At a recent meeting of Baptists, I found myself in conversation about the issue of same-sex relationships. A friend made the case that since God had made each of us, he must have made us to desire in the way… Read More »Human Desire and the Will of God
Some of you reading may already be bristling at the title. We do not live in a society or culture in which submission is an acceptable term. Rather we prefer: independence, self-care, individuality, surety and standing strong. It is not… Read More »A Transformation into Genuine Submission
Chapter 5 of Sexuality & Holiness: Remaining Loving & Biblically Grounded in a Rapidly Shifting Culture Preaching the whole truth One of the most common arguments on alternative relationships to that of one man and one woman is the view… Read More »Jesus had nothing to say on the issue, right?
A couple of weeks ago I commented on a thread on Facebook touching on the proposed changes in the Baptist Union’s Ministerial Recognition Rules (“MRR”). I was commenting from the perspective of someone who opposes the change. After the discussion… Read More »7 Reasons to Oppose the Change in MRR
Simon is an accredited Baptist minister who prefers not to give away more details about himself than you find in his testimony. He wrote this testimony at our request and gave us permission to use it here. I, Pieter Lalleman,… Read More »Pilgrimage
The Issue The Baptist Union has circulated a survey about sexuality: The specific issue under discussion is as follows: Our current Ministerial Recognition Rules for Accredited Ministers are clear that any sexual activity outside of heterosexual marriage is deemed gross… Read More »Homosexuality and Christian Ministers
Much has, and will no doubt also be written, in contribution to the debate on human sexuality and how this relates to the Baptist Together family. This short paper is merely an attempt to show that the traditional view of… Read More »Contribution to the debate about human sexuality in the Baptist Union
Language is powerful. Our intentional choice of words and their combination can simultaneously give insight into our view points and influence the points of view of others. At times language choice has changed over time to try and put across… Read More »The Power and Use of Language (Part 1): I am an affirming Baptist
Theological Discernment on the Question of Same-Sex. Darrin W. Snyder Belousek. Union Grand Rapids, Baker Academic (2021) 330pp £17.66 Recently, I lent a good friend my copy of ‘Marriage, Scripture, and the Church’ and asked him to write his comments… Read More »Book Review – Marriage, Scripture, and the Church:
An Open Appeal to my Brothers and Sisters, and Leaders in our Baptist Union I love being a Baptist, and I love the diversity of Evangelicals, Liberals, and even some high church Baptists and Catholic Baptists in our midst. Unfortunately,… Read More »Downgrading the Cross: