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An Invitation to Community: Being Yourself

July 23, 2017 by Jordan Reeves Leave a Comment

In our last post of this series on community, Jordan Reeves shares his moving reflections on rediscovering the power of community through his own story of living authentically. I grew up in Hueytown, Alabama. It’s the kind of place that values sweet tea over life. It’s hard to drive down the street without waving at every car that passes. There’s a church on every corner, and our politicians speak with a typical southern drawl. In school, the bullies called me faggot. I wasn’t the only one they targeted. I became friends with another kid … [Read more...]

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