Mythbusting Celibacy #3 | Introducing the Eunuchs (Part 2)
There is more to the obvious (?) reading of Matthew 19:1-12 than generally meets the eye.
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- Nov 1, 2021
- 6 min
Mythbusting Celibacy #3 | Introducing the Eunuchs (Part 1)
Matthew 19:10-12 is the second pivotal passage for our "Mythbusting Celibacy" series. And yep, it’s about eunuchs. But not just eunuchs. In
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- Oct 27, 2021
- 12 min
Mythbusting Celibacy #2 | Let's FINISH Talking About That Gift (Part 3)
We left our last post in the early AD 400s with St Augustine (probably the most prominent of all early church writes on matters of sexua
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- Oct 21, 2021
- 15 min
Mythbusting Celibacy #2 | Let's Talk SOME MORE About That Gift (Part 2)
Why our present day understanding of the “gift of singleness” is *not* a continuation of an age-old Christian tradition.
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- Oct 18, 2021
- 10 min
Mythbusting Celibacy #2 | Let's Talk about That Gift (Part 1)
OK. Let’s just get this one out of the way early in the series, shall we? Let’s talk about that gift. You know the one.
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- Oct 14, 2021
- 11 min
Mythbusting Celibacy #1 | All Just a Little bit of History Repeating?
Even as the word “celibacy” increasingly dominates Christian discussions about singleness, we're all confused about its meaning.
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- Aug 11, 2021
- 7 min
Soundbite Theology Strikes Again!
Remember those (pre-covid) times when, as you were idly waiting to be served at your local deli counter, your eyes fell upon a little...
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- May 3, 2021
- 9 min
The Water We're Swimming In | 2. I'm an Individual
As a core tenet of the present moment, “expressive individualism” teaches each of us that we have an authentic self buried deep inside.
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- Apr 26, 2021
- 7 min
The Water We're Swimming In | 1. What Water?
As Christians we need to understand the water we are swimming in, the environment which surrounds us, how it effects us as we keep swimming.
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- Mar 17, 2021
- 6 min
More on theology by soundbite
Elsewhere I’ve written about The Problem with Soundbite Theology. For those who haven't (or won't!) read the original post, here is the...
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- Mar 11, 2021
- 5 min
The musical of my life
And now for a short break from our regular programming… ACT I It’s no secret that I am an unashamed, unabashed, unapologetic Les...
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- Feb 28, 2021
- 6 min
Hey single Christian. Your celibacy is uniquely meaningful.
The unmarried Christian life is also uniquely meaningful. It is also distinctively significant. And it’s time we evangelicals
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- Feb 23, 2021
- 5 min
Hey, single Christian. Your celibacy isn't extraordinary.
So here’s the thing. Single Christian, your celibacy is totally ordinary. Yep. You heard me. We are utterly unexceptional. Unremarkable.
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- Feb 15, 2021
- 4 min
Whispers of the past. Echoes in the present
Some time ago I was whiling away an afternoon playing card games with two of my godchildren. After several hands in which we (with...
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- Feb 11, 2021
- 5 min
When your scaffold is dodgy
One thing you can be assured of is that on, or just before, February 14th every year, a slew of new articles on Christian singleness...
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- Jan 29, 2021
- 8 min
The Problem with Soundbite Theology
Soundbites are a great fit for how we do life today. But they are not a great way to be doing theology today.
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