GAY with GOD!

Living Through Our Losses w/ Midge Noble

Midge Noble is an online resiliency coach, podcaster, author, and speaker. She has published two children’s books, SHEBA, Home Is Where Your Heart Is, and ICE CUBE AWARD, Learning To Be Cool Under Pressure. Her memoir, Gay with God, Reclaiming My Faith, Honoring My Story has just been released! Her podcast, GAY with GOD! can be found wherever you stream your podcasts.
Midge specializes in helping her LGBTQIA+ community in their coming out and faith journeys. Her main focus is to stop gay suicides by educating people wounded by the church that they can be in relationship with the God of their understanding and that God does and has always loved us, just as we are created to be. To that end, Midge is very involved in her parish, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Midge and her wife, along with their fur babies, enjoy spending time at their mountain cabin, hiking, and being with their friends. 
In today's episode I talk about losses and how we can navigate the pain and walk in intentional love, focus, and compassion as we live more fully into who the God of our understanding is calling us to be.
Book mentioned in Today's Show: To Bless the Space Between Us/ John O'Donohue
Connect with Midge
Complimentary Session w/ Midge
Be MY next GUEST on GAY with GOD!
Email 
Linkedin
Facebook
Website
Instagram @midge.noble
BlueSky @Midge4.bsky.social
TikTok @MidgeNoble418
Threads
BUY a SIGNED copy of the Gay with God memoir!
 

What Seeds Are We Planting? w/ Midge Noble

Midge Noble is an online resiliency coach, podcaster, author, and speaker. She has published two children’s books, SHEBA, Home Is Where Your Heart Is, and ICE CUBE AWARD, Learning To Be Cool Under Pressure. Her memoir, Gay with God, Reclaiming My Faith, Honoring My Story has just been released! Her podcast, GAY with GOD! can be found wherever you stream your podcasts.
Midge specializes in helping her LGBTQIA+ community in their coming out and faith journeys. Her main focus is to stop gay suicides by educating people wounded by the church that they can be in relationship with the God of their understanding and that God does and has always loved us, just as we are created to be. To that end, Midge is very involved in her parish, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Midge and her wife, along with their fur babies, enjoy spending time at their mountain cabin, hiking, and being with their friends. 
In today's episode I talk about planting the right seeds in our lives so that we will become the branches that Jesus is calling us to be.  He is the tree, we are the branches.  I emphasize how in this time of turmoil and stress, staying connected to the vine of Jesus is the only way to be a part of the resistance without becoming the evil we are pushing against.
 
Link mentioned in Today's Show:  The Tree of Life/ Bible Project
Connect with Midge
Complimentary Session w/ Midge
Be MY next GUEST on GAY with GOD!
Email 
Linkedin
Facebook
Website
Instagram @midge.noble
BlueSky @Midge4.bsky.social
TikTok @MidgeNoble418
Threads
BUY a SIGNED copy of the Gay with God memoir!
 

Going Deeper with Chris Davis!

Chris Davis Proud is an author, speaker, and survivor whose journey from devout Mormon wife and mother to openly lesbian feminist has inspired readers and audiences alike. After changing her life in 2020 to embrace her authentic identity, Chris chronicled her transformation in her memoir, Worthy: The Memoir of an Ex-Mormon Lesbian. Her work delves into themes of faith, sexuality, abuse, and personal liberation, resonating with many who have faced similar challenges.
In addition to her memoir, Chris has contributed essays to several anthologies, including I Spoke to You with Silence: Essays from Queer Mormons of Marginalized Genders, where she shared her piece “Five Stories on Why I Don’t Belong." She also penned “Follow the River Home” for Rivers of Ink: Literary Reflections on the Penobscot, reflecting on her childhood in Bangor, Maine, and another anthology contribution for North Woods at Night titled "Hold It: Potty Talk for the Northern Maine Woods Camper." Currently residing in her home state of Maine, Chris continues to write, speak, and advocate for LGBTQ+ individuals navigating faith transitions and healing from religious trauma. She is working on her next book about lessons she's learned since living off-grid, and more nostalgic stories from growing up in Maine. Connect with Chris to hear her message of empowerment mixed with a healthy dose of humor.
Chris Davis returns to the GAY with GOD! podcast to update us about her life since her first appearance on November 1, 2021. Chris is an author of her memoir, Worthy and she is active in speaking up and out for social justice.  She is advocating for us to lead with love, compassion, and curiosity. 
Connect with Chris
Email: ChrisDavisProud@gmail.com
 
Website: ChrisDavisProud.com
 
 
Social media links:
 
