Moving on to the final post inspired by Nancy Pearcey’s new book Love Thy Body. Order your copy here. Pearcey insightfully writes about sexual identity issues, stating that “our bodies are created by God and are intended to give us clues about our sexual identity.” I would add that the same can be applied to gender … Continue reading Grace and Space
Hi Friends, I am sharing a devotional I wrote on Romans 1 with you. “Confessions of a Closeted Book Thrower” releases Friday, January 19, 2018 on Join the Journey. If you are looking for a daily devotional join me on The Journey every day. The format is blog style with the ability to comment. This … Continue reading Confessions of a Closeted Book Thrower
If you filled in the blank with a four-letter word, it expresses the sentiment I felt the first time I heard of people choosing celibacy over same-sex relationships. Former gay-identified Dr. Christopher Yuan calls this a holy sexuality: pursuing a relationship with Christ through surrendering our desires and attractions to Him daily and living in sexual … Continue reading Holy ________!
As a post–gay Christian, I was interested in how Nancy Pearcey would navigate the muddy waters of faith, sexuality, and gender in her new book “Love Thy Body.” Pearcey laid the groundwork based on “the choice of affirming or rejecting the goodness of God’s intended design for our bodies and sexuality.” Almost every page of … Continue reading Change the Question
As I continue to read Love Thy Body (Pre-order yours today here), I am impressed with both the grace and wisdom with which Nancy Pearcey approaches the subjects of sexuality and gender. In this post I would like to introduce the relationship between telos, the Greek word for purpose, and sexuality and gender. Nancy helps … Continue reading Contending with Purpose
Preface: The last couple of years of my post–gay experience have been challenging. The SCOTUS decision on same sex marriage brought me to a new level of resolve. I had to learn the balance of loving my LGBT friends and honoring God’s intended design for sexuality, gender and marriage. Just shy of one year since the … Continue reading Acts of Betrayal (1)
Hi Friends, For the last eight years I have been on a journey to resolve my faith and sexuality. Since coming to a resolution, I have had many opportunities to share my story in front of hundreds of people. The issues surrounding, sexuality, marriage, and gender are hot button topics. They impact individuals, families … Continue reading I am Writing my Story
Hello readers, I wanted to share this Watermark Community Church Equipping Webinar with you: Responding to Same Sex Issues. Thanks to Nathan Wagnon, Nika Spaulding and the Watermark Equipping Team for allowing me to be a guest on the Webinar. Feel free to dialogue with me about the webinar. Your thoughts and comments are always welcome. … Continue reading An Honest Discussion on Faith and Sexuality
To be transparent, I hate the conflict that happens around the topics surrounding faith and sexuality. The recent announcements of well-loved Christian authors/speakers Jen and Brandon Hatmaker, and well-known blogger and speaker Glennon Doyle Melton announcing she is in a same-sex relationship, have left me grieved and frustrated. The issues surrounding faith and sexuality are deeply personal to me and … Continue reading Faith & Sexuality: I Hate the Conflict!
A friend of mine recently sent me this NY Times article Is God Transgender? by Rabbi Mark Sameth and asked for my input. Let me first state that for me, issues surrounding faith, sexuality and gender are deeply personal. After reading Rabbi Sameth’s article, my concern is that the goal of “Transgender Rights” movement is not about bathroom laws or … Continue reading A Question: Is God Transgender?
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