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God says “Do Not Use Strong Drink?”

“There are ‘hard texts’ regarding the use of strong drink.  There are ‘hard texts’ regarding race.  There are ‘hard texts’ regarding Anti-Semitism.  There are ‘hard texts’ regarding the inclusion of women and there are ‘hard texts’ regarding LBBTQ inclusion in … Continue reading

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Hard Text # 1, The Case for Strong Drink?

In my life I have had moments of (I think) lucid thought, when I cut through all the distractions that this world throws at all of us and I felt like I was going somewhere, actually getting somewhere, where what … Continue reading

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Don’t Lose Sight…

As I make the effort to comment on LGBTQ+ issues and the Christian church, it is time to return to the first author in this three-part commentary. Peter Gomes’s book entitled The Good Book is next up and I will … Continue reading

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“Much Ado About Nothing”

In last week’s post, I referred to Preston Sprinkle’s desire to focus on real people regarding LGBTQ life.  Sprinkle has studied the Bible and human sexuality for many years, in his own words: “I have devoted countless hours to studying … Continue reading

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Tim, Jeremy, Julie, Wes or Lesli

My wife asks me from time to time why I blog.  Sometimes it is inconvenient when I know I should be doing other things, sometimes I wonder if I have any “real”* readers, sometimes I am not in the mood…but … Continue reading

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Standing on Truth and Standing on Love

“I stand on truth and I stand on love.”   Preston Sprinkle… So far on this journey of trying to understand homosexuality and Christianity, I have spent many posts explaining Peter Gomes’ point of view as expressed in his book on … Continue reading

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Four and Five…

Kevin DeYoung did not write What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality  to please the general American population.  This month of June is “pride month” when the world’s LGBTQ+ communities come together to celebrate the freedom to be themselves.   … Continue reading

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When the post has to be delayed…

On Monday night June 19th, my family lost a member in a motorcycle accident. His name was Stephen Floyd, the son of my sister-in-law Debbie Carter. It has been a difficult week for my whole family. My brother practically raised … Continue reading

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God’s Purpose for Marriage

Last week’s post was dedicated to Kevin DeYoung’s second reason that Godly marriage requires one man and one woman, that the way men and women are designed presupposes two persons joined together in the human sex act.  At the end … Continue reading

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Sticking Your Finger in Someone’s Ear

Last week my post was entitled “Let Us Not Lose Sight” and it was not devoted to commenting on Kevin DeYoung’s book What Does The Bible Really Teach About Homosexuality.  It was devoted to my feelings about how the United … Continue reading

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