#derek webb

[castingmysilver]

A little anthem for queer joy and religious reclamation.

#music #derek webb #flamy grant #religion #christianity #lgbt #faithfully lgbt #Spotify

[dzgrizzle]

Favorite New Songs of 2023

“Boys Will Be Girls” by Derek Webb with Flamy Grant

“In Your Love” by Tyler Childers

“Last Train to Nowhere” (Acoustic Version) by Ghost Hounds

“Ghosts Again” by Depeche Mode

“Sweet Sounds of Heaven” by the Rolling Stones with Lady Gaga

I found myself listening to these songs over and over again in 2023 – and watching the videos, all of which are awesome.

#best songs of 2023 #best new music #derek webb #flamy grant #tyler childers #ghost hounds #depeche mode #the rolling stones #rolling stones #lady gaga #favorite songs #Youtube

[santaclaralocalnews]

Santa Clara Players opens its 2023 – 2024 season with the world premiere of the murder mystery spoof “Agatha Crusty and the Medieval Murders” by British playwright Derek Webb, playing Oct. 13 – Nov. 4. “Having done the North American Premieres of two prior Crusty plays, it’s only fitting to do a World Premiere,” said SCP producer George Doeltz. “That’s mainly due, I think, to the fact that we asked first.” (A trial run took place last April in Wales, where Webb resides). Read more at svvoice.com

#santa clara players #scp #season #George Doeltz #world premiere #Sara Hough #director #Agatha Crusty #British playwright #derek webb #svvoice

[warriormythwonder]

"Maybe you gotta betray what you love the most to find out if its really real or if it was just a ghost"

#im having emotions #derek webb #the jesus hypothesis #Spotify

[teenwolfpackincorrectcaptions]

Stiles, hitting Jennifer with his bat: That's for killing the love of my life.

Jennifer: What?

Derek: He's talking about me. Wait? I'm the love of your life?

Stiles, still mad at him for trusting her: I don't know. I'm still mad at you.

#teen wolf #sterek #mieczysław stiles stilinski #stiles stilinski #dylan obrien #dylan o'brien #jennifer blake #haley webb #derek hale #tyler hoechlin #source: coco

[thisnoisemademe]

Boys will be poison, girls will be war.

#hot for preacher #alkaline trio #blood hair and eyeballs #matt skiba #dan andriano #derek grant #alternative #alternative rock #post punk #gothic #gothic rock #gothic punk #horror punk #punk rock #pop punk #rise records #cameron webb #studio 606 #chicago #illinois #Spotify

[incorrectteenwolfcaptionsold]

Jennifer: Derek, could you help me with some advice...?

Derek: With what?

Jennifer: With love, how did you know you were in love with Stiles?

Derek: …

Derek: I’m in love with Stiles?

#teen wolf #sterek #jennifer blake #haley webb #derek hale #tyler hoechlin #stiles stilinski #mieczyslaw stiles stilinski #dylan o'brien #dylan obrien

[dirtbagdefender]

#teen wolf #derek hale #jennifer blake #tyler hoechlin #haley webb #tv show gifs #i had to gif it just for that small smile. that one gif. #( * mine )

[fishtomale]

the reason i can never find people to do shit with me here is it’s always either

“so our local independent theater is showing a late night double feature of grimy horror movies shot in new york circa the early 80s. yeah yeah Basket Case is in there. OF COURSE. yes there is a weird horror sex scene you have to acclimate to in order to enjoy the movie. no i can’t vouch for the second feature”

or like

“any cincinnati ohioans / northern kentuckians who were part of progressive christianity communities in the 1990s - 2010s and regardless of personal religious orientation at this time have deconstructed and really support trans people want to see a concert from this then-christian singer-songwriter artist who has since integrated drag into his persona and collaborated with multiple trans artists in a BYOB house show?”

#mish.txt #these are two real examples in the past month #btw the second one is still going if you want more info #local derek webb house concert nov 3 baby

[camyfilms]

CINDERELLA 2015

Your Majesty, I am no princess. I have no carriage, no parents, no dowry. I do not even know if that beautiful slipper will fit. But, if it does--will you take me as I am? A good honest country girl who loves you?

#cinderella #2015 #film #favoured #lily james #richard madden #cate blanchett #helena bonham carter #eloise webb #nonso anozie #stellan skarsgard #sophie mcshera #holliday grainger #derek jacobi #ben chaplin #hayley atwell #rob brydon

[castingmysilver]

....I find a great deal of Derek Webb's "The Jesus Hypothesis" album relatable but I'm kinda stuck on these lines from "Some Gods Deserve Atheists" rn.

"When you were young

Hypothetical sin

Was all that you'd done

It was so simple then"

So........ this would imply having a generalized view of sin nature but *not* believing every other move you make is fucking up???? That was not my personal fundie-adjacent experience!

