On the morning of Monday, March 27, 28 year old Audrey Hale sent an ominous instagram message to an old elementary school friend; “One day this will make more sense. I’ve left more than enough evidence behind. But something bad is about to happen.” Carrying a red duffle bag loaded with two semi-automatic rifles and a handgun, she said goodbye to her parents as she left her Nashville area home, climbed into her Honda Fit and drove the few miles to the local Christian elementary school she had attended as a child. After parking in the school lot, she shot her way through a side door. Within minu ..read more

What is the Book About? “Is the God of the Old Testament nothing but a bully, a murderer, and an oppressor? Many today – even within the church – seem to think so. How are Christians to respond to such accusations? And how are we to reconcile the seemingly disconnected natures of God portrayed in the two testaments?” From the Back Cover. Why I Wanted to Read This Book Overseeing a ministry that is counter-cultural and having to defend an extremely unpopular Biblical sexual ethic in doing so, I was drawn to Moral Monster. Not only has the God of the Old Testament caused me some personal inner ..read more

The following was written by Christian parents who are an active part of the Strength in Weakness ministry. As you’ll see, this couple has two wonderful children they love very much, one of whom has fully transitioned to female. To respect this family’s need for confidentiality, we have changed their names and any other identifiers. As a Christian organization that offers help to Jesus-followers who live with unwanted, same-sex attractions and parents of LGBTQIA+ children, we have the privilege of encountering courageous people like this time and time again. We believe that there is a way to a ..read more

GH: Let’s shift our conversation to questions regarding what many call the “clobber passages”: those six scriptures that speak directly to the topic of homosexuality. Consider the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19. In the documentary For the Bible Tells Me So, (4) Peter Gomes, (5) former Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard Divinity School, makes the point that the city of Sodom was doomed to destruction before the angels showed up at Lot’s door. That is, the city wasn’t slated for annihilation because the men of the town wanted to gang rape Lot’s guests. Gomes goes on to claim th ..read more

La celebración, las carrozas, el ambiente festivo y mi corazón roto Por Guy Hammond Me encantan los desfiles; especialmente el desfile de Papa Noel. Siempre me ha gustado. Se trata de una diversión familiar y la conexión con la comunidad. En Canadá esto significa reunirse en el frío glacial a principios de diciembre con mi familia y vecinos, tomando chocolate caliente mientras las bandas locales de la escuela secundaria y carrozas coloridas avanzan por la calle, y hombres viejos en pequeñas motocicletas con sus gorros tan raros de los Shriners que pasan de prisa. ¡El desfile del Orgullo Gay de ..read more

Hace unos pocos años no podía imaginar escribir mi “testimonio”. La sola idea de contar a otros de como empecé a llevar una vida homosexual, hasta mi arrepentimiento, convertirme en cristiano, tener una familia, y finalmente empezar este ministerio; yo tenía mucho miedo y era demasiado inseguro. Pero aquí estoy en Starbucks en el centro de Halifax, Nueva Escocia, tomando mi café “grande” y escribiendo exactamente esto. Prometo no ser demasiado detallista y explicar todo en términos breves. Mi papá era predicador en la iglesia de Cristo. Era anciano también. (Así es, fui criado como hijo de pre ..read more

I was 18 years old, and I was nervous and excited to be attending my first gay pride parade. I didn’t have the guts to go by myself, so I had a friend who had gone before accompanying me. I had recently come out and did not know what to expect in terms of acceptance within the LGBTQ+ community. I felt like a five-year-old preparing to go to kindergarten for the first time – “what will it be like?” “Will they like me?” “Will I know how to talk to them?” “Will they think I’m weird?” There was no wild or scandalous desire in my heart as I walked up to the crowds of people celebrating what they co ..read more

Para responder a la pregunta de cuantas personas hay en la iglesia con una atracción al mismo sexo, primero nos toca echar una mirada breve a lo que dicen los últimos estudios acerca de la cantidad de personas que si identifican como “homosexual” o “bisexual” entre la población total. Puede ser que hayas leído o escuchado la información errónea común reportada primero por Alfred Kinsey de que 10% de la población es homosexual o gay.[ii]. . . . Dos muestras distorsionadas son las más sorprendentes; primero, Kinsey incluyó en su muestra una proporción drásticamente alta de prisioneros de la cárc ..read more

The following is an excerpt written by Guy Hammond for the soon-to-be-released Illumination Publishers book by Daren Overstreet; “Wildfire: How Progressive Theology is Impacting the Church" Though born into obscurity in the mid-1700s on the tiny Caribbean Island of Nevis, Alexander Hamilton, through heroism on the battlefield during the American Revolutionary War, rose in stature to eventually become one of America’s most influential founding fathers. Not up on your American history? That’s all right. While you may have dozed your way through sixth-grade history when the teacher taught of his ..read more

Since publishing my most recent book GAY & CHRISTIAN, a work that dismantles the arguments of pro-gay apologists and Bible revisionists who teach that God blesses homosexual union, a new question has arisen several times that I would like to address. The question posed is, why can’t two homosexually attracted Christian individuals enjoy romance provided they abstain from sexual activity? It’s a good question. I even appreciate the desire to find a “workaround” that is still within the traditional biblical sexual ethic that says sexual intimacy is reserved for a man and woman bound together ..read more