LI
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisdavisproud
FB
https://www.facebook.com/chrisdavisproud/
IG
https://www.instagram.com/chrisdavisproud/
TT
https://www.tiktok.com/@chrisdavisproud
YT
https://www.youtube.com/@chrisdavisproud600
 

Emerging From Darkness w/ Midge Noble

Midge Noble is an online resiliency coach, podcaster, author, and speaker. She has published two children’s books, SHEBA, Home Is Where Your Heart Is, and ICE CUBE AWARD, Learning To Be Cool Under Pressure. Her memoir, Gay with God, Reclaiming My Faith, Honoring My Story has just been released! Her podcast, GAY with GOD! can be found wherever you stream your podcasts.
Midge specializes in helping her LGBTQIA+ community in their coming out and faith journeys. Her main focus is to stop gay suicides by educating people wounded by the church that they can be in relationship with the God of their understanding and that God does and has always loved us, just as we are created to be. To that end, Midge is very involved in her parish, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Midge and her wife, along with their fur babies, enjoy spending time at their mountain cabin, hiking, and being with their friends. 
In today's episode I talk about emerging from darkness which is possible because we do not stand alone.  We are always in the sacred presence of the God of our understanding, through fear, dis-ease, and the dismantling of all we hold dear.  Join me as we claim our own reality and celebrate that bad things will not last forever, especially when we lead with light and love, and never give into the darkness.
Connect with Midge
Complimentary Session w/ Midge
Be MY next GUEST on GAY with GOD!
Email 
Linkedin
Facebook
Website
Instagram @midge.noble
BlueSky @Midge4.bsky.social
TikTok @MidgeNoble418
Threads
BUY a SIGNED copy of the Gay with God memoir!

Meet Sean Harvey, MSOD, MSEd!

With 25+ years of experience in organizational development and systems change along with nearly a decade in the men’s healing space, Sean brings a unique lens to complex challenges around masculinity, cultural resistance, and rising extremism—guiding leaders to foster resilience, psychological safety, and purpose-aligned cultures across corporate, government, and male-dominated systems.
Sean has served on faculties of Cornell, NYU, and Baruch College, and is currently an affiliate of GW’s Center for Excellence in Public Leadership. He also serves as a Fellow at American University’s Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL), where he teaches on masculinity, extremism, and the psychology of hate.
He is the author of Warrior Compassion: Unleashing the Healing Power of Men and is currently writing his second book, The Quiet Crisis: The Hidden Struggles of Men in a Disconnected World—an exploration of the silent battles many men face, the everyday behaviors that mask deeper pain, and the inner healing required to reclaim our humanity.As an interfaith minister, Sean leads men on Soul Adventures, invites them into existential deep dives called THE INQUIRY, and designs and guides men’s spiritual retreats.  He is known for his contemplative talks, fireside chats, and sermons with a focus on sacred renewal and the soul healing for men. 
 
Connect with Sean
Website: https://warriorcompassion.com
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanharvey
Amazon: Warrior Compassion: Unleashing the Healing Power of Men
Insta: @warrior_compassion
 

REPLAY Meet the Reverend Father Joe Mitchell!

 
The Reverend Joe Mitchell served was the Rector of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd since 2015 until 2023 and was the first Priest, or any minister, in Randolph County, NC to hold a Pride Mass at our Parish . Father Joe has been active in  the Diocese on the Liturgy Committee, the Prison Ministry Committee, and Mission Resource Team.
He is self described as “just your average Transformer-collecting, baseball-playing, theatre-loving, pop culture-referencing priest from the coalfields of southwest Virginia.”
I call him Father Joe and he is the one who allowed the Holy Spirit to move through him as she continued to pull me back into relationship with the God of my understanding.  Father Joe is an amazing preacher, gaining online views from across the pond…. Shout out to Tracy, and he  walks the talk of Jesus every day in everything he does.
Father Joe is currently the Rector, Time-Certain at The Episcopal Church of the Advocate in Chapel Hill, NC.
Father Joe's Blog
https://fatherprime.blogspot.com/2017/02/
 

What Does Play Have To Do With It? w/ Midge Noble

Midge Noble is an online resiliency coach, podcaster, author, and speaker. She has published two children’s books, SHEBA, Home Is Where Your Heart Is, and ICE CUBE AWARD, Learning To Be Cool Under Pressure. Her memoir, Gay with God, Reclaiming My Faith, Honoring My Story has just been released! Her podcast, GAY with GOD! can be found wherever you stream your podcasts.
Midge specializes in helping her LGBTQIA+ community in their coming out and faith journeys. Her main focus is to stop gay suicides by educating people wounded by the church that they can be in relationship with the God of their understanding and that God does and has always loved us, just as we are created to be. To that end, Midge is very involved in her parish, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Midge and her wife, along with their fur babies, enjoy spending time at their mountain cabin, hiking, and being with their friends. 
In today's episode I talk about how play is a key element in our ability to resist negativity and the chaos in the world we find ourselves in.  We will look at ways to cope and still resist. A shout out to all our ancestors  and Saints who suffered, survived, and still taught us how to have a joy within that cannot be extinguished.
 
