God Loves Me. The Bible Too

Peter Carlson grew up evangelical — fluent in scripture, certain of God's love, but told by his church a very different story. Today he's a queer theologian and editor of the Queer Lectionary, inviting queer people — and everyone — to reclaim the Bible on their own terms. In this conversation, Peter shares what it means to read scripture through a queer lens, why Zacchaeus may be the queerest story in the Bible, and why the church needs to start asking those in the margins: "Where are you finding God?" ✦ What is the Queer Lectionary? ✦ Why queer readings of scripture matter for everyone ✦ The Zacchaeus story — and what most preachers miss ✦ Responding to critics who say the Bible's meaning is clear ✦ Queer theology as a practice of embodiment, not just identity Peter Carlson is an Episcopal queer theologian and editor of A Queer Lectionary (Year A and Year B), a multi-voice collection of sermons on the Revised Common Lectionary. 🎙️ Kwok Pui Lan is a postcolonial theologian exploring faith, social justice, and cross-cultural dialogue.