their astrological arts to discern that…
By Bishop Durrell Watkins, DMinChristmas is a Christian Holy Day calling to mind the birth of Jesus Christ. In that sacred story, a young and pregnant Mary travels from Nazareth…
By Bishop Durrell Watkins, D.Min.Third century Roman martyrs, Saints Sergius and Bacchus, are believed to have been lovers martyred for their faith. Likewise, Joan of Arc, who famously and consistently adopted…
By Bishop Durrell Watkins, D.Min.Halloween is back this month. It’s practically an LGBTQ+ High Holy Day. Costumes, street parties, haunted houses, scary movies, and tons of candy fill the month.…
By Bishop Durrell Watkins, D.Min.I’m tired of social media crusades against same gender loving and gender expansive humans. I am especially tired of these same homo-hating and trans-loathing persons acting…