Creating content is hard right now in the midst of this season. In some ways it doesn't feel right to abandon my objective and in some ways it's hard to move forward. I don't have all the right things to say, and even in this short reflection, some could say I didn't say enough and some could say I didn't say the right things. But from the platform of Broken Culture, it is not right to not take a moment to pause and address the cultural movement happening before our eyes and to condemn racism and white supremacy. More Broken Culture content is in the works and I am seeking out the mental and emotional space to write and produce so that we can continue learning together how to change the conversation on culture, sexuality, and faith. #BlackLivesMatter

In this episode, we address a pertinent issue with some language and understanding around sexuality. When someone says to a gay person, or to someone who experiences same-sex attraction, that they are disordered or that they experience disordered sexuality and they need to change and experience rightly ordered sexuality, is this helpful or hurtful? And where is that person coming from in saying that? What does this all mean? If we want to change the conversation on culture, sexuality, and faith, especially pertaining to this topic, we need to break down this language and explore a better understanding of this language. 

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If we want to change the conversation on culture, sexuality, and faith, we need to address the greatest influence on the reason why our conversations have been ineffective up to this point: brokenness. In this episode, we talk about the title of this podcast, why it is entitled "Broken Culture", and how having a good understanding of how our culture is broken has had a broken effect on our conversation. We also discuss what things were supposed to be like and what things will be like in eternity, in Heaven, and how that gives us perspective on how to have a better and different conversation on culture, sexuality, and faith. 

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The conversation we've been having for a while now about sexuality as it pertains to culture and faith has not so much been a productive conversation, and I believe it's because we're having the conversation incorrectly, most of all by using the wrong language. I'm hoping to change the conversation on culture, sexuality, and faith by bringing perspective, using different language, and clarifying age-old misinterpretations of the Bible. Stay tuned for the release of the first episode.