When Heresy-Hunters Hunt Themselves
The Original Blog Post: Two days ago, well-known Christian author Christopher Yuan posted on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter): Temptation knocks on everyone’s door—but what happens next is what really matters. A thought by itself isn’t sin, but let it linger, feed it, and suddenly, it takes root . The […]
Reintegrative Therapy and “Serious Misrepresentations”
Author and licensed psychologist Dr. Julia Sadusky recently published a short video explaining why she doesn’t do Reintegrative Therapy as a Catholic therapist. If you’re not familiar with Reintegrative Therapy, it’s a clinical approach which claims to bring about shifts in sexual orientation as a byproduct of trauma therapy. In their own words: “Reintegrative Therapy® is […]
Moving Beyond the Dead End: My Journey with the Concept of Celibacy
“Whoever told you that you were supposed to get married?” The words jolted me awake. In my dream, Jesus had gotten in my face, speaking loud and clear. It was the first time He had ever visibly appeared to me in my sleep, despite years of having many spiritual dreams. My immediate response was to […]
“Is Same-Sex Attraction Godly?”: Greek Answers to English Questions
Before we begin, a brief content warning: If you don’t like thinking nerdily about language (especially New Testament Greek), this blog post may not be for you. For those of you who’d prefer a less nerdy discussion of Greek, I recommend this clip from My Big Fat Greek Wedding. You’re still here? Great! Let’s get started. I’ve […]
When You Come Out to Someone and They Say, “I Don’t Care.”
It happened again last week. I was hanging out with a straight Christian friend—not a good friend, but a new friend—and he brought up “the issue” of same-sex sexuality. He had lots to say about it, which is fine, though I’m sometimes surprised at the passion some straight Christian folks have about non-straight people without […]
I Can Be Your Villain
By Gregory Coles. Greg holds a PhD from Penn State, is a Senior Research Fellow at The Center, and is the author of Single, Gay, Christian, No Longer Strangers, and The Limits of My World. I recently ran into an old friend who might hate my guts. I say “ran into,” but the truth is, we didn’t get […]
“I Used to Experience Same-Sex Attraction”: A Language Ambiguity Anecdote
By Gregory Coles. Greg is a Senior Research Fellow at The Center and is the author of Single, Gay, Christian and No Longer Strangers. Not too long ago, I sat across a brewery table from a new friend who told me, “I used to experience same-sex attraction.” 1 “Fascinating,” I said. “I’d love to hear more […]
On Growing Old with Jesus
By Gregory Coles. Greg is a Senior Research Fellow at The Center and is the author of Single, Gay, Christian and No Longer Strangers. Have you ever met an old married couple and thought to yourself, “These two have basically turned into the same person?” They might not look alike (or maybe they do)—but either way, they act the same. […]
Being and Becoming
By Sam Wan. Sam is a ministry worker in the space of sexuality and gender and a board member for several disability ministries. He loves researching in practical theology, reading poetry, looking at art, and podcasting at Conversations with Earl Grey and Espresso and Earl Grey. You do not have to be good.You do not have to […]
The Answer to LGBTQ+ Shame
By Andrew Bunt. Andrew is a speaker and writer and is part of the team at Living Out. He explores themes like the one in this blog in his new bookFinding Your Best Identity: A short Christian introduction to identity, sexuality and gender. When I was a young teenager, some of my friends used to […]