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The Internet Monk published a piece a few days ago which is worth thinking about:
So….imagine that a Baptist (or other evangelical)- like my dear wife used to be, for example- were to decide that he or she wanted to deepen their spiritual life; to grow spiritually and in spiritual disciplines; to seek out spiritual direction [...]
I’m starting a process of putting some of my essays on Sexuality online for all to read and rip apart. They represent my aggregate thinking on sexuality over the past few years.
The links are to pdf files of the pieces. If you’re having difficulty reading the pdf files, download the latest version of Acrobat Reader [...]
The one-time head of the world’s most powerful officially atheistic state, now believes in Jesus, the divine Son of God.
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Communist leader of the Soviet Union, has acknowledged his Christian faith for the first time, paying a surprise visit to pray at the tomb of St Francis of Assisi.
Accompanied by [...]
It is my contention that the gay revisionist movement has been in some senses internally betrayed. An initial struggle (to some degrees I would argue rightly) against rampant homophobia in the church, against the experience of inadequate and sometimes derogative psychiatric and medical treatment and social ostracising both within and beyond the congregation, has now [...]
Continue reading about Ascending Mount Carmel - One Step at a Time - Part Four
A fantastic post on Stand Firm highlighting one response to the accusation that the conservative side is just full of homophobes. Read the below and then go to the full post.
RCtoEC:
Welcome to Stand Firm. I’m guessing that your moniker indicates you’ve made the transition from the Roman Church to the Episcopal Church. If so, we’re [...]
In the previous parts of this series I raised the question as to whether pro-gay Christian literature embraced or fled from concepts of purgation. We also looked at some ex-gay writings and saw that in their guidance they seemed to follow the classical spiritual disciplines. Having seen this, our next question is "does [...]
Continue reading about Ascending Mount Carmel - One Step at at Time - Part Three
This is the second part of a series examining how pro-gay and ex-gay theologies deal with purgation. We’re looking at Kenneth Leech’s "Soul Friend" and seeing whether the ex-gay ministries act as a classic spiritual director in guiding the disciple down the path of purgation. ———– Leech is not averse to addressing [...]
Continue reading about Ascending Mount Carmel - One Step at at Time - Part Two
Ash over at Odd Psalms is back blogging.
As for how my Christian lifestyle and gay attractions have mixed, it’s kind of an interesting question. As a Christian, I love God, and I want to love Him more and more with everything that I am. So Christ is who I live my life for, or at [...]
Continue reading about Ascending Mount Carmel - One Step at at Time - Part One
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