Is there anything more satisfying than telling someone off online and never physically encountering that person? Well, that’s what many people love about online platforms, where unaccountable remote posting doesn’t force us to come to terms with how we talk and interact with others. Some fascinating studies have found that people are likelier to write … Continue reading
I can remember it like it was yesterday. Bored out of my mind in the balcony of Salem Baptist Church’s 11:00 am worship service, I started thumbing through the Bible. And that’s when an 8-year-old Andy found a naughty word in the sacred text. Surely, I misread it. Heavens be, there couldn’t be such a … Continue reading
In social circles, there are specific topics that many people try to avoid, such as politics and religion. Don’t get me wrong that doesn’t mean that people do not bring them up. That list gets even more expansive in the church, certainly avoiding partisan topics, doubt, mental health, suicide, heresy, and those very unpleasant verses … Continue reading
By Andy Hale I’ll admit it. I had a True Love Waits Promise Ring. I mean, I did grow up in the 1990s Evangelical movement that stressed sexual purity and abstinence until marriage. Good or ill, it was the only way that the church was talking about sexuality to hormonal teenagers who were trying to … Continue reading
A [Baptist] Conference on Sexuality and Covenant is April 19-21 at FBC Decatur, GA. The following is an excerpt from one of many plenary presentations offered at the Conference. We hope you’ll join us for the full presentation! “A Baptist family conversation about sexuality needs to talk about a whole lot of things. I am … Continue reading
This post comes from G. Reid Doster, LPC, LMFT. He serves as coordinator of CBF Louisiana, maintains a private practice in clinical pastoral counseling and serves as Coordinator of Behavioral Healthcare Services for EXCELth Primary Care Network, New Orleans. Sometimes, a local Christian fellowship is the only place in town where people, no matter what … Continue reading