

“STRUGGLING.”
Yes, Church, your Queer siblings are struggling. We are struggling to breathe with the boot of oppressive theology pressed against our...

In Praise of Tender Masculinity, the New Non-Toxic Way to Be a Man
Media representations of masculinity tend to play in two notes: On the left we have Nice Guys and on the right we have Macho Men. Both...


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...


Ethan Renoe
I’m Ethan & I love Jesus as much as my little heart allows. I’m an artist, writer and speaker. I’m a personal trainer, youth pastor,...