Full services are in the videos. Sharing my wife's sermon at this open and affirming Matthew 25 church yesterday.

09:00am service

https://www.youtube.com/live/yLZTaKq9A7c

11:00am service

https://www.youtube.com/live/RvzsvdjhjC0?si=fgMpLWhEyBaoU5wx

#b_religion #Religion #Matthew25 #OpenAndAffirming

Sunday January 25, 2026 9am worship

YouTube

https://youtu.be/CWpOmBex_7c

As promised, here is the recording of my message for #Easter Sunday 2024 at #JoyMennoniteChurch.

This video has the audio from the sermon, but the visuals are of the slide show that was included when it was presented.

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#LGBTQ #OKC #Oklahoma #Mennonite #OpenAndAffirming #TransDayofRemembrance

Easter Sunday 2024 - Joy Mennonite Church - speaker: James M. Branum

YouTube

I'm excited to announce that I will be speaking at Joy Mennonite Church in #OKC for Easter Sunday at 10:30 am.

I should mention that I was invited despite my now being Jewish (which is pretty awesome and speaks to the theological diversity of this community), but I should say that this does mean that I will be discussing the theme of resurrection in a metaphorical (non-factual)l way.

Along the way, I will also be telling a really beautiful story from Joy's history from 1993. It's a tearjerker but also a story that I think turned the congregation towards eventually adopting a policy of being an #OpenAndAffirming church. --- And I will be taking a moment to celebrate the 20th anniversary of first joining this church, on Easter Sunday 2004.

I'll probably share a recording of this one online for anyone wants to hear it later, but if you are in OKC and want to visit, come on by.

#LGBTQ #LGBTQ2S #LGBTQIA #Mennonite #OKC #Oklahoma #Easter

An #introduction to me -

I love God and do my best to love all people well. If you're a woman in #theology, we should be friends, especially if you also have sub-interests in #disabilitytheology, #feminism, #feministtheology, #womanistheology and also believe that God calls people regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. #OpenAndAffirming #protestant

I have ADHD and MDD and *really* want to study the intersection of #faith, #trauma, and #mentalhealth. Maybe someday...