Love is Love
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Love is Love

“Love is love” seems like a perfectly circular argument in that it starts with itself and ends with itself and goes nowhere in between

If I knew you were comin’ . . .
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If I knew you were comin’ . . .

You may have heard of Melissa Klein, a Christian; she’s the owner of Sweet Cakes bakery in Oregon. After refusing to make a cake for Rachel Bowman-Cryer’s wedding to another woman, Klein was sued. The subsequent court case has caused quite the stir of emotion within secular and Christian communities. It has also triggered a wide range of responses among my friends from various denominations.

‘You’re wrong and you’re loved’

‘You’re wrong and you’re loved’

Does the Bible teach that all same-sex sexual acts are sinful, and as such carry the eternal consequences that all unrepented sin carries? I believe it does.

Love won
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Love won

So much has been written about same sex attraction and LGBTI (Amnesty International’s descriptive: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) issues, both in secular and Christian circles. Within the Christian community we have great diversity in our thoughts on this issue, as Julia Stronks pointed out in the May 11 issue of Christian Courier.

Is the church changing its mind on same-sex relationships?
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Is the church changing its mind on same-sex relationships?

On some topics, maybe we’ll never agree on what our “task” should be.But can we listen in good faith to committed Christians with whom we disagree?

Growing up CRC and thinking about homosexuality
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Growing up CRC and thinking about homosexuality

I’ve spent a lot of time and prayer focused on LGBTQ matters and I’d like to share my thoughts with readers. In this series I want to do two things. First, because narrative is so important in understanding different perspectives, I will share my own story.

Vacation from problems?

Vacation from problems?

I started wondering how many of us would like a week or even a lifetime away from an unwanted desire or attraction. I believe that because we are living in a sinful world and no one is perfect, we all have areas of need and could well struggle with something that is not God’s intent for what he has designed.

Like father, like son: The Trudeau legacy

Like father, like son: The Trudeau legacy

Trudeau famously asserted that “there’s no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation” and that “what’s done in private between adults doesn’t concern the Criminal Code.” As a belated recognition of the intrinsic limits of government, this statement would appear indisputable. After all, a law against non-marital sexual activity could hardly be enforced with any consistency and would necessitate something close to a totalitarian surveillance state.

Our God of colour

Our God of colour

Within the church we are having plenty of conversations about the complexities of gender identity and that is truly amazing. Especially given that this topic was once a taboo conversation. As someone who has and continues to walk through gender identity issues, my heart has always desired that people within the church can talk freely. But as the conversations develop, I feel that there is a danger that we see God viewing gender and sexuality as grey issues.