Author Archives: Speakfaithfully
Why do we believe…: Series Introduction
Recently I posted on my Facebook that I would start a new series entitled “Stupid S&@T Christians believe.” Many Christians responded positively to this suggestion though I do not think some of them knew how far I was planning to … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Big Valley Grace, Christianity, curch culture, orthodoxy
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Kissing Christians
Recently in my Pastoral Care and Sexuality we were fortunate to have a true pioneer speaking to our class in her field of expertise. Dr. Joyce Penner and her husband Dr. Clifford Penner ended up as Christian sex counselors and … Continue reading
Pastoral Care and Sexuality: A Christian Approach to Gender?
I greatly appreciated the comments to my last post. A number of people chimed in and reported their experiences of gender messages in the church. Combined with over conversations and personal experiences I’ve had it seems that the church in … Continue reading
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Pastoral Care and Sexuality: What is Christian masculinity and Christian femininity?
In my previous post and poll I talked about the fact that gender has been argued to be either a product of biological factors, sociocultural factors or some mix of the two. I also presented a pair of married Christian … Continue reading
Devotional: John 1
In reading John 1 verses 12 and 13 stood out to me. God writes, “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God – children born not … Continue reading
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Pastoral Care and Sexuality: Sexuality- is it pre-ordained or trained?
Are sexuality and gender social constructs or biological realities? Continue reading
Christian Sexual Ethics: Is sex moral when as long as they are monongamous/committed/in love…?
The last and final Christian sexual ethic I will deal with is the suggestion that sexual intercourse is moral in any relationships that is monogamous and committed, even if the persons have not married. This argument was “out there” as … Continue reading
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Christian Sexual Ethics: Should the church permit pre-marital sex to avoid young-divorce?
Continuing my series of blogs I will today interact with one of the ethics that was suggested. In short the argument was that the church should permit singles to be sexually active before marriage because maintaining our current ethic leads … Continue reading
Christian Sexual Ethics: Should singles have sex before marriage to make sure they are sexually compatible?
“A condom is the glass slipper for our generation. You slip one on when you meet a stranger. You dance all night, and then you throw it away.” Continue reading
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Tagged Fight Club, fulfillment, needs, pre-marital sex, sacrament of marriage, sexual ethics
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Why do we believe…that the USA has a special relationship with God or is a “Christian nation?”
I am beginning with this post because a conversation at Thanksgiving is really what prompted me to take this blog series more seriously than I was planning. A group of BVG members and I got together after Thanksgiving and we … Continue reading →