Purity rings, abstinence pledges, courting— Evangelical Christianity has a particular and peculiar stance on human sexuality. If you’re like me, you grew up surrounded by this “Purity Culture,” which relies … Continue reading Erasing Queerness: How Purity Culture Others LGBTQ
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How the Sausage Is Made
Back in the 7th grade, we had to read portions of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. Published at the tail end of the Gilded Age, The Jungle exposed the extreme lack of regulation in … Continue reading How the Sausage Is Made
Chapter 6 (Part 4): The “Slippery Slope” Isn’t a Thing
This post is the fourth of four related to our group’s discussion of 1 Corinthians 6. For more information on what 1 Corinthians doesn’t say about modern LGBTQ people, click … Continue reading Chapter 6 (Part 4): The “Slippery Slope” Isn’t a Thing
Chapter 6 (Part 1): What 1 Corinthians Doesn’t Say About LGBTQ People
Hey friends, so I’ll be taking an unexpected break from 7 Deadly Sins and Friday posts this week. It turned out this week’s passage from 1 Corinthians spawned FOUR posts, … Continue reading Chapter 6 (Part 1): What 1 Corinthians Doesn’t Say About LGBTQ People
The Church’s Future
Back when I was a youth minister, people would regularly tell me how my students were “our church’s future.” I would always smile and nod and politely thank them. After … Continue reading The Church’s Future
Chapter 3: One Foundation
Sunday night was a little atypical for our bible study because we spent quite a bit of time discussing internal Methodist matters. With General Conference last week, the “united” part … Continue reading Chapter 3: One Foundation
Thoughts on the UMC General Conference, Inclusion, and Denominations in General
The weekly recap of our 1 Corinthians study will come a little later, but this morning, I want to address some Methodism stuff. Last week, the General Conference of the … Continue reading Thoughts on the UMC General Conference, Inclusion, and Denominations in General
Reflections on Pride
So Jessi and I did something a little outside the norm for us Saturday: we went to a Pride Parade over in the Riverside neighborhood of Jacksonville. Now, don’t get … Continue reading Reflections on Pride
Lingering Questions from Wild Goose 2018
Hey! If you’re someone I met at Wild Goose and are checking out the Bar Chaplain blog for the first time, please know that most posts are about 1/3 this … Continue reading Lingering Questions from Wild Goose 2018
A Response to the Nashville Statement
I figured out long ago that my Christianity and my Evangelicalism were incompatible. While the Nashville Statement doesn’t say anything new about Evangelical views on sexuality, it’s a reminder where this subculture’s priorities really lie. In light of this, I present a counter-proposal.