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We woke up Sunday morning, November 20th to news that 5 people had been killed and 25 injured in a shooting at Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs on Saturday night.. When I heard about this, my mind was flooded with memories of the shooting in 2016 at the...

Author’s Note:  These thoughts were originally expressed as part of a newsletter article in March of 2014.  After a few conversations this week about politics (within and without the church), I think it apropos to revisit the issue of anger.  At 7:02 on Monday...

Regardless of our past or present choices, many of us have great concerns about our sexuality and spirituality. In a Western society often characterized by a feelings-first culture and sound-bite news, confusing messages about how to relate to ourselves, and others,...

What are you currently struggling with—is it an addiction? Or is it an unhelpful behavior, habit, or attitude? It seems we all have things God would like us to press into for more healing. Yet, working on an issue requires just that…work. It means we need to put in...

Hello friends! We hope you are doing well and enjoying the autumn that is here at last. Here are a few things to update you about, happening at WGA. New Staff We are so excited that Greg Navitsky has joined our staff. He joined us back in the summer and has already...

Tina Turner said, “You must understand though the touch of your hand, makes my pulse react. That it's only the thrill of boy meeting girl, opposites attract, it's physical, only logical. You must try to ignore that it means more than that.” What’s love got to do with...

Recently researching what other religions believe and teach about sexuality, I happened upon an online Q&A forum for Muslims hosted by Ikram Hawramani.  A question and answer caught my attention: “Why are we supposed to control our sexual desires in Islam?”...

SO American If you’re unfortunate enough to catch daytime television, you’ve probably seen one of my favorite commercials. The product is called Lipozene, which is a dietary weight loss supplement. Their claim to fame is you can “lose weight without changing your...

In last month’s article, I opened up the topic of masturbation. In that writing, I talked about how I found the issue confusing and why. I explored the Scripture and what the Bible says about masturbation and fantasy. I looked at some of the questions that come to...

Most Saturday mornings these days finds me pulling out the extension of my dining table, setting up extra chairs, and putting out a supply of pens, hand sanitizer, and tissues.  I make coffee and set out mugs and sweetener and cream.  All this preparation is for a...