#personal #religion #called to wrestle #silver processes bs #derek webb #song lyrics

[dzgrizzle]

This was my first time hearing the two songs in this article, “Good Day” by Flamy Grant and “Boys Will Be Girls” by Derek Webb. Both songs are so damn beautiful they made me cry. In the video for “Boys Will Be Girls” it feels like Derek Webb is channeling David Bowie’s “Boys Keep Swinging” in a sacred space. I am in awe.

#flamy grant #derek webb #drag queen #music #lgbtq community

[downthetubes]

Crowdfunding Spotlight: UNIT 666 Volume 1

Don’t delay, troopers! Head over to Kickstarter now and check out Unit 666 – before it’s too late! What a lineup!

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#Andrw Sawyers #Bill Storie #Chris Askham #Darren Stephens #Derek Gray #downthetubes News #Horror Comics #Lyndon Webb #Neil Roche #Noel K Hannan #Steve Austin #Unit 666 #War Comics #Warwick Fraser-Coombe

[nerdygaymormon]

Queer Gospel Music

This past year I came across several songs that I enjoy listening to on Sundays. I created a playlist for myself for Sundays and thought I'd share with y'all.

Yet : Ashley Hess - Ashley Hess was a finalist on the 2019 season of American Idol. I heard her perform this song at the Gather Conference where she introduced it by saying, "The next song that I'm gonna play is a song that I wrote in my lowest time. But it's a song that's so special to me because it was the moment that I felt like I finally came out of hiding, and that the Lord not only saw me, but loved me and embraced me." I can relate so much to that. Plus, I don't hear many songs from the perspective of "I'm trying, so God please don't give up on me."

God Loves Me Too : Brian Falduto - Brian played the gay kid in the movie School of Rock, and catapulted the character into an LGBTQ icon when he delivered the line “You’re tacky and I hate you.” Now as an adult, Brian is back and singing that no one has to earn God’s love. Brian wrote the song after visiting a church that was welcoming and accepting of queer people. I look around and see I’ve found a place where peace and love abound. I’ve waited my whole life for the truth. It is true, God loves you. It don’t matter if you’re LGBTQ

My Little Prayer : David Archuleta - David wasn't out yet when he recorded this, but I imagine he really related to some of these lyrics, such as I'm beginning to understand that you (God) have a plan for me.

The Queer Gospel : Erin McKeown - I love these lyrics. There are those who think we're wicked. There are those who call us names: depraved, lost and sick, and would rather bathe us in shame. But we put the "sin" in sincere, we put the "do" in the doubt. God is perfectly clear. We are perfectly out. Love us as we are. See us and we're holy. In this shall we ever be wholly ourselves.

Good Day (feat. Derek Webb) : Flamy Grant - Matthew Blake was a worship leader for 22 years who has become a “shame-slaying, hip-swaying, singing-songwriting drag queen” named Flamy Grant (it's a play on the name of gospel singer Amy Grant). The lyrics talk of coming back to church after having left for feeling oppressed. They’ve come back to church because despite what some say, God’s love is expansive enough for everyone. God made me good in every way, so I raise my voice to celebrate a good day. 

Believe : GENTRI - The pianist for this group is gay. After coming out, he was having a hard time with faith and was angry at God, and he felt God gave him this song as part of his healing process. Believe there is an answer. And while you feel you're buried deep in a disaster, believe more hands are waiting, ready to lift you up and carry you back to safety. You're not alone, keep holding on. And believe.

Explaining Jesus : Jordy Searcy - In 2014, Jordan was a contestant on The Voice. He grew up active in a church and since being on the television show he has written several religious songs, including this one. Jordy discusses the shortcomings of churches, comparing the ways in which church members act and interact with each other, including how they treat the gay community and oppress women. If you're gay and over 85, you've felt for your whole life that when God made you, he just messed up. In the chorus he apologizes that this has been the experience, I'm sorry no one explained Jesus to you.

Satan's Tears : Kyler O'Neal - Did anyone ask how real you are? Has anyone said that you are loved, or that you’re the one they’re dreaming of? Those questions start this beautiful song by trans woman Kyler O’Neal. The song addresses a young gender non-conforming person unaccepted by their world, and the singer promises to wipe away Satan’s tears which were created by a cruel society

Same Love : Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert - Macklemore sings that his gay uncles should be allowed to marry, and speaks of how Christianity has hurt gay people. "God loves all his children" is somehow forgotten, but we paraphrase a book written thirty-five hundred years ago. The song concludes with Mary Lambert singing I’m not crying on Sundays, which I think means not letting religious intolerance and churches harm us anymore

No Place in Heaven : MIKA - Mika is singing about how religion teaches there’s no place in heaven for gay people because the way we love is sinful. Father, won’t you forgive me for my sins? Father, if there’s a heaven let me in

God Is : The Outer Banks - I don't know that they had queer people in mind when they wrote the song, but the lyrics relate to the conflict between one’s queerness and relationship with God. God was never angry. God was not against me. God was never far away. God is not disappointed.

