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August 22, 2018

The following is a preview of our 12th Pastoral Paper, available now as a free download from the Center. 

This paper has a narrow aim: to understand what the Bible says about the...

August 16, 2018

In the previous post, we saw that measuring sexual orientation is much more complicated than people realize. Sexual orientation is, in the words of Rebecca Jordan-Young, a “great example of a ‘...

August 9, 2018

The short answer is: a lot less than we think we do.

 

I often hear people use terms like gay, straight, or bisexual as if these categories are neatly defined. Or I’ll hear people...

June 27, 2018

By Bridget Eileen

What I’m saying in this post regarding sexual desire is pretty simple, but it’s difficult for people to swallow. I’m saying that sexual fulfillment does not come through a...

June 26, 2018

By Preston Sprinkle

There’s been a lot of talk over the last few weeks about the upcoming Revoice conference. Revoice is a conference and community for LGBT+/SSA Christians—Christians who...

June 18, 2018

The following is a guest post by Bridget Eileen, a celibate lesbian who writes about Christian sexuality and LGBT+ issues in the church. Read more about her...

June 16, 2018

Gregory Coles is on the Collaborative Team for The Center. His academic research on rhetorics of marginality (how language works in society for disadvantaged groups) has appeared in or is...

June 7, 2018

By Preston Sprinkle

I often get asked, “what’s the next discussion that Christians need to have about sexuality and gender?” My immediate answer is: “polyamory,” though the morality of sex...

May 4, 2018

By Preston Sprinkle

When Christians dialogue or debate the ethics of same-sex relationships, they typically start by talking about the so-called “prohibition passages” like Leviticus 18:22...

March 10, 2018
The following blog is written by Pieter Valk. Pieter is a member of our Collaborative Team, and is the executive director of EQUIP, a Nashville based organization that helps the church to love ...
February 13, 2018

The following blog is written by Pieter Valk. Pieter is the executive director of Equip, which is a Nashville based organization that helps the church to love sexual minorities.  

 

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February 13, 2018

The following blog is written by Pieter Valk. Pieter is the executive director of Equip, which is a Nashville based organization that helps the church to love sexual minorities.  

 

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