In this concluding post to the series “Being Christian and Gay”, I want to do more than “put myself out there” in some kind of existential witness to faith and sexuality through my personal story, even though it’s through our stories, through the particularities of life, that the practicality of theological truths can most readily be observed. (more…)
Archive for October, 2017
Being Christian and Gay—Conclusion
Posted: October 25, 2017 in Being Christian and GayTags: Christian, ethics, Faith, gay, Love, Scripture, sexual Ethics, sexuality
What?—A Peaceful, Progressive City—Why?—How?—When?
Posted: October 19, 2017 in Life's Design, UncategorizedTags: Aferican-American, City Life, community, conversation, Police, Progress, society
Here is a reflection on the state of our peaceful, progressive city of Saint Louis after a
Peaceful protesters tduring the second day of demonstrations. #
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month since a judge found Jason Stockley, a white former police officer, not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Anthony Lamar Smith, a black man. Immediately after the verdict was announced (on Friday, September 14, 2017), people began to protest in the streets in anger against the decision. (more…)
Diversity Enriches Life’s Design
Posted: October 18, 2017 in Life's DesignTags: Aferican-American, Black, Caucasian, culture, Diversity, Food
A representation of group at Kaldi’s.
A few days ago, I was sitting on Kaldi’s patio after my daily visit to the Arch. To my right was a group of four who apparently work out of the same office. It is an interesting ethnic mix: South Asian, East Asian, African-American, and Hispanic. This wouldn’t happen in many small towns across America. I enjoy the complexity and cultural diversity of urban living in downtown Saint Louis, (more…)
Being Christian and Gay—Part 7: Living Between Two Worlds
Posted: October 17, 2017 in Being Christian and Gay, Gay LifeTags: Christian, Christianity, church, community, gay, Justin Peck, LGBT, The Times Are Racing
In this post, I’m moving beyond sexuality to talk about straddling a fence. Living Between Two Worlds authentically and with integrity is not easy. Attempting to live such a life for a gay person is compounded by a perceived oxymoron—a gay Christian—by both the Christian community and the gay community. (more…)
Being Christian and Gay – Part 6: An Understanding of Sexuality
Posted: October 10, 2017 in Being Christian and GayTags: Christian, gay, Religion, sexuality, society
In this series on “Being Christian and Gay,” we have considered scripture and a Christian sexual ethic. In this post we’ll examine a general understanding of sexuality. There’s more, to being gay than the act of sexual intimacy. I, like you, both consciously and subconsciously are attracted to and seek to attract other people with whom to form deep relationships. This is the way we ward off loneliness. It is also the way we seek an intimate relationship. (more…)
Being Christian and Gay – Part 5: A Christian’ Sexual Ethic
Posted: October 3, 2017 in Being Christian and Gay, Gay LifeTags: Christian, Commitment, ethics, gay, Love, marriage, Relationship, sexual Ethics, spiritual
We have considered a context for our conversation—personal experience–and biblical texts that have been used to address sexual orientation; now let’s look at ethics, knowing right from wrong. My ethics are derived from my theological understanding, which is informed by my relationship with Jesus, my reading of Scripture, and my interpretation of the contemporary sociocultural environment. (more…)
