When we think of social justice, we often don’t think of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And when we think of Martin Luther King, we often don’t think about how sold out for Jesus this man was. In my first session of the day at the Justice Conference, Paul Louis Metzger played a 5 minute […]
Gay Christian follow up: thoughts on gay marriage
This is the 3rd post in this Gay Christian conversation. Be sure to read the first one first, which includes commenting rules, and read the 2nd one, written by Jim Decke. Here are some follow-up thoughts from me on one of the comments underneath the first post: Some difficult words to chew on, brought to […]
Gay Christian follow-up from Jim Decke, part 1 – Nature vs. Nurture
There were a lot of great comments on my previous Gay Christian post. I have not had a chance to thoroughly look through them all yet, but I will soon and will do a brand new post and will touch on each comment to keep the conversation going. Here’s a response from Jim, I wanted […]
Gay Christian? A sermon by Noah Filipiak and Jim Decke
I plan to do a series of posts on the topic of homosexuality, gay Christians, and the Church, and I invite your comments. Please watch (below) or listen to the sermon before making a comment. Please do not “Internet troll” the comment section. There are plenty of forums out there for that and it won’t […]
Beep Beep Bleep – backing up on my use of the W-word
I wrote a blog a few days ago about getting the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition mailed to me unexpectedly, and the issues this caused me. In this post, I used the word “whore” to describe a mindset I use to defend myself against the women on the pages. Many read the post and the word […]
Doing justice without the burnout – “Pursuing Justice” Book Review
It’s hard for me to read Christian books on social justice. I love the content and the biblical accuracy of what they present, but I’ve consistently found myself struggling with guilt, compassion fatigue, and despair (that there are SO many problems, how can I solve them?) in my attempts to study social justice in recent […]