Understanding Gender Dysphoria: Book Review
Last November I had the opportunity to attend a lecture given by Dr. Mark Yarhouse[1] at an event sponsored by the Center for Faith and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.[2] Yarhouse is Professor of Psychology at Regent University. His topic was on how we should engage issues of gender identity with the gospel. This topic is so important because the church must be equipped in the areas of sexual ethics. Seven months...
Announcing Our Newest Contributor
The Helwys Society Forum is pleased to announce its newest contributor, Ms. Christa Hill. Please join us in congratulating this addition. Christa Hill is the library manager at Welch College in Nashville, TN. She is currently completing her MLIS at the University of Alabama and holds a BA in English and Biblical Studies from Welch College (2011). She taught high school and middle school English for three years before returning to the...
Body Image: What the Church Can Learn from a Dance
by Rebekah Zuñiga Recently my church has been preparing for Vacation Bible School (VBS) with our elementary children. My husband and I are in charge of teaching the music. In Sunday School we teach the kids the words and motions to the VBS songs. This Sunday some questions occurred to me: why do VBS songs have motions? Do the kids simply think they are more fun that way? Possibly. But I began to notice that the kids learned the words...
Concrete Genders in a Gender Fluid World
On March 23rd of this year, North Carolina’s General Assembly proposed and passed HB2 (House Bill 2), or what is more informally known as the “bathroom bill.” In very plain language, the bill responds to an ordinance passed in Charlotte, N.C., which called for further public accommodation for those in the LGBT community. Specifically, this ordinance would have allowed transgender individuals to use the bathroom of the gender with...
An Introduction to the Regulative Principle
Throughout both Old and New Testaments, Scripture make clear that God cares about how we worship. It’s not something He has left to us; rather, He has given us principles to follow. From the beginning God has been interested in how we worship Him. The first Scriptural occasion in which worship is mentioned is the Cain and Abel narrative. Abel’s worship was pleasing to God, but Cain’s was not. Perhaps the most explicit Old Testament...
The Christian Publisher, Church, and Family: An Interview with Ron Hunter
For decades, Randall House Publications has served the National Association of Free Will Baptists as its publishing arm. In addition to being the main provider of curriculum to our churches, they also provide a range of resources and products designed to foster spiritual formation and discipleship. More recently, under the leadership of Executive Director and CEO Ron Hunter, they have attempted to move family ministry to the forefront...
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