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Netflix's "Pray Away": Beware of False Dichotomies
August 12, 2021

By Pieter Valk. Pieter Valk is a licensed professional counselor, the director of EQUIP, and cofounder of the Nashville Family of Brothers , an ecumenically Christian brotherhood for men called to...

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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts: Are They the Same? Part 1
July 30, 2021

This blog series is drawing from the research paper: “The Problems with Correlating Sexual Orientation Change Efforts and Gender Identity Change Efforts,” available for free here. Written by Drs....

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The Tale of the Presumptive Lesbian
March 29, 2021

 By Gregory Coles. Greg is a writer and member of the Center's Collaborative Team. Be sure to check out his new book No Longer Strangers. 

 

This is a story about my straight friend...

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Less Than Affirming: Perspectives Beyond the Gender Affirmative-only Model of Care for Trans* and Gender Dysphoric People
March 24, 2021

By Drs. Preston Sprinkle and Paul Eddy.

 

This is not a traditional blog post, but more of an annotated...

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The One Humanizing Sexual Ethic
March 16, 2021

By Tony Scarcello. Tony is a pastor, speaker, and writer located in Springfield, Oregon. He regularly speaks at churches, camps, retreats, and conferences. Tony is also the host of the ...

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Family Planning for Eunuchs
March 8, 2021

By Gregory Coles. This blog post is adapted from an excerpt of Greg’s new book No Longer Strangers. Used with permission 

 

I am not, in the physiological sense of the word, a eunuch...

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The Gospel of Uniformity
March 1, 2021

By Gregory Coles. This blog post is adapted from an excerpt of Greg’s new book No Longer Strangers. Used with permission.

 

I often hear the accusation that celibate gay Christians...

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The Gay Church-Hunter’s Paradox
February 18, 2021

By Gregory Coles. This blog post is adapted from an excerpt of Greg’s new book No Longer Strangers. Used with permission.

 

How am I supposed to go church-hunting as an openly gay...

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The Tavistock Controversy: A Follow-Up Report
February 9, 2021

By Dr. Paul R. Eddy and Dr. Preston Sprinkle. 

In September, we posted a piece on the controversy involving the Tavistock’s London-based Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), the...

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Why I Wrote a Book on Transgender Identities
February 1, 2021

My book Embodied drops today, and I’m both nervous and excited to see how it’s received. The first question people ask me when I mention this book is, why did you write Embodied? My answer is...

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Was Joseph Trans*? An Exercise in Gender Stereotypes
January 25, 2021

The following post is taking from my book Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church, and What the Bible Has to Say, chapters 5 and 6.

The story of Joseph (Gen...

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Why I Don’t Use the Term “Transgenderism”
January 18, 2021

By Preston Sprinkle, President of the Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender

 

Understanding the importance of language is crucial in the LGBTQ conversation, and the transgender...

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