SHOUT OUT from today's episode
A Conversation on Hope
 
 
Connect with Midge
Complimentary Session w/ Midge
Be MY next GUEST on GAY with GOD!
Email 
Linkedin
Facebook
Website
Instagram @midge.noble
BlueSky @Midge4.bsky.social
TikTok @MidgeNoble418
Threads
BUY a SIGNED copy of the Gay with God memoir!

The Queer Allies Bible w/ NV Gay

NV Gay
 
Pronouns: They/She
 
Bio: With an immense focus on empowering and uplifting marginalized communities; photographer, digital artist, educator, public speaker, and writer Mx. NV Gay of Mx. Gay’s Creative Direction draws inspiration through their life experiences as a transgender individual. Their work explores topics of the human condition bolstered by the words and lived experiences of NV’s subjects. With intent on treasuring individualistic self-expression, NV exposes the raw wounds of prejudice and abuse, while advocating for the inherent beauty in being human.
 
In todays episode we talk about NV's newly released book, The Queer Allies Bible: the ultimate guide to an empowering LGBTQIA+ ally.  We also talk about the need for our own communities to come out, if safe, and let people know who we are. We talk about faith, spirituality, love, and  showing up in the face of such political fear.
 
Connect with NV Gay
 
Social Media: @nv.gay and @mx.gay_photography
 
Website: www.vincent-natasha.com 
 
Book Title: The Queer Allies Bible: the ultimate guide to being an empowering LGBTQIA+ ally
.  POST A REVIEW!!!! Amazon Book Link: https://amzn.to/3YLJ7N2
 

Help My Unbelief w/ Midge Noble

Midge Noble is an online resiliency coach, podcaster, author, and speaker. She has published two children’s books, SHEBA, Home Is Where Your Heart Is, and ICE CUBE AWARD, Learning To Be Cool Under Pressure. Her memoir, Gay with God, Reclaiming My Faith, Honoring My Story has just been released! Her podcast, GAY with GOD! can be found wherever you stream your podcasts.
Midge specializes in helping her LGBTQIA+ community in their coming out and faith journeys. Her main focus is to stop gay suicides by educating people wounded by the church that they can be in relationship with the God of their understanding and that God does and has always loved us, just as we are created to be. To that end, Midge is very involved in her parish, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Midge and her wife, along with their fur babies, enjoy spending time at their mountain cabin, hiking, and being with their friends. 
 In today's episode I talk about the difference between hope and belief.  I try to answer the question of how do we pray when we don't feel as if we have either one?  I reference a wonderful book on prayers that says the things that we are all feeling and does so in such a beautiful way.
 
SHOUT OUT from today's episode
Irreverent Prayers
 
 
Connect with Midge
Complimentary Session w/ Midge
Be MY next GUEST on GAY with GOD!
Email 
Linkedin
Facebook
Website
Instagram @midge.noble
BlueSky @Midge4.bsky.social
TikTok @MidgeNoble418
BUY a SIGNED copy of the Gay with God memoir!
 

More Questions than Answers w/ Midge Noble

Midge Noble is an online resiliency coach, podcaster, author, and speaker. She has published two children’s books, SHEBA, Home Is Where Your Heart Is, and ICE CUBE AWARD, Learning To Be Cool Under Pressure. Her memoir, Gay with God, Reclaiming My Faith, Honoring My Story has just been released! Her podcast, GAY with GOD! can be found wherever you stream your podcasts.
Midge specializes in helping her LGBTQIA+ community in their coming out and faith journeys. Her main focus is to stop gay suicides by educating people wounded by the church that they can be in relationship with the God of their understanding and that God does and has always loved us, just as we are created to be. To that end, Midge is very involved in her parish, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Midge and her wife, along with their fur babies, enjoy spending time at their mountain cabin, hiking, and being with their friends. 
 In today's episode I talk about how we can speak truth to power and still feel good about our relationship with the God of our understanding.  How do we walk the talk of Jesus through our fear and rage at our current situation without losing the essence of who we are as Christians?
Connect with Midge
Complimentary Session w/ Midge
Be MY next GUEST on GAY with GOD!
Email 
Linkedin
Facebook
Website
Instagram @midge.noble
BlueSky @Midge4.bsky.social
TikTok @MidgeNoble418
BUY a SIGNED copy of the Gay with God memoir!