One of the most important moments in anyone’s life is the moment when we realize that we’re the grown up in the room; we’re the one who has to solve the problem, or step up into leadership. If done right, it’s a moment where we step into our identity and strength and truly become adults. … Continue reading The Summons: A Reflection on Matthew 4.12-23
I began the previous post with the claim that many Christians struggle to accept queer identities or ‘lifestyles’ less because of specific biblical prohibitions than because of more basic assumptions about creation. One increasingly common example of such an assumption is a belief that the intent to reproduce is not only the primary but the … Continue reading What’s Sex For, Anyway?
I’ve long been convinced that the ‘queer question’ in the Church today is not really about the handful of particular texts that are used to condemn homosexuality or promote the perpetuation of strict gender roles. After all, ‘Bible believing’ Christians these days find it pretty easy to dismiss the Scriptures’ clear teaching about a lot … Continue reading Two Sides of Adam: Gender in Genesis 1-3
There are few things more engaging in communication than a good metaphor. Not only do metaphors make what we’re saying more interesting, but they can often help to get across the emotion or experience of something better than a simple description. For example, a few years ago I described how I was feeling about life … Continue reading The Lamb of God: A Reflection on John 1.29-42
In yesterday's post, I told the story of how the question of Christianity and homosexuality formed the major arena of my wrestling with God for the twenty years between the ages of ten and thirty. That post left off the story with me in a pretty low place, having decided to leave the Church to … Continue reading My Story, Part II
Matthew Root 