What We Do and Why It Matters
November 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
34 years ago I realized three simple truths: – Most Christians know WHAT they believe. – Some Christians struggle to LIVE what they believe – Other Christians wonder how to DEFEND what they believe.Most Christians…
How Can I Talk About Transgender?
July 1, 2021 | Church and Culture
13 years ago I wrote this article for the Christian Research Journal. In the years since, “transgender” has evolved from a seldom-recognized issue to…
Trans Actions
March 9, 2020 | Church and Culture
“Let’s be clear: Transgender equality is the civil rights issue of our time “Former Vice-President Joe Biden When Presidential hopefuls equate the transgender movement…
When Someone You Love is Gay
January 7, 2020 | Doctrinal Matters
Approval Accepted; Acceptance DeniedWhen someone says “Mom and Dad, I’m gay”, are Mom and Dad automatically forced into a choice between approval or rejection,…
Pride of Ownership
June 13, 2019 | Relational Matters
The California Assembly will soon vote on a resolution laying the framework for what many of us have feared and predicted for years: the…
When Jesus was Interviewed about Same-Sex marriage
September 24, 2018 | Doctrinal Matters
Few things are as tough as an unfriendly interview, and that goes double for unfriendly interviews about homosexuality. Which leads me to wonder how…
3 Concepts that are Choking our Conversations about LGBTQ
September 20, 2018 | Relational Matters
“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within…
In Other Words: LGBTQ Language and the Church
August 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Side B Christians and Sexual MinoritiesPart 3 of a 3-Part Series “… but My servants will be called by another name.” Isaiah 65:15…
Talking about Transgender
November 18, 2017 | A Cuppa Joe
In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true.-John Lilly “Because I said so” often…
Trans Actions
November 14, 2017 | Doctrinal Matters
Tolerance is a belief in nothing. When we preach tolerance without declaring truth, we have set ourselves up to never set a boundary. We…