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Christ Was Crucified at Club Q:
A Poem of Lament in the wake of the Club Q Shooting Christ was Crucified at Club Q, Nailed on Caesar's cross of hollow points and...
mspennycost
Mar 9, 20232 min read


Against the Gentrification of Grace
A Sermon on Jerimiah 23: 1-6 NRSV Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary - Evanston, IL I want to recognize that my presence as a Drag...
mspennycost
Nov 18, 20226 min read


Against the God of Capitalism: Habakkuk's Lament
A Sermon on Habakkuk 1:1-4 & 2:1-4 NRSV Allendale United Methodist Church- St. Petersburg, FL We live in a society which worships the God...
mspennycost
Oct 3, 20225 min read


Why Stand We Here Idle: Micah's Call for Social Transformation
A Sermon on Micah 4:1-4 NRSV for Hope United Methodist Church of Bloomington, IL Today we continue in our new Sermon Series, titled...
mspennycost
Jun 18, 20227 min read


When will we be Satisfied: The Satiation of Change in the Desert of Harm
A Sermon on Amos 5: 21-24
mspennycost
May 12, 20227 min read


We: the Collective Waters
A Liturgy for the Remembrance of Baptism From the chaotic waters of creation To the tumultuous seas of the unknown Down the gutters of...
mspennycost
May 3, 20221 min read


God’s Campy Creation: Finding Beauty within Chaotic Absurdity
(A sermon delivered at the 2021 Somerville, Massachusetts Drag Gospel Festival) “In the beginning God created the Heavens and the earth.”...
mspennycost
Jan 11, 20224 min read


Just Another F*cking Meditation: Grief, Courage, Memories, & Peace
To merely search for a healthy and meaningful way to process sorrow and grief, can feel fucking debilitating. When you walk into your...
mspennycost
Jan 10, 20228 min read


A Seed of Gratitude: Change Making, System Shaking, and Legacy Shaping
(As preached at Hope United Methodist Church, Bloomington, IL: 11/21/2021) Today, we are finishing up our sermon series titled Staying...
mspennycost
Nov 23, 20217 min read


A Death Drop of Honey in a Bitter Medicine: My Carnivalesque Faith
(As published at Whosoever Magazine) "I can not do this,” I thought to myself as I began my inaugural ascent out of the basement of The...
mspennycost
Nov 9, 20215 min read


If Christ Can Cry, So Can You: Healing Toxic Masculinity Through the Empathetic Incarnate
(As published at Whosoever Magazine) Here I sit in quiet stillness. For 30 minutes, there is no scrolling, swiping, messaging, emailing,...
mspennycost
Nov 9, 20213 min read


Our Collective Quandary: Re-Examination, Reformation, and Liberation
(As published in Whosoever Magazine) It is easy for the blinded oppressor, from an ivory tower of privilege, to look around at the...
mspennycost
Nov 9, 20215 min read


A Sermon for Pentecost 2021
Pente-Chaos: The Holy Spirit of Drag By: Ms. Penny Cost First Church Somerville UCC May the holy spirit swell in the words of this page,...
mspennycost
May 26, 20216 min read
Prayers for the People Amongst a Pandemic
Tonight we pray for those in isolation. For those who long for interaction and beg for intersession. Tonight we pray for those who felt...
mspennycost
May 13, 20212 min read
A Prayer for Reform: Sensible Gun Laws in the US
So often in our country’s history, have “thoughts and prayers” been utilized as tools of deflection. Prayers have been offered up as...
mspennycost
May 12, 20212 min read
An Ecumenical Prayer: End the Israel-Palestine Crisis and Genocide
Divine One, we come together today, not as strangers, not as neighbors, but as siblings of Your Creation. We recognize that we are called...
mspennycost
May 12, 20212 min read
A Reconciliatory Prayer
Holy spirit wash over the words of this sermon so that justice may drip from every letter, love may linger on every comma, and grace may...
mspennycost
May 11, 20211 min read
Silenced Prattle: Strangers Seen and Stories Heard
As a person prone to prattle it is ever more powerful to see just how often I have been stirred into silence. Tranquility. Peace. Quiet....
mspennycost
May 11, 20212 min read
The Good Samaritan: Slacktivists Reimagined
In many progressive Churches, we often find ourselves circling around the story of the Good Samaritan. In sermons, the pastor speaks to...
mspennycost
May 11, 20213 min read
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