The Very Alien Question of Marriage (from The Stream’s Pastors’ Corner)
(Also published at The Stream.) What is marriage? What is it for? Why does marriage matter? Ten years ago, those were the hottest questions on the planet. Now they’re … nothing. No one even asks anymore, at least not in public. That’s okay to a certain point: I don’t...
Episode 3-5, Pastors’ Equipping Series: Explaining How Perfectly Right Jesus Got It on Marriage
Jesus got marriage right, and in the process he got all of sexual morality right. Here's one way you can show that even to people who aren't convinced of His deity....
Sex, Bias, and the Design of Life
I’ve been reading the competition, so to speak — not that there really is any competition with Ed Feser. I don’t agree with everything he says, naturally, but still he’s untouchable as a top-notch thinker/blogger. Anyway, I want to pick up and run with something he wrote on sex...
“Being Right Has Replaced Loving One Another”?
“Being right has replaced loving one another as we love ourselves.” So says Erin Green in the Huffington Post, criticizing her alma mater, Biola University, for not affirming LGBTQ. (She wrote it a month ago. It’s still relevant.) Biola is a conservative evangelical Christian university. Green’s complaints against the...
Have We Missed the Truth About LGBT Rebellion and Human Nature?
If we think of the LGBT revolution as rebellion against human nature, we might have it wrong: it could be flailing, though falsely, toward true human nature...
25 Lies Dominating Western Culture Today
25 Lies Dominating Western Culture Today … and seeking to rule over your own view of reality. Not one of these is true. Even Christians are falling for some of them, though — especially the last three. Humans are unexceptional among the animals. Human nature is malleable according to human will. Innocent, defenseless...
How To Talk With Your Pre-teens About LGBT Issues
A reader at The Stream sent a question about how to teach her very young children about transgender-related issues. I wrote her this answer, which I think might be helpful to other parents of young children too. (I’ve adapted my answer slightly for use here.) Hi, S____, Thank you for the...
Why I’m Urging You — Please! — Spread the Word About Critical Conversations
Why Critical Conversations? I’m asking you to share this post on Facebook, and I’m asking you to buy this book for your pastor and youth pastor. It matters more than you know. Read what one pastor wrote about it: I was a Student Pastor for 10 years and have been...
Same-Sex Marriage In 2016: One More Reason the Question Still Matters
Pundits are marking 2015 as the year the same-sex marriage question was settled in the United States. They’re wrong. There’s still plenty to be done about same-sex marriage in 2016. Defenders of marriage see the question still at issue for marriage, family, and religious freedom. They’re wrong too, if they think...
