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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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What is an interlude?

Posted on December 17, 2024 by St. John Studies

What is an interlude?  Some define it as an “intervening period of time” or “something done during an interval.”  I would call it a recess, a pause, a respite or a halt.  In Preston Sprinkle’s book People to be Loved:  … Continue reading →

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It Is Just Not That Simple…

Posted on November 20, 2024 by St. John Studies

Here is the circular argument of nature vs. nurture regarding homosexuality.   “If someone is born gay, then God must have made them that way, and if God made them that way, then being gay must be okay.” [Also known as … Continue reading →

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Malakoi and Arsenokoites

Posted on November 3, 2024 by St. John Studies

Here is a very familiar lament: why don’t Christians read their Bibles more?  The excuses are so numerous: the language is too hard, The Book is too old and not relevant today, I’m too busy, I can’t get my mind … Continue reading →

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Does He Make A Good Argument? Part 2

Posted on October 24, 2024 by St. John Studies

I am not a pastor.  I have family members who are.  I have close friends who are but I have never personally felt the “call” to enter the ministry.  I know it is a challenging vocation, leading a church, interpreting … Continue reading →

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