20th Century Theologians w/ Cool English Accents

The following are some videos of four of the most influential English theologians of the past century or so. The first three are a little older, and the last is a relatively newer guy. Though I don't follow them all the way on everything they say, each of these guys has challenged my thinking in some different ways, and I commend to you their sermons and books. Enjoy.

JI Packer - "Theology is for Everyone"

Challenges from a Queer Gaze

"The important thing to remember about Christianity is that it says you can't judge," said a homosexual young man sitting in front of me.  This came in the midst of a class-long discussion about creating a safe classroom environment for youths of all different sexualities.  The issue of the role of faith came up particularly during the second half of class for a little while, and this young man identified himself as a Christian and told us what Christianity was basically about - loving others by not judging them.

Don't Waste Your Life

Let the weight of this hit you.  And live a life worthy of the gospel.  Another way to say that might be, live a life that is all about displaying God's worth.

Another Post to Professor and Class

Recently I had to post an online reflection reacting to an article by Thornton on different sexualities.  The thrust of the article is that, while we have gotten better about including history of women's rights and racial problems, we have still left homosexuality and other sexualities on the periphery.  We have been silent, and our silence is condemning.  The proposed solution is to break silence and affirm everyone.  The following is my online post, minus some introductory remarks that were too situation specific to make sense.  

I have tried to be very conscious of my body of communication with my class this semester, specifically because I believe the idea of truth is consistently attacked.  I hope some of the reasoning here might be helpful for you, and please continue to pray for me, that I would speak with both grace and truth.