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Author: <span>Sam A. Andreades</span>

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Encouraging Steps of the Church

Encouraging Steps of the Church

By Sam A. Andreades June 17, 2022 June 16, 2022 0

In a review of the book, “Neither Complementarian nor Egalitarian,” by Michelle Lee-Barnewall, we get some of that encouragement

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Soul Mates Find Out Too Late

Soul Mates Find Out Too Late

By Sam A. Andreades June 10, 2022 June 9, 2022 0

Singles seeking a spouse by Soul Mate thinking sink. It is only a shadow of the Bible’s better way to date, via the deeper asymmetry of origin.

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Gay Pride Month and the Christian

Gay Pride Month and the Christian

By Sam A. Andreades June 3, 2022 June 8, 2022 2

Someone who cannot celebrate LGBT+ recently asked me, how should we respond to Gay Pride Month? When convictions and culture clash, what’s the best strategy?

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The Need to Go Deep

The Need to Go Deep

By Sam A. Andreades May 27, 2022 May 26, 2022 0

A long form venue provides a needed forum for exploring gender theologically, just what the church needs to do to know the ‘why’s of Scripture’s commands.

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Technology as a Gender-Distinguisher

Technology as a Gender-Distinguisher

By Sam A. Andreades May 20, 2022 May 19, 2022 0

A prescient fictional story shows how the genders will likely interact with the increasingly immersive tech of our lives.

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Does Paul Tell Women to Refuse Head Coverings?

Does Paul Tell Women to Refuse Head Coverings?

By Sam A. Andreades May 13, 2022 May 13, 2022 0

A scholar seeks to circumvent the the famous text affirming gender asymmetry by claiming it is just Paul quoting his adversaries. Does the argument hold up?

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The Enigma of Mark Yarhouse

The Enigma of Mark Yarhouse

By Sam A. Andreades May 6, 2022 July 14, 2023 13

This professor of psychology is a conservative Christian who holds to the Bible’s view of gender. He also chairs the APA’s LGBT taskforce committee. Puzzling?

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Is Domestic Abuse Just as Prevalent In the Church?

Is Domestic Abuse Just as Prevalent In the Church?

By Sam A. Andreades April 29, 2022 April 28, 2022 0

Domestic abuse is a reality of our world, for as far back as the Biblical record goes. But are “the statistics the same inside our churches as outside them”?

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Are Women Different from Men? (Part II: What a Woman Is)

Are Women Different from Men? (Part II: What a Woman Is)

By Sam A. Andreades April 22, 2022 April 21, 2022 0

Aren’t men and women different? As the culture yells at us to call women men and men women, don’t we want to keep their essential differences front and center?

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The Daughter of the Great City

The Daughter of the Great City

By Sam A. Andreades April 15, 2022 April 15, 2022 2

I never took for granted that I and my children resided in the greatest city. But it all came crashing down that day when he spoke.

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Resources on Transgenderism

What's a Real Man? What's a True Woman?

Is gender real? Does it matter in relationships? What does God think about it? So many diverse questions on peoples' lips today come down to the same thing: What does gender mean? Is it a construct of society or self-perception? Or is it a gift to foster intimacy and fruitfulness in our relationships?

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This site fosters honest and thoughtful conversation about the pressing issue of gender. I write from a Christian perspective, placing great value on the Bible's wisdom about it. But just understanding the Bible's message on gender is a big job for our time, and so part of what we discuss here. We also take up questions posed by our current culture's sometimes confusing views on women & men, relationships and identity.

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If you are new here, you might want to start with the Big Picture posts, Three Questions... and Want It In A Nutshell?, briefly outlining what I see as the seven main principles of gender.

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The posts consist of commentary on current events, excerpts from my general book, transgenderism book, or book on dating, Biblical exposition, praise for the culture’s gender goodness and ruminations on its errors as I see them. We also welcome guest posts from gender-savvy writers.

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Read, think, and join the conversation!

Categories of Posts (hover over for desc.s)

  • Sermons (3)
  • Big Picture (14)
  • Biblical Scenic Overlooks (12)
  • Equality (24)
  • Asymmetries of Gender (105)
    • Asymmetry of Origin (19)
    • Asymmetry of Order (33)
    • Asymmetry of Intent (21)
    • True Woman/Real Man (23)
    • Specialties of Gender (10)
  • Intergendered Intimacy (32)
  • Intergendered Fruitfulness (7)
  • Monogendered Relations (46)
  • Body (98)
    • Maleness-Femaleness (17)
    • Transgenderism (76)
      • Gender Dysphoria (46)
    • Intersex (7)
  • Dating with Discernment (18)
  • Culture & Gender (83)
    • Scientific Inquiry (9)
    • Movie Reviews (11)
    • Political Implications (16)
  • Trinitarian Love (42)
    • Gender Matters in Relationship (15)
    • Trinity & Gender (22)
    • Immense Invitation (2)
  • Biblical Exegesis (63)
  • Criticisms of enGendered (10)
  • Announcements (42)
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