Author Archives: St. John Studies

The Ground and The Air

Posted on April 14, 2025 by St. John Studies

“The Ground and the Air” has been replaced with a “do-over” post” which you can read. I am not pleased with the half-hearted effort I have put into St. John Studies this past year. I am reposting my comments on … Continue reading →

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Understanding What God Has Done…

Posted on April 3, 2025 by St. John Studies

“Understanding What God Has Done” has been replaced with a “do-over” post which you can read. I am not pleased with the half-hearted effort I have put into St. John Studies this past year. I am reposting my comments on … Continue reading →

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Ears to Hear

Posted on March 24, 2025 by St. John Studies

“Ears to Hear” has been replaced with a “do-over” post which you can read. I am not pleased with the half-hearted effort I have put into St. John Studies this past year. I am reposting my comments on Matt Chandler’s … Continue reading →

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Who Is Matt Chandler?

Posted on March 24, 2025 by St. John Studies

Matt Chandler (born June 20, 1974) is an American Baptist evangelical Christian pastor. He is the senior pastor of Village Church, based in Flower Mound, Texas (Southern Baptist) and the executive director of the board of the Acts 29 Network. … Continue reading →

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What I Have Learned…

Posted on March 11, 2025 by St. John Studies

One of the most complex projects I have done since I began blogging in December 2014 is the project I have just completed.  I have commented on three books at one time.  To add to the complexity, the topic covered … Continue reading →

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The Challenge: They Deserve our Love

Posted on February 20, 2025 by St. John Studies

“The Challenge…”  I like that subtitle.  Dr. Preston Sprinkle has written one hundred and seventy-five pages on homosexuality and the Christian Church, trying to find “middle ground” between Christians who affirm homosexuals and Christians who do not affirm homosexuals. I … Continue reading →

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“Do All The Good You Can”

Posted on February 5, 2025 by St. John Studies

There she was, across from me in the produce section of my favorite grocery store.  I had not seen her in months, but for many years we used to worship at the same church.  I was on the same team … Continue reading →

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“On the Side of Angels”

Posted on January 29, 2025 by St. John Studies

For the person who is attracted to their own sex, what does Christian faithfulness look like?  This question is at the heart of Preston Sprinkle’s writing about homosexuals and the church.  Do they even have a chance to be faithful? … Continue reading →

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Gay and Christian: Can Someone Be Both? Labelling Sins in a Black and White World

Posted on January 20, 2025 by St. John Studies

There are many tough questions regarding the issue of homosexuality and the Christian church.  Since I began a discussion of this topic on February 2, 2023, I am sure I have touched on many of those questions.  While working on … Continue reading →

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Look To The Story Beneath The Waters

Posted on December 30, 2024 by St. John Studies

On November 20, 2024, I wrote a post entitled “It Is Just Not That Simple.”   In that post I commented on much of the debate regarding the nature vs nurture issue* and homosexuality.  The nature vs nurture debate fuels a … Continue reading →

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