By Dr. Preston Sprinkle – The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender I’m going to do two things that I thought I’d never do: blog about gender and allow for comments. Don’t get me wrong. I love getting feedback, especially …
A Biblical Conversation About Transgender Identities
By Preston Sprinkle – The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender – Pastoral Paper 12 This paper has a narrow aim: to understand what the Bible says about the categories of male and female as they relate to questions about …
A Glimpse into When You Love a Prodigal: A Long Way Off
This is the Forward, written by Dan Wolgemuth, president of Youth for Christ, to book by Judy Douglass entitled When You Love a Prodigal: 90 Days of Grace for the Wilderness: “And he arose and came to his father. But …
What Pronouns Should Christians Use for Transgender People?
By Gregory Coles – The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender – Pastoral Paper 11 As Christians, what pronouns should we use when we speak about transgender people? Do we listen to how our transgender friends and colleagues identify themselves …
The Truth About Relinquishment
Blog by Regina Forest – Thirsty If ever there was a word or concept that can set a person on edge its relinquishment! Living a life of relinquishment, is not necessarily, a popular subject. Nonetheless, God calls us to surrender …
At Wits’ End
A sermon by Coty Pinckney on Psalm 107. Community Bible Church, Williamstown, MA, 7/7/96 Are you at wits’ end? Not, you kids, at John Avery Whitaker’s “Whit’s End,” although you adults who have never listened to “Adventures in Odyssey” should …
Ministry That Helps – Parts 1 & 2
Posted by Wesley Hill – Spiritual Friendship Recently I gave a talk to a group of folks who work for a campus ministry. They had asked me to come and speak on the theme of ministering to LGBT students at …
Must We Be Hurt Deeply to Be Used Significantly?
February 24, 2010 Guest Post by Nancy Guthrie – Crossway Ministries My husband David remembers sitting in chapel in Bible college when a speaker said that a person cannot be used significantly by God until he has been hurt deeply. …
When Trouble Comes: Phil Ryken’s Personal Testimony
September 2, 2016 by Philip Graham Ryken – Crossway Ministries A Season of Terrible Discouragement A year or two ago, I went through a season of deep spiritual discouragement; some would probably call it depression. I wanted to share about …
An Open Letter to Those Suffering from Depression
By Shona Murray – October 14, 2017 – Crossway Ministries My dear friend, I’m so sorry to hear that you are suffering with serious depression. Although you feel hopeless and helpless, I want to assure you right up front that …