by David Phillips | May 16, 2016 | Featured, Lifestyle, Sexuality
A few years ago, I did a series on homosexuality. I’m going to link a few of the posts below. This week, I hope to summarize a couple of these posts and reframe them in the context of transgender issues. I have no answers, but hope to shed some light on the...
by David Phillips | Aug 2, 2011 | Culture, Ministry, Sexuality
My first exposure to someone who openly announced their homosexuality was in college. The editor of the college newspaper wrote an editorial about being gay. He was gay and compared being gay to being left-handed. Being gay was not what the majority of people were...
by David Phillips | Jul 25, 2011 | Links
Readers Without Borders: What killed the big-box retailer? Hint: It wasn’t the Internet. Borders Books is closing all its stores after not being able to find a partner to help it out of bankruptcy. What killed it? The company itself gave three reasons for its...
by David Phillips | Jul 18, 2011 | Culture, Ministry, Sexuality, Theology
As Christians, we have historically treated homosexuality as a choice, something a sinful person decides to engage in. This mindset does not take into account the complexities of sin. All sin is a reflection of our brokenness that comes from the Fall in Genesis 3. But...
by David Phillips | Jul 15, 2011 | Ministry, Theology
I had intended to begin this series earlier in the week but got delayed by some more research and reading and thought it best to wait. So today I start looking at the issue of homosexuality. This will be one of the most important topics for discussion the church will...