How do you measure masculinity?
Everyone has their own idealistic image of what it means to be man. But many of these mental images of masculinity are unattainable and a...
The Idol of No Pain
The possibilities for pain are endless when in relationship with others. If we want to avoid frustration, burdens and heartbreak we...
I’m Going With Crazy
As the hands and feet of Christ, we should have been engaging this topic and radically loving men and women with this story in the ’50s,...
Finding Love in the Church When You’re Gay, Christian, and Celibate
Churches that seek to be faithful to the traditional sexual ethic face a tough reality. For better or worse, most people find love...
First Steps: Students and Same-Sex Attraction
What helps us take students’ complexity and uniqueness seriously is when we pause, listen, and learn from them as fellow strugglers on...
Single, LGBT+, and Celibate on Valentine’s Day
We all can be honest: when you’re single, Valentine’s Day sucks. The holiday seems to just throw it in your face that you’re alone. It’s...
If Paul Needed Friends, So Do We
When surveying the life of the apostle Paul, we see his firm belief in the sufficiency of the gospel and his willingness to suffer for...
Are Men Starving for Physical Touch?
Why is it that men are afraid of physical contact? Most women seem to have little problem touching each other in gentle, platonic ways,...
Am I Invisible? The Pain-Relieving Response to Being Rejected or Excluded
With one invitation, we can take someone From outsider to insider From outcast to beloved member From unknown neighbor to coffee...
Valentine's Day 2018 Meditation
This meditation was originally written to be shared at a dinner hosted by my pastor and his wife and daughters on Valentine’s Day. They...
