Oh, guys. We went to town on this one.

David Bennett, a former atheist gay activist turned Christian apologist, came back to the HIMH podcast for the second time and turned. It. Up. 

We talked about why in the world gay/straight/everyone needs to engage this sexuality conversation, the “slippery slope” of universalism, debating people on the internet, and how to practically love our friends who disagree with us with genuine love and gentleness.

Listen to all the grit and the glory, and then … how about we start a revival after, yeah?

This, in our humble opinion, is not one to miss.

Highlights:

“I’ve never really recovered from the power of that [conversion] experience. It’s defined my life. It’s taught me how much I am loved. It’s taught me how much I fail and how much that is okay—not because failure is okay—but because God’s grace and strength is manifest in it and it can be redeemed. That frees your heart.” —David Bennett

“This isn’t just an abstract question. This isn’t just a theological question. This is about people’s stories— people’s real heart difficulties. [Hearing them] healed me. There is this deep identification I could have with [an affirming friend’s] humanity even if I disagreed with her conclusion.” —David Bennett

“I have been so transformed [by God’s love] that to compromise on any level is just not an option for me.” —David Bennett

Question of the Week for Next Week:

What country has your heart—besides the one you live in? Why?

Do the Next Thing:

Find David’s book A War of Loves here

Find David on the ol’ FB here

Read that First Things article we mentioned here

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