Attentiveness As A Sexual Ethic
Most of the church’s rules about sex focus on who and what. This post asks a different question: are you actually paying attention to the person you’re with? A starting point for a more honest sexual ethic.
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I Delight In Your Delight – Learning To Fall in Love with Love
The Love of God that Christians are called to demonstrate is a love that delights in the other person’s joy and wellbeing. What Do We Mean When We Say Love? We use the word ‘love’ in all kinds of different ways. Saying “I love you” to my friend, my Mum, and my partner, all means…
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Inclusion Part 1: The Ethiopian Eunuch (Essay)
Content note: this essay discusses castration and the sexual exploitation of enslaved people in the ancient world, in historical and pastoral context. We take for granted that the church is a community whose membership is constituted by faith alone. We are used to it. But when the church first burst into the world, it introduced…
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Should The Salvation Army Stop Marrying People? (Essay)
A Reflection On Marriage, Sacraments, and Covenant. Should The Salvation Army stop marrying people? I think The Salvation Army should bless marriages, but should not conduct weddings. I will set out my reasoning in this article. I am not advocating for change, as this is quite a radical position to take. But it is a…