Christianity & LGBTQ Issues
Of all the issues I write and speak about, I am most widely known for my decades of work at the intersection of Christian faith and LGBTQ issues.
Scroll down for my blog posts on these two topics. In addition:
- My book Torn is the best introductory resource I know of for Christians who are new to the LGBTQ conversation and want to understand better.
- You can bring me to speak to your church or group—not only on LGBTQ issues, but also on topics like forgiveness, rebuilding lost faith, and handling division and disagreement.
- I have an ongoing LGBTQ & Christian video series on YouTube to answer many common questions.
- For more on the Scripture arguments, my Bible and Homosexuality page offers a deeper dive.
Posts on Christianity and/or LGBTQ issues
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Following up on the Empathy Cap exercise.
Yesterday, I posted a piece inviting people to put themselves in the shoes of a Christian with conservative views on sex (what we call “Side B”) who discovers himself or herself to be attracted to the same sex and must endure the challenges of living a celibate life. I have a number of friends in…
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Story time for the church.
It’s story time, everyone! Today we get to take a journey through someone else’s life. One of the things I love doing on my blog is looking at things from different people’s perspectives. Sometimes I address my posts to conservative Christians; other times I address them to the LGBT community. Today we’re going to be…
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Loving them into hell?
The other day, I posted about why “speaking the truth in love” isn’t an excuse for theological debates. I said that real love needs to be evident through grace, not just trying to make me agree with you. One of my Facebook friends responded with this comment: I have been told that by loving people…
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I love you. Here’s a textbook.
Imagine this scenario, if you will… It’s little Sara’s birthday, and she’s overjoyed to unwrap a present and discover a brand new pair of shiny roller skates, just like the ones she’s been eyeing in the store for months. With an excited shriek, she runs straight out to the sidewalk in front of her home…
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How the media shapes the debate.
It’s us vs. them. Didn’t you know? I don’t have to tell you that the debates over faith and sexuality are some of the most contentious of our generation. They’re also very complex, and finding real solutions to the conflict will require people’s willingness to sit down at the table with those they disagree with…
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From Odd Man Out: “Getting It Right”
We hear so often about the times people do and say the wrong thing, don’t we? Sometimes it’s nice to notice when they do the right thing. A friend of mine has a wonderful blog about being gay and Christian called “Odd Man Out,” and today he’s got some great nuggets of wisdom about what it…
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Grace > justice.
I have two friends—let’s call them Charlie and Stuart—who don’t get along. They are both really awesome guys. I enjoy hanging out with both of them. They’re both well-liked, and they both get along with my other friends. But put them in the same room together, and you can almost feel the temperature of the…
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When ex-gays aren’t ex-gay: It’s not about hypocrisy. It’s about language.
Sigh. I hate stories like this. And I hate even more that so many people take such joy in them. This isn’t a happy story, but it’s an important one. Earlier this week, a 24-year-old Christian blogger named Matt Moore was “outed” as having an active profile on a mobile hookup app for gay men.…
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Moving on. But first…
As a blogger, it’s often baffling to see a post you wrote go viral. In my experience, it’s rarely the post you thought was your best or the one you wanted to go viral; it’s some other post—one you thought was okay, but that you hadn’t intended to be the post that would represent you to…
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“I give God 10%. Why do you get 18?”
Are Christians bad tippers? Sometimes. And boy does it hurt the reputation of the church.
