Read A Church Called Tov: Forming A Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Laura McKnight-Scott and Scot McKnight.Notes: Christian theology; sexuality; sexual abuse; power ethics; healthy church communities AD 381: Heretics, Pagans, and the Dawn of the Monotheistic State by Charles FreemanNotes: Church history; Roman history; Ecumenical councils A NewContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen: Faith And Spirituality Resources”
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Read, Watch, Listen: 2SLGBTQIA+ Affirming Resources
. Read Bible, Gender, Sexuality: Reframing the Church’s Debate on Same-Sex Relationships by James V. Brownson God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships by Matthew Vines Torn: Resucing the Gospel from the Gays vs. Christian Debate by Justin Lee Transforming: The Bible and Lives of Transgender Christians by AustinContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen: 2SLGBTQIA+ Affirming Resources”
Read, Watch, Listen: Podcasts I Love
Ongoing After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds, and the Paranormal From History HitHosted by Anthony Delaney and Maddy Pelling The Ancients From History Hit Hosted by Tristan Hughes Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal and Society From History HitHosted by Kate Lister Conspirituality Hosted by Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, and Julian Walker Data Over DogmaContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen: Podcasts I Love”
Solo Sex/Self Stimulation: February 2023 Reflections
This month, I am once again participating in the Feb-YOU-ary challenge with the wonderful Loyobo community. The activity for Day 10 was to show yourself love through physical intimacy with your own body. Such an activity is especially meaningful to me due my personal background and life experiences. I share them here in the hopesContinue reading “Solo Sex/Self Stimulation: February 2023 Reflections”
Read, Watch, Listen: Sex, Gender, And Sexuality Resources
Read 90s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality by Allison Yarrow Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms by Mattias Roberts Bible, Gender, Sexuality: Reframing the Church’s Debage on Same-Sex Relationships by James V.. Brownson. Boys and Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent and NavigatingContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen: Sex, Gender, And Sexuality Resources”
A Month In Honour of Solo Sex: The History of Masturbation May, and Some Personal Reflections
Content warning: This blog post will talk about adult content and include frank discussion on sex and sexuality. If that’s not your cup of tea, best not read further. Masturbation May: A Brief History Recently, I’ve been seeing some posts by Hannah Witton, a sex educator I follow, who has been mentioning Masturbation May. IContinue reading “A Month In Honour of Solo Sex: The History of Masturbation May, and Some Personal Reflections”
Masculine Pronouns For God: Why We’ve Got It Wrong And Why Jesus Is Worth A Closer Look
Before I became Christian in university, one of the biggest things that bothered me was that God and Jesus were always presented as explicitly male–even C. S. Lewis, who often has a more nuanced understanding as a lay person falls into this trap using some very culturally specific logic to portray God as inherently masculine.Continue reading “Masculine Pronouns For God: Why We’ve Got It Wrong And Why Jesus Is Worth A Closer Look”
Poem: Grow Your Beard
When I was youngI wanted a beard.Thought it looked coolNothing more.When I was a young manHair started sproutingThe time to shave had come.My body betrayed meMy hand too weakMy coordination too poorMy hair growth too fast.Always spots I would missHated how I lookedHated that my failureWas all too obviousLiterally showing on my face.Many a-timeI toldContinue reading “Poem: Grow Your Beard”
Comfortable In The Nude: A Case Study of Body Confidence, Star Wars, and The Dragonriders of Pern
When I was around the age of 10, I started to become increasingly frustrated with my body. It did not perform as well as I would have liked, it was not developing the way I would have liked, and it was becoming more and more a source of ostracization and shame from my peers. YetContinue reading “Comfortable In The Nude: A Case Study of Body Confidence, Star Wars, and The Dragonriders of Pern”
Poem: Afraid To Touch
When I was youngLearning about pubertyI was curiousAnd oh, so afraid.I always loved deeplyBut was oh, so alone.Fascinated by my bodyBut afraid to touch.Afraid to grow.Afraid to explore.When I was a teenBecame a point of prideThat I had not succumbedTo my baser nature.But pride was a maskMask of fear and shame.It wasn’t untilI left myContinue reading “Poem: Afraid To Touch”
The Dreamers' Corner 