• A Powerful Proposal: Huge!

    This is a very powerful video that captures so much of what God’s vision for love is. Watch it and let it stir you. (There is some adult language in it, but I am assuming that since you read this blog and we deal with adult issues, you are ok with…

  • Let’s Get Practical

    Let’s get practical about homosexuality and the church… A little while back I posted a paper by Tim Otto suggesting that it is time for a third approach to homosexuality and the church — beyond the traditionalist position and beyond the affirmi…

  • Sick Day

    I’m taking a sick day and not posting today. I was supposed to continue the series on what the bible really says about homosexuality with a look at Leviticus… that will wait until Friday. Sorry for any inconvenience.

  • What Do You Think Of This?

    Sarah Silverman is a popular, funny and edgy comedian. She is well-known from late-night television, her own specials, and many TV spots. Her show “The Sarah Silverman Program” runs on Logos TV — a cable channel marketed to the LGBT community. He…

  • Core Strength

    A little while back, I posted about the problem of compensation and the need to really work on developing spiritual core strength. When I was working with a personal trainer, they kept harping on the importance of core strength. The same is true s…

  • Judges 19

    [Part #4 in a series looking at the what the Bible says about homosexuality.] Text: Judges 19 (Specific: Judges 19:22-26) Key Question: Does this passage say anything implicitly or explicitly about committed, loving, monogamous, covenanted same-se…

  • The Church Must Compromise

    Perhaps it is time for the evangelical church to compromise on the gay issue… or so argues Andrew Marin from The Marin Foundation. Before you reject this idea, watch what Andrew has to say from a recent talk he gave at Mariners Church. Here is t…

  • Fasting & Feasting

    At the Ash Wednesday service I attended this morning in Hartford, we were reminded that Lent is a time of both FASTING and FEASTING. As we left, we were handed a card to keep in throughout Lent reminding us of this: FAST & FEAST Lent can be more t…

  • Lent Additions

    Today marks the beginning of the Season of Lent — a time of prayerful reflection where we journey (metaphorically) with Jesus on his road to Jerusalem and through the passion. We mark the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday – a stark reminder of…