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 […]
“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 […]
Netflix’s “Pray Away”: Beware of False Dichotomies
By Pieter Valk. Pieter Valk is a licensed professional counselor, the director of EQUIP, and cofounder of the Nashville Family of Brothers , an ecumenically Christian brotherhood for men called to vocational singleness. Follow Pieter @pieterlvalk on all platforms. My pray-the-gay-away journey started at age 15. I came out to my parents, and a pastor referred […]
Less Than Affirming: Perspectives Beyond the Gender Affirmative-only Model of Care for Trans* and Gender Dysphoric People
The One Humanizing Sexual Ethic
By Tony Scarcello. Tony is a pastor, speaker, and writer located in Springfield, Oregon. He regularly speaks at churches, camps, retreats, and conferences. Tony is also the host of the Regenerate Podcast, a podcast dedicated to having the critical conversations required to regenerate our faith. His book, Regenerate: Following Jesus After Deconstruction is available now. My […]
The Gay Church-Hunter’s Paradox
By Gregory Coles. This blog post is adapted from an excerpt of Greg’s new book No Longer Strangers. Used with permission. How am I supposed to go church-hunting as an openly gay person living by a historic biblical sexual ethic? This isn’t one of those clever opening questions I plan to answer later […]
The Tavistock Controversy: A Follow-Up Report
By Dr. Paul R. Eddy and Dr. Preston Sprinkle. In September, we posted a piece on the controversy involving the Tavistock’s London-based Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), the primary UK gender clinic serving gender-nonconforming children.[i] We noted that the controversy was gaining increased public attention due to a lawsuit filed against the GIDS. The claimants […]
Seven Days to Pray the Single Away
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. Normally, I’m reluctant to give specific examples of Christians idolizing marriage. After all, I think most of the Christians who pooh-pooh (metaphorically) the vocation of singleness have good […]
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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