by Luke Geraty | Aug 31, 2017 | Discipleship, Gender Issues, Homosexuality, Marriage, Messy Church, Missional, Practical Theology, Sex
The hot button discussion in American Evangelicalism this week is the recently released “Nashville Statement”. This is an attempt by some Reformed Evangelicals to clarify their views on sexuality; the statement has raised a fair amount of agreement and a...
by Brad Blocksom | Dec 11, 2016 | Church Life, Devotionals, Ethics, Evangelicalism, Gender Issues, Messy Church, Practical Theology, Sex
Exodus, p. 109 If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the bride-price, and she shall be his wife. If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins. (Books of the...
by Able Baker | Aug 25, 2015 | Marriage, Sex
Wow what a crazy couple of weeks with this whole Ashley Madison hack. As this story continues to unfold I am just heart-broken. Millions and millions of folks worldwide are being exposed and the collateral damage is exponential. People are suing, committing suicide,...
by Brad Blocksom | Jun 17, 2015 | Devotionals, Discipleship, Messy Church, Money, Practical Theology, Sex, The Vineyard Movement
Luke 18:22b Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven: and come follow me.” (ESV) The story of Jesus’ encounter with the rich ruler is abundantly clear! Cast off any and all things that hinder you from fully...
by Kenny Burchard | Apr 25, 2015 | Cultural Engagement, Discipleship, Ethics, Gender Issues, Homosexuality, Marriage, Practical Theology, Sex
And now for a really geeky (but hopefully helpful) post about the usage and meaning of the word porneia in the book of Revelation. The word-group related to πορνεία (porneia) occurs 55 times in the entire New Testament. Interestingly, there are 19 occurrences of the...
by Luke Geraty | Apr 15, 2015 | Church Life, Counseling, Ethics, Gender Issues, Politics, Practical Theology, Sex, Social Justice
Thomas Creedy wrote “An Open Letter to My Church Friends” in regards to a recent book published by Steve Chalke called Being Human: How to Become the Person You Were Meant to Be. Since anthropology and spiritual formation are such vitally valuable topics...
by Think Theology | Feb 17, 2015 | Church Life, Cultural Engagement, Marriage, Messy Church, Practical Theology, Sex
Per our mission of fostering theological conversation, ThinkTheology.org is hosting a conversation between Bill Hoard and our very own Luke Geraty in regards to homosexuality and the Church. This is a six part series where Bill will offer a perspective and Luke will...
by Kenny Burchard | Jan 2, 2015 | Ethics, Family, Gender Issues, Homosexuality, Marriage, Practical Theology, Sex
Every once in a while, when you least expect it, you hear someone say something that so resonates with you that you tell yourself, That is exactly how I feel about what he/she is saying, and until I come up with something better, that is how I am going to answer every...
by Think Theology | Nov 3, 2014 | Counseling, Family, Forgiveness, Parenting, Practical Theology, Sex
Dear Dad, I want to let you know first of all that I love you and forgive you for what this has done in my life. I also wanted to let you know exactly what your porn use has done to my life. You may think that this effects only you, or even your and mom’s...
by Kenny Burchard | Nov 15, 2013 | Conflict Resolution, Counseling, Family, Marriage, Practical Theology, Sex
Two weeks ago I met with an emerging leader in our church to discuss his coaching process for ordination in our denomination. As we worked through the practical implications of our denominational credal statement, we came to item number 19 which reads… “19...
by Kenny Burchard | Oct 25, 2013 | Cultural Engagement, Gender Issues, Practical Theology, Sex
I admit that I don’t regularly swim in the murky and toxic waters of the culture pool, and I am neither a fan of Russell Brand nor Westboro Baptist Church, so this is not an endorsement of either one. Rather, the dialogue in the video provokes a bigger question...
by Able Baker | Oct 3, 2013 | Cultural Engagement, Disciple Making, Gender Issues, Homosexuality, Mental Illness, Messy Church, Sex
Take moment to read these short news stories from The Telegraph: (1) “Belgian killed by euthanasia after a botched sex change operation” and (2) “Mother of sex change Belgian: ‘I don’t care about his euthanasia death'”. In an...
by Luke Geraty | Feb 8, 2013 | Scripture, Sex
Continuing our look at D. F. Wright’s essay on Pauline sexual ethics, we read about the apostle Paul’s thoughts on “sex in relationship.” He writes, “Paul cites Genesis 2:24 (“the two will become one flesh”) to demonstrate what is...
by Luke Geraty | Nov 27, 2012 | Sex, Spiritual Warfare
Pornography is a serious problem, according to various studies. One study I read indicated that in the United States, $3,075.64 is being spent on pornography every second. Every second there are 28,258 Internet users viewing pornography as well as 372 Internet users...
by Luke Geraty | Nov 24, 2012 | Scripture, Sex
According to D. F. Wright, Paul’s second concern is under the title, “Sex, Self and Christ.” He explains this as follows: For Paul sexual intercourse is not on a par with the satisfying of other natural appetites like eating. To that extent his...
by Luke Geraty | Nov 14, 2012 | Scripture, Sex
Today I was reading through a section of the Dictionary of Paul and His Letters on the issue of sexual ethics. As many others have mentioned, I believe this will be one of the foremost issues that the church faces in the next few years. How will Christians stand for...
by Luke Geraty | Mar 18, 2012 | Cultural Engagement, Homosexuality, Marriage, New Testament, Old Testament, Scripture, Sex
A common question that is posed when discussing how the New Testament addresses the issue of homosexuality is as follows: Are there differences between the homosexuality addressed in the New Testament (1st century) and the monogamous homosexuality that is being...
by Luke Geraty | Dec 17, 2010 | Counseling, Cultural Engagement, Sex
I was reading through portions of Called into crisis : The nine greatest challenges of pastoral care and found some really helpful advice for pastors. As many of you probably know, the pornography problem is incredible. It seems that with each technological advance,...
