#GenderIsaBigIssue | AffirmingGender

Gender is Everlasting…

By Sam A. Andreades June 13, 2025 June 20, 2025 0

The Scriptures show that that feature of us will go on forever. What does that say about the gift and our identity?

How should one define the word: Gender?

By Sam A. Andreades June 17, 2023 June 17, 2023 2

For a word that gets tossed about quite a bit, it is surprising how murky its definition is. Both feminists and gender ideologues advance a partial truth.

Why Protestants Need a Catholic Attitude: Introducing Christopher West

By Sam A. Andreades April 5, 2017 January 24, 2025 3

Wait, you say, what is this about? I read this blog for gender issues. What business does a post about Roman Catholicism have being here? I’ll tell you. It has a lot to do with gender issues, and with what God is teaching His church in our day. Hear me out. I grew up Roman Catholic, attending mass weekly …

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?

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.

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.

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.

Read, think, and join the conversation!