Website Links for Interesting Reads on GLBT Inclusion:
1. Dr. Amy Plantinga Pauw speech September 17, 2014 at Calvin CRC
Personal Stories-Evolving Positions: Supporting LGBT Christians in the church.
The title of Dr Plantinga Pauw's talk is "A Yes to God's Earth"
https://soundcloud.com/all-one-body/a-yes-to-gods-earth
2. Mel White from Soulforce
http://soulforce.com/what-the-bible-says-and-doesnt-say-about-homosexuality-2/
LIKE YOU, I TAKE THE BIBLE SERIOUSLY! Many good people build their case against homosexuality almost entirely on the Bible. These folks value Scripture, and are serious about seeking its guidance in their lives. Unfortunately, many of them have never really studied what the Bible does and doesn’t say about homosexuality.
We gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Christians take the Bible seriously, too. Personally, I’ve spent more than 50 years reading, studying, memorizing, preaching, and teaching from the sacred texts. I earned my master’s and doctoral degrees at a conservative biblical seminary to better equip myself to “rightly divide the word of truth.” I learned Hebrew and Greek to gain a better understanding of the original words of the biblical texts. I studied the lives and times of the biblical authors to help me know what they were saying in their day so I could better apply it to my own....click the link to read more.
3. Link to a story in The Banner about All One Body
http://www.thebanner.org/news/2012/01/michigan-group-responds-to-synod-s-decision-on-homosexuality
4. An excellent article by Hope College professor David G. Myers
http://www.rca.org/perspectives-essay-the-churchs-future-in-a-gay-supportive-age
1. Dr. Amy Plantinga Pauw speech September 17, 2014 at Calvin CRC
Personal Stories-Evolving Positions: Supporting LGBT Christians in the church.
The title of Dr Plantinga Pauw's talk is "A Yes to God's Earth"
https://soundcloud.com/all-one-body/a-yes-to-gods-earth
2. Mel White from Soulforce
http://soulforce.com/what-the-bible-says-and-doesnt-say-about-homosexuality-2/
LIKE YOU, I TAKE THE BIBLE SERIOUSLY! Many good people build their case against homosexuality almost entirely on the Bible. These folks value Scripture, and are serious about seeking its guidance in their lives. Unfortunately, many of them have never really studied what the Bible does and doesn’t say about homosexuality.
We gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Christians take the Bible seriously, too. Personally, I’ve spent more than 50 years reading, studying, memorizing, preaching, and teaching from the sacred texts. I earned my master’s and doctoral degrees at a conservative biblical seminary to better equip myself to “rightly divide the word of truth.” I learned Hebrew and Greek to gain a better understanding of the original words of the biblical texts. I studied the lives and times of the biblical authors to help me know what they were saying in their day so I could better apply it to my own....click the link to read more.
3. Link to a story in The Banner about All One Body
http://www.thebanner.org/news/2012/01/michigan-group-responds-to-synod-s-decision-on-homosexuality
4. An excellent article by Hope College professor David G. Myers
http://www.rca.org/perspectives-essay-the-churchs-future-in-a-gay-supportive-age
