Hello Jane. Please call me Eric, if you’d be willing – no need for the formality :). Thank you for engaging. I’m going to begin my response at the tail end of your comment with a theme that...
Dan, you are introducing some novel concepts here. Banned? Who said anything about banning anyone? Your stretch shows the weakness of your argument. No, this situation is not akin to a simple...
Certainly you must agree that there must be boundaries, Dan. We are members of the body of Christ, after all. If we can't agree that church agencies, staff, ministries, websites, etc. should not...
As for resources, I offer this to start from 2 Timothy 3:16-17: "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,...
I disagree. The church has no business recommending organizations that hold a fundamentally wicked understanding of human sexuality to guide us in understanding human...
Please remove all references to and promotion of Break the Cycle, Youth.gov, and Love is Respect from this article. These linked organizations/sites do not promote God-honoring views of sexuality...
Henry, as a Climate Witness Regional Organizer, I hope that your exhortations on limited travel begin close to home with the Office of Social Justice. Director Smith is a regular Carmen Sandiego...
Denise, more directly to your question, my main approach is one of prayer and encouragement. I'm not much for programs and such as much as I am the individual deliberative practice of love. ...
I think something really gets lost when "women in leadership" is equated with "women in ecclesiastical office". The two are not the same, yet I think in the church too often we use the first as...
Hello Jane. Again, thanks for engaging. A few notes of response:
1. If you note carefully, Dan asked “Should that church member be banned?” Note Dan’s formulation. He was not speaking...
Hello Jane. Please call me Eric, if you’d be willing – no need for the formality :). Thank you for engaging. I’m going to begin my response at the tail end of your comment with a theme that...
Dan, you are introducing some novel concepts here. Banned? Who said anything about banning anyone? Your stretch shows the weakness of your argument. No, this situation is not akin to a simple...
Certainly you must agree that there must be boundaries, Dan. We are members of the body of Christ, after all. If we can't agree that church agencies, staff, ministries, websites, etc. should not...
As for resources, I offer this to start from 2 Timothy 3:16-17: "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,...
Hello Bonnie,
I disagree. The church has no business recommending organizations that hold a fundamentally wicked understanding of human sexuality to guide us in understanding human...
Please remove all references to and promotion of Break the Cycle, Youth.gov, and Love is Respect from this article. These linked organizations/sites do not promote God-honoring views of sexuality...
Henry, as a Climate Witness Regional Organizer, I hope that your exhortations on limited travel begin close to home with the Office of Social Justice. Director Smith is a regular Carmen Sandiego...
Denise, more directly to your question, my main approach is one of prayer and encouragement. I'm not much for programs and such as much as I am the individual deliberative practice of love. ...
I think something really gets lost when "women in leadership" is equated with "women in ecclesiastical office". The two are not the same, yet I think in the church too often we use the first as...