Have you ever heard the “Bible verse” God will never give you more than you can handle? It’s amazing to me in my years of ministry how often someone quotes this “verse” in regards to their situation (they’ve been taught this), then looks at me perplexed with beat up, broken down, “way more than they […]
Lessons in Lust: When Even Burger King Looks Appetizing
(Ladies, I originally wrote this to guys. Please exchange “woman” for “man”, “wife” for “husband”, as is appropriate) Do you ever go grocery shopping when you’re hungry? What typically happens is you get to the checkout aisle wondering how so many bags of chips, packs of Oreos, and boxes of donuts ended up in your […]
3 Reasons I Didn’t Want to Be Gay by Jim Decke
Written by Jim Decke: “Why have you given up on becoming straight?” I was recently asked this question by a new friend. He had seen me give my testimony at church about being a gay Christian and had read my story on Facebook. I told him that being straight didn’t matter to me anymore; that […]
Why a Gay Celibate Christian Keeps the Label of “Gay”
I recently did posts on Both Sides of the Arizona “Anti-Gay” Bill SB1062 and a follow up post, How Gay Celibate Bible-Believing Christians are Breaking the Mold of the LGBT vs. Christian Debate. Typically the question brought up (and it’s a good question) when talking about Gay Celibate Christians is why they would keep the […]
How Gay Celibate Bible-Believing Christians are breaking the mold of the LGBT vs. Christian debate
In my recent post on both sides of the Arizona “Anti-Gay” Bill SB1062, I tried to lay out both sides of the bill: why it’s scary to have it and why what it was responding to (the Elaine Photography lawsuit in New Mexico) is equally scary. I want to show that the Christian/Bible vs. LGBT/Gay […]
The Bible speaks about the poor & oppressed way more than you think
In preparation for the Feb. 21-22 Justice Conference venue in Lansing (which you should register for here!), I have been really struck by the vast quantity of the Bible that teaches about caring for the poor and oppressed. It’s amazing to me how silent many churches are on this issue, but then at the same […]