I have been anticipating the release of this important and timely book for some time. I have followed the author’s blogs on the subject and listened to him talk about the project for a while now. Understanding how to love our LGBT neighbors is an …
Read MoreRadical Authenticity, Sexuality, And Spiritual Transformation
(One of the reasons I haven’t blogged here very often is because I have been blogging once a month for Missio Alliance. The following blog was first posted on the Missio Alliance blog on November 14, 2014. I thought it would good to post it again …
Read MoreN.T. Wright on the Ordination of Practicing Homosexuals
The acceptability of homosexuality is becoming one of the defining issues of our day. Gay marriage has become a polarizing cultural issue with current trends showing a rise in the support for the legalization of same-sex unions. A recent ABC News/Washington Post survey showed 58% …
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91% of outsiders say “homosexual” describes present-day Christianity. David Kinnaman & Gabe Lyons conducted a three year study asking outsiders what they think of evangelical Christianity. They published their study in a book entitled, UnChristian, a must read for anyone interested in reaching twenty-somethings for …
Read MoreSaturday Night Reflections: Laptops, Element Church & Gay Lutherns
I have been a single parent for the last couple of days. Jenni has been in NYC with her sister on a weekend getaway and I have been home living a poor man’s bachelor life. It is no good. Jenni deserves some time away. She …
Read MoreTed Haggard’s Confession
Larry Stockstill read Ted’s confession today in the Sunday morning worship service at New Life Church in Colorado Springs. (You can read the statement here.) In the letter, Ted sounds sorrowful, honest and he is taking full responsibility for his actions. It would seem to …
Read MoreTed Haggard and Allegations of Drugs and Gay Sex
So I was stoking up the fire in my fireplace this morning and sipping my first cup of coffee when I got an early morning call from a friend. “Have you heard about Ted Haggard?” My friend began to tell me what I later read …
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