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Talking About Transgender

By Peter November 11, 2021 November 11, 2021 0

A recent NYC Higher Ground ministry meeting discussed transgenderism. The evening’s reading offers a helpful summary of the issues currently, for those looking for clear answers.

Tactful Take on Transgenderism from a Pastor Across the Pond

By Sam A. Andreades April 18, 2018 April 18, 2018 0

Great Britain, ‘great’ in many ways, is also ahead of America in the disintegration of gender. Transgender (Talking Points series), by Vaughan Roberts, reflects this greater experience. It understands gender dysphoria from a Christian Creation-Fall-Redemption framework.

Do I Agree to Use Their Pronouns?

By Sam A. Andreades February 14, 2018 March 24, 2018 0

Do you agree to use “she” to refer to your trans-man uncle? Do you accept your niece’s insistence that she is really a ‘he’ and you should call her…that is him, that? Soon all of us will face this question as our culture continues to shred gender like it was some kind of incriminating document.

Who Are the Other Transgendered?

By Sam A. Andreades January 17, 2018 January 16, 2018 0

I’ve done a new short video to highlight a big component of transgenderism that is usually ignored. And it is not gender dysphoria.

National Geographic Gender Minimizing Masquerading as Science

By Nicholas Black January 25, 2017 June 10, 2017 1

Today we have a guest to AffirmingGender.com, Nicholas Black, Education & Resources Director of Harvest USA. Nick gives us a very thoughtful and helpful analysis of one of the articles in the recent National Geographic issue on gender. Here’s Nick… Ever since I was a kid I have been a long-time reader of the National Geographic magazine. So I …

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, or book on dating, Biblical exegesis, 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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