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Trinitarian Advances: In praise of Arthur Wainwright

By Sam A. Andreades February 10, 2022 February 10, 2022 0

Arthur Wainwright’s 1962 classic on the Trinity in the New Testament was something new. He asked, “What on earth were the apostolic authors thinking?”

What Enoch Says (Part II): Questioning Cohabitation

By Sam A. Andreades February 3, 2022 February 2, 2022 2

Despite the accumulated social science data on its disastrous consequences, the number of cohabitating couples continues to rise.

People Meet Their Dates Online

By Sam A. Andreades January 27, 2022 January 27, 2022 0

Online dating has eclipsed every other way of meeting a potential mate. Are daters wise enough to handle the change with a minimum of heartache?

What Enoch Thinks (Part I – The Asymmetrical Questions)

By Sam A. Andreades January 20, 2022 January 20, 2022 1

Watch as my dating son asks what is really on his mind.

Free Book of Your Choice from Cruciform!

By Sam A. Andreades January 17, 2022 July 14, 2022 1

Publisher offers any book in their catalog for a review of their new dating book.

Why I Wrote a Book on Dating

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

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, married couples now make up less than half of American households. Less than half.

Christmas in Revelation III – When the Love of Many Grows Cold

By Sam A. Andreades January 6, 2022 January 6, 2022 1

Let us keep on with intergendered love because thus our redemption has been worked.

Christmas in the Book of Revelation II -An Enduring Paradigm

By Sam A. Andreades December 29, 2021 December 29, 2021 0

Revelation 12’s great sign of how history unfolds, shows the paradigm of gender in bringing redemption.

Christmas in the Book of Revelation I: The Paradigm of Gender

By Sam A. Andreades December 23, 2021 December 29, 2021 0

John’s vision of Christmas in Ch. 12 of Revelation gives us how history unfolds, through the archetypes of gender.

Both Together – Gender Praising God

By Sam A. Andreades December 11, 2021 December 11, 2021 0

Psalm 148 summons gender to praise God. Are we answering the call?

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!