Today I’d like to offer a reflection on the experience of some people who have struggled with sexual sin and the effects of sexual sin. Hopefully some of these reflections will be useful both for those who suffer the ongoing effects of sexual sin willingly entered into, and also some of the effects of sexual abuse.
But it’s important to say that these reflections are based on certain people’s experiences, and are not an assertion… [ read more ]
Without freedom, love is impossible. And as I said a couple of weeks ago, without freedom, true repentance is impossible. This is the same thing, of course, because true repentance involves opening ourselves in love of God, a willingness to throw ourselves into the open arms of Christ.
There is a place for force, but that place is only within ourselves. God will not force us into good, and he will not force us to… [ read more ]
How talking about anything — including violence and sexuality — can lead to consequences in others’ lives, intentionally and unintentionally.
When I was a young student, some Evangelical friends took me to a talk by a well-known Evangelical speaker. The subject was the Resurrection. It was an interesting talk, and I found his presentation convincing in terms of the reality of the Resurrection as it is described in the gospels. However, the question that I… [ read more ]
