Category: Blogs and Thoughts
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“Standing: in the gap, on justice”
This sermon titled “Standing: in the gap, on justice” was preached from Numbers 27:1-11. A letter authored recently within our denominational family stated that “The practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.” This sermon was preached for those tangibly advocating and living into the full inclusion and celebration of LGBTQ+ folks in the Church.…
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How Not to Build an Empire: Reflections from the Steps of the Tower of Babel
Earlier in April, I had the privilege of being the proclaimer for the weekly student-led chapel service at Wake Forest’s School of Divinity. The passage I chose was Genesis 11:1-9 – the story of the Tower of Babel. As a third year in the Divinity program, I found that there were about 12 minutes of…
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Churches need Gamers
Twenty years ago to the day, you would probably find my brother and I sitting shoulder to shoulder in front of a small CRT TV. Somewhere in a pile of futons and pillows and blankets, the two of us were on holiday break from school. Gaming together was without a doubt in the cards. Growing…
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A gay Christian perspective: Leviticus 19:18 and what it says about homosexuality
I’ve spent a good deal of time around folks who have what feels like deep respect for the Bible. It’s come in a lot of different contexts too, which for me in my spiritual journey is significant. I spent a lot of years in an evangelical megachurch community, but I also spent the first seven…
Ari Grubner 