Well it’s official. The Gospel Coalition do not consider my Pastor a heretic. I don’t think I would have gotten off so lightly. I haven’t really talked about where I have been attending church the last few years, but what was intended to be a temporary location to place my butt on a Sunday morningContinue reading “Escaping the Wilderness: Part 4 – My Pastor’s not a Heretic… Phew!”
Category Archives: God’s Big Family
Why I am an Ally – My View
Well, it has been an interesting few Fridays discussing this topic. After much deliberation I have decided to wrap it up with this post. Thank you for all the feedback and all the comments. Thank you also to my Pastoral friends who took the time to give me their thoughts. I apologize that I haveContinue reading “Why I am an Ally – My View”
Why I am an Ally – Ministry That Helps
I have been blessed with a significant number of friends who are, or have been, Pastors and leaders within their churches. These are men and women that I respect and hold in high regard. Most of them are Canadian, and most of them are what I would term “moderate evangelicals”. My moderate I would meanContinue reading “Why I am an Ally – Ministry That Helps”
Why I am an Ally – Part 6 – When your views don’t match
Welcome to part six in the series. If you would like to catch up on other posts in this series, or on anything else I have written, Internet Monk keeps them all here. When your views don’t match Two weeks ago we had some questions from JohnB. I rephrased his questions and put them soContinue reading “Why I am an Ally – Part 6 – When your views don’t match”
Why I am an Ally – Part 5 – My Conversation with Geoff
Welcome to part five in the series. If you would like to catch up on other posts in this series, or on anything else I have written, Internet Monk keeps them all here. My Conversation with Geoff Six years ago I received Birthday greetings from Geoff, a former work colleague. He wrote: Michael, Happy Birthday.Continue reading “Why I am an Ally – Part 5 – My Conversation with Geoff”
Another Look: Mark
Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Has not God chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him? • James 2:5, NRSV • • • We stood and sat on a quiet green spot at the cemetery under sunny blueContinue reading “Another Look: Mark”
Why I am an Ally – Part 4
A Look at Leviticus 18 and Act 15. In the last three posts we introduced some of the people I have met in my life journey, discussed Romans 1 & 2, and looked at the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. Today we want to take a rather different look at Leviticus 18 and Acts 15.Continue reading “Why I am an Ally – Part 4”
Why I am an Ally – Part 3
If you are new to this series you might want to jump back in and read Part 1, where I talk about some of my personal interactions, or Part 2, where I discuss Romans 1 (and 2). Thank you to everyone who posted comments. They have definitely enriched the posts. One of my paragraphs inContinue reading “Why I am an Ally – Part 3”
Why I am an Ally – Part 2
A First Look at the Biblical Text Last week we were introduced to Craig, Steve, Bill, and Geoff, friends of mine that I have interacted with over the years. This was a reminder to all of us that when we enter into these discussions, there are real people at the other end. Craig and BillContinue reading “Why I am an Ally – Part 2”
Why I am an Ally – Part 1
Why now? Why did I pick this time to publicly declare that I am an ally to the LGBTQ community? There are a number of reasons: In the last number of years I have seen an increasing rise of hate on social media aimed towards homosexuals and other marginalized people. This hate has come primarilyContinue reading “Why I am an Ally – Part 1”
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