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 […]
Podcasts on Sexuality and Gender
By Preston Sprinkle, President of The Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender As some of you know, I run a podcast called “Theology in the Raw,” which you can find on most podcast outlets (Google Play, iTunes, Spotify). Or you can listen directly on my website. I typically interview people on my podcasts: writers, thinkers, […]
Sons Like Plants, Daughters Like Pillars
The following article is written by Rachel Gilson. Rachel serves on the leadership team for theological development and culture with Cru. You can find more of her writing at rachelgilson.com. Does anybody actually know what biblical manhood or womanhood is? For those of us who love the Triune God and his image bearers, […]
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 […]
Responding to Concerns with LGBT+ Terminology
The following blog is written by Greg Coles and is part 6 of our series, “Gay” vs. ‘”Same Sex Attraction:” A Dialogue. Greg is part of The Center’s collaborative team and is the author of the book Single, Gay, Christian. Rachel Gilson is one of my favorite people to disagree with. By that, I don’t mean that she’s easy […]
Why I Started Calling Myself Gay
The following blog is written by Greg Coles and is part 1 of our series, “Gay” vs. ‘”Same Sex Attraction:” A Dialogue. Greg is part of The Center’s collaborative team and is the author of the book Single, Gay, Christian. “Gay” is the first word I remember being afraid of. I’d been afraid of plenty of other […]
“Gay” Vs. “Same Sex Attraction:” A Dialogue
I often hear Christians say that the phrase “gay Christian” is an oxymoron. To be a Christian is to not be gay, they say. Or, even if you still struggle with being gay, it’s just that—a struggle, not an identity. “I don’t call myself a lustful Christian or an adulterous Christian,” the argument goes. “Why […]
Book Review: UnClobber by Colby Martin
Colby Martin is a pastor and church planter in San Diego, CA, and he has written an engaging book on “Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality.” The book is half memoir and half Bible study, and it’s written in a light hearted and lively prose that makes the book very easy to read. […]
Taking the Family of God Seriously
The following is a guest post by Bridget Eileen, a celibate lesbian who writes about Christian sexuality and LGBT+ issues in the church. Read more about her thoughts on life as a celibate, gay Christian at www.meditationsofatravelingnun.com. Original post can be found here. Re-posted by permission. Celibate gay Christians are frustrated. And not for the reasons you […]
The High Cost of Low-Cost Weddings
*The following blog is written by Dr. Branson Parler. Branson is an ordained pastor in the Reformed Church of America and a professor of Theological Studies at Kuyper College in Grand Rapids, MI. In my previous blog post, I posed the question: how does our practice of weddings help or hinder a focus on the biblical meaning […]