I Know it Hurts : Paul Cardall & Tyler Glenn - I just wanted to believe, but how am I supposed to believe this about me? And then we find each other, queer church members who can understand what we’re going through, who know the hurt. For most queer people, they leave church and go on a different path. They’re not lost, a faint light at the end is guiding their way, they’re finding another way back home.

Losing My Religion : R.E.M. - The song was interpreted as the struggle of a closeted gay man coming to terms with what his religion taught about gay people and is seen as an example of queer coding in the era of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Lead singer Michael Stipe had declined to address his sexuality, so when “Losing My Religion” came out, people assumed Stipe was coming out as gay. Consider this the hint of the century. Consider this the slip.

HIM : Sam Smith - This is a song about a boy in Mississippi coming out and the conflict between his sexuality and his religious upbringing. He is grappling with the feeling that there’s no place in church for him because he’s gay. Holy Father, we need to talk. I have a secret that I can’t keep. I’m not the boy that you thought you wanted. Please don’t get angry, have faith in me.

Pray : Sam Smith - You won’t see Sam in church, but they say they’re a child of God at heart and are begging God to show the way. I’m not a saint, I’m more of a sinner. I don’t wanna lose, but I fear for the winners

Faith : Semler -  This song reached No. 1 on the iTunes Christian music chart and is about growing up queer in a faith community and how the rejection by the church left them scarred. When my religion turned against me, they said my hopes and dreams were faulty. I showed these holes inside my hands, and they claimed they couldn’t see.” Even as they struggled with the church, Semler kept a relationship with Jesus and flourished far more than she did in any church building. But I don’t wanna get small to be in those rooms

Hey Jesus : Trey Pearson - Trey made headlines in 2016 when as the lead singer of the Christian rock band Everyday Sunday, he came out as gay. Three years later and Trey has a question: Hey Jesus can you hear me now? It's been awhile since I came out, I was wonderin' do you love me the same? As a person who struggles to reconcile faith with sexual orientation, I find this song quite moving.

Heaven : Troye Sivan feat. Betty Who - Troye sings about what it’s like for a religious teenager to come out as gay. Without losing a piece of me, how do I get to heaven? Without changing a part of me, how do I get to heaven? All my time is wasted, feeling like my heart’s mistaken, oh, so if I’m losing a piece of me, maybe I don’t want heaven? Troye explains “When I first started to realise that I might be gay, I had to ask myself all these questions—these really really terrifying questions. Am I ever going to find someone? Am I ever going to be able to have a family? If there is a God, does that God hate? If there is a heaven, am I ever going to make it to heaven?” The video features footage from LGBTQ+ protests throughout history.

Revelation : Troye Sivan and Jónsi -This song was written for the movie Boy Erased, which is about a young man being sent by his parents to a conversion therapy camp to try to change him to not be gay. The lyrics are about feeling liberated from the toxic teachings he learned at church about LGBTQ+ people. It’s a revelation. There’s no hell in what I’ve found, and no kingdom shout. How the tides are changing as you liberate me now and the walls come down. In other words, God doesn't condemn me for my queerness.

Orphans of God : Ty Herndon & Kristin Chenoweth feat. Paul Cardall - The message of the song is we are all loved by God, we are all thought about, we are all created equally and God loves us all the same.

Midnight : Tyler Glenn - The Neon Trees frontman gives an emotional song about his departure from the Mormon church but not from God. The ballad is accompanied by a video that shows Glenn removing his religious garments and replacing them with a glittery jacket, which is such a powerful metaphor.

#queerstake

[teenwolfpackincorrectcaptions]

Scott: Derek is serenading Jennifer again... Stiles: I'm going to punch him in the throat. Scott: Stiles, WAIT! Stiles: Yes?! Scott: I wanna watch.

#teen wolf #sciles #sterek #scott mccall #tyler posey #mieczysław stiles stilinski #stiles stilinski #dylan obrien #dylan o'brien #derek hale #tyler hoechlin #jennifer blake #haley webb #source: american dad

[thisnoisemademe]

I should be under your spell right now, your spell right now.

#alkaline trio #ak3 #matt skiba #dan andriano #atom willard #derek grant #alternative #alternative rock #post punk #gothic #gothic punk #horror punk #punk #punk rock #bad time #Blood Hair and Eyeballs #rise records #studio 606 #Cameron Webb #pop punk #Chicago #america #American #Youtube