Category: Christianity

Thank you Mermaid mums!

In the stalls in the community area after Pride yesterday, I met three supportive mothers from Mermaids, a charity that supports “trans, non-binary and gender-diverse children, young people and their families”. We talked for a bit, and they hugged me. They gave me these three badges. Thank you Mermaid mums. Your hugs meant a lot […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 1 year ago

Christadelphian Christianity

What is God’s gender?

What is God’s gender? I am Christian and I am going to consider that question about the Christian God as described in the Christian Bible. If you believe the Bible is the word of God, then it is trivially easy to say that God is male. Right at the beginning of the Bible, God is […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 2 years ago

Christadelphian Christianity Exhortations Gay

I don’t feel hate

The last time I gave an exhortation was in 2005, and when I was thinking about what to say today, I had to make a decision about whether or not to address the elephant in the room, or to ignore him. I think that life is too short to ignore elephants, so the elephant will […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 2 years agoMarch 12, 2023

Christadelphian Christianity Gay

Hey Jesus

There is a song, Hey Jesus, about being LGBT and Christian. Everyone who wants to have an opinion about being LGBT and Christian should watch it. Read the lyrics here.

Andrew McFarland Campbell 2 years agoMarch 12, 2023

Christadelphian Christianity Gay

Abominable man

I believe it was my countryman Oscar Wilde who said There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about. Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray Well, I know people, particularly some Christadelphians, talk about me. Most of this blog is actually reasonably personal, and […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 2 years ago

Christianity

Social Justice Creed

I recently finished reading On Love and Mercy: A Social Justice Devotional, a book about Christianity and social justice. It was a challenging read, because it reminded me that being a Christian isn’t just about prayer and Bible study: it is about loving your neighbour as yourself. It ended by summarising social justice into a […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 2 years agoOctober 15, 2022

Christadelphian Christianity Gay

Why I share my pronouns

I have recently started to share my pronouns. I let people know that the appropriate pronouns to use for me are “he”, “him”, and “his”. For example, in my email signature I have the line “Pronouns: he/him/his”. This is just the contemporary way of saying “I am male”. It is similar to the more traditional […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 2 years agoAugust 7, 2022

Christadelphian Christianity Gay

“To avoid fornication”: 1 Corinthians 7 and same-sex relationships

I recently read something that said 1 Corinthians 7:2 was proof that same-sex marriage was wrong. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 1 Corinthians 7:2, KJV Does this verse show that same-sex relationships are wrong? The answer is no, and I am […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 2 years agoJuly 14, 2022

Christadelphian Christianity

No news is good news

A few weeks ago, I was having lunch with a couple of colleagues. We got to talking about some current news stories. Throughout my career I have had the privilege of working with a very diverse group of people: people of different nationalities, different specialities, different educational backgrounds, different social and economic backgrounds, different sexual […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 2 years agoJune 5, 2022

Christadelphian Christianity Gay

Being Christadelphian and Gay

This article was originally published in Press On, a Christadelphian Journal. One of my earliest memories is being carried in my father’s arms to the front of the ecclesial hall, where I was presented with a book. It was my first Sunday School Prize Giving. I came from a Christadelphian family; although my father had […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 3 years agoJuly 24, 2022