Youth Project on Christian Sexuality
Hey friends, We just wrapped up 10 days of filming for our youth project titled “Christian Sexuality.” Christian Sexuality is a comprehensive, video-based, conversational curriculum focused on helping youth (ages 13-18) engage God’s vision for sex, sexuality, and gender in a way that’s relational, down to earth, biblical, and compelling. This 12 week […]
Announcing Spanish Resources from the Center!
Greetings! I’m excited to announce that Grace/Truth 1.0 has been translated into Spanish! This includes: You can visit our Spanish page for more details about this project, and please spread the word to anyone you know who would want to be aware of these resources. All of these materials are fully online, so there’s no […]
YWAM and LGBTQIA Inclusion
Youth With A Mission (YWAM) is a large Christian missionary organization that has recently released some statements that reaffirm their commitment to the historically Christian view of marriage and sexual ethics: “We uphold and celebrate the Biblical view that God’s intent for holy matrimony is between one man and one woman.” Or more fully: We […]
Four Truths I Wish I’d Known as a Gay Teen
The following blog is written by Greg Coles. Greg is part of The Center’s collaborative team and is the author of the book Single, Gay, Christian. I heard a lot of garbage when I was a teenager about what being gay and following Jesus had to do with each other. Some of the lies […]
Unsolicited Marriage Advice: Gay Celibate Edition
The following blog is written by Greg Coles. Greg is part of The Center’s collaborative team and is the author of the book Single, Gay, Christian. Dear married and marriage-bound Christians, It’s me, your quirky gay celibate friend, here with a bit of marriage advice you probably didn’t ask for. I realize […]
More Thoughts on Scripture, Ethics, and the Meaning of Marriage
I want to thank Karen Keen for taking the time to interact with my review of her book, Scripture, Ethics, and the Possibility of Same-Sex Relationships. It was helpful for me to read through her response (several times now) to gain more insight into her arguments and, perhaps, to clarify where and why I think […]
Christmas with the Celibates
The following blog is written by Greg Coles. Greg is part of The Center’s collaborative team and is the author of the book Single, Gay, Christian. When one works in a bakery shortly before Christmas, one hears an inordinate quantity of Christmas pop music. I’m just a part-time employee right now—no more than three […]
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What Does God Think About Gay People?
The following blog is written by Greg Coles. Greg is part of The Center’s collaborative team and is the author of the book Single, Gay, Christian. “Is God anti-gay?” Many people expect the answer to this question to be a simple binary, either yes or no. If you’re a conservative (in the totalizing […]
Sex, Purity, and Shame in American Evangelicalism
The following post was written by Dr. Branson Parler, a member of our Collaborative Team, and Professor of Theological Studies at Kuyper College in Grand Rapids. Read more of his work at bransonparler.com. What does it mean for Christians to be “pure” in their sex lives? In particular, how does this message of purity get […]