Episode 34: Rev. Dr. Neil Thomas - Raised LDS, current lead pastor of the Cathedral of Hope

It's June and Pride month! I'm dropping a series of amazing interviews with some AWESOME guests this month! If you haven't subscribed to my podcast, now is the time so you don't miss a single one!

First off is Reverend Dr. Neil Thomas who currently serves as lead pastor at the Cathedral of Hope, an open and affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ. Rev. Neil talks about his journey as an openly gay Christian minister advocating for a more inclusive church based on love.

In a recent message to his congregation, Rev. Thomas wrote:

'Often it is our personal experience of the presence of God and encounter with the divine that helps us to believe that God is more than just a theology or someone else's experience. When it becomes personal, it creates an experience memory that enables us to believe that God is journeying with us through good and not so good.' In our interview, he then elaborates on how he has experienced the Divine personally.

Additionally he shared:

"...there is some magic in those moments when you realize that this is beyond just a human experience. We really are spiritual beings having this human experience and how do we relate to that? How do we allow that to be all that it can be? Because we're only here for a short period of time and my hope is that I'll leave the world better than I found it."

May we all work towards leaving this world better than we found it.

Connect with Rev. Dr. Thomas at revneil@cathedralofhope.com or click here for Cathedral of Hope's website.

Find Reverend Thomas's book, Seven Principles for Living Bravely, by clicking HERE.

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