John and Shane provide encouragement for a listener whose community is hosting a gay pride weekend. A number of local businesses in this listener’s community are hosting adult only fundraisers for the local teen LGBTQ+ organization. The listener is wondering how to correctly encourage the community as businesses seem to not be thinking well about the LGBTQ+ lifestyle and the consequences of encouraging its ideology to young people.
Shane then shares a question from a listener seeking clarity on God’s design for marriage. The listener is concerned that the emphasis of procreation on marriage may insinuate some unions don’t represent the image of God. John provides clarity on a Christian worldview of marriage, encouraging the listener to understand the expansive nature of God’s design.
To close, John fields a question about a recent commentary critiquing the Leave Loud campaign. The listener communicates that his majority white church doesn’t understand the challenges of being a black man in their community. He asks John what kind of response he should have if his church simply doesn’t understand him. John and Shane share important points on the purpose and role of church, and John asks the listener to provide feedback on important cultural realities for the church to understand.
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