This is a fabulous post by someone I’ve been acquainted with for almost seven years. She gives voice to things I’ve felt for a long time.
Can the Gay be a Good?
23 Thursday Oct 2014
Posted in Uncategorized
Tag Archives: homosexuality
On the Pubcast!
17 Thursday Jul 2014
Posted in Christianity, Personal, Politics, Theology
Tags
friendship, homosexuality, interview, loneliness, podcast appearance, politics, relationships, repentance, sanctification, sexuality, theology
Tanner & Les.
Two really cool guys had me on their podcast (The Reformed Pubcast) recently. They’re Calvinists who talk about Arminians, theology, and beer. But at minute 23 of this week’s podcast, they talked with me about being Gay and Evangelical.
The reaction on the blog has been mixed, but I think is largely good. I have a sense that hearing from a real-life Calvinist who wrestles with his sexuality and identifies as gay (but with the qualification that he is celibate unless he marries a woman at some point) is utterly foreign territory to some. That’s ok…and if you’re visiting from the Pub, welcome!
One question I was asked on the Facebook group has to do with whether or not the word “love” can be used for me to talk about those to whom I’m attracted. I’m well aware of popular Calvinistic teachers who do not like for the word “love” be associated with anything same-sex related. However, since I was asked why I used the word love, this is what I replied. I share it here because I imagine that there are many people who would secretly ask the same question.
Love and Conviction
29 Saturday Mar 2014
Posted in Christianity, Politics, Theology
Tags
Christianity, conservative Christianity, controversy, Gay marriage, homosexuality, marriage, sexuality, World Vision
Couldn’t have put it better than Julie did. This is a must-read.
Those People Out There Are In Here
28 Monday Oct 2013
Posted in Christianity
Those People Out There Are In Here.
This is a point I’ve been trying to make for quite some time; Julie pins it down well.
When I look in the mirror…
26 Saturday Oct 2013
Posted in Personal
That gay men are often vain is nothing revelatory. The latest styles of outer or under-wear, designed to make the most of whatever God’s given us body-wise tend to fill our closets and hang on our bodies. There’s nothing quite like the feel of a new pair of shoes or a well-designed suit on one’s body…not merely seeing a photograph of it, but actually wearing it.
I’ve loved clothes for a long time. I remember when I went to college, my goal became to own clothes that I really loved…a goal I finally achieved after college when I had my first ‘real’ job.
But one of the reasons I love clothes is that they hide a body of which I am ashamed.
Conversations that matter: Q & A on homosexuality
23 Tuesday Jul 2013
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conversation, conversion, evangelism, feminism, gay, homosexuality, hospitality, lesbian, Q&A, questions
…and here’s the Q & A video.
Conversations that matter: Homosexuality
23 Tuesday Jul 2013
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conversation, conversion, evangelism, gay, grace, homosexuality, lecture, lesbian, outreach, testimony, worldview
I listened to Dr. Butterfield’s lecture yesterday while at the gym. I’ll be listening to the balance of the Q&A when I drive in to work this morning.
A different kind of coming out?
18 Thursday Jul 2013
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A different kind of coming out?
A great article a friend posted on Facebook that I wanted to share here.
Friends and brothers
04 Thursday Jul 2013
Posted in Christianity, Personal
I’m house-sitting for a few days, watching dogs and eating the owners’ food. Well, sort of. I ordered out for Chinese last night.
I got two phone calls yesterday which affected me greatly. The first was from a ministry director whom I’ve never met. I’ve applied to work with the organization he represents and I filled out an application. It had many questions on it, but one of them was something like this:
Have you done anything in the last ten years which could be considered worthy of reproach in your conduct?
Encouragement from God and Others
23 Tuesday Apr 2013
Posted in Personal
Tags
calling, depression, encouragement, friendship, homosexuality, insecurity, loneliness, relationships
Quick thought:
I was hanging out with single folks from my seminary the other day for dinner and dessert. We were discussing how difficult it is to get a job in the PCA and EPC if you are single…and I chimed in, “Yeah…but because I’m gay, I’ve got two strikes against me.”
Immediately, my phone beeped. This is the text message I received:
Hey brother, been thinking about you a ton lately. I think God is going to use you to do things you can’t even imagine for the glory of his name. Praying for you and the work He has laid out for you to do, work we don’t even know yet. Love you.
Gay and Evangelical 
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