(PDF version available here) Following his death, Billy Graham was honored with a special issue of Christianity Today, the flagship evangelical periodical he founded in 1956. CT recognizes that, “the forces gathered and unleashed at the Berlin, Lausanne, and Amsterdam meetings [initiated by Graham] constitute a third worldwide ecumenical movement, every bit as important as…
(PDF version available here) Justin Lee founded and, for some 16 years, led the evangelical Gay Christian Network in support of biblically-serious Christians in faithfully living their lives as same-sex attracted persons, whether in a monogamous partnership or in celibacy. But, the GCN Board suddenly announced: “Justin and the Board have come to realize they…
The Grace of Shame: 7 Ways the Church has Failed to Love Homosexuals by Tim Bayly, Joseph Bayly, Jurgen von Hagen (Warhorn Media, 2017), 165 pp. by Dr. Ralph Blair (PDF version available here) Tim Bayly’s dad was the late Joe Bayly, IVCF editor, author of The Gospel Blimp, and, for a quarter century, a…
by Ralph Blair This is the text of Ralph Blair’s keynote at connECtion2oo6, the summer weekend gatherings of Evangelicals Concerned, held at Kirkridge Retreat Center on the Appalachian Trail (June 2-4, 2006) and on the campus of Reed College in Portland, Oregon (July 27-30, 2006). Jesus told some Pharisees: “Unlike those who come to…
by Dr. Ralph Blair Freed for Freedom! is Ralph Blair’s 2010 keynote at the eastern and western Evangelicals Concerned connECtions at Kirkridge, on the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania, and at the Marriott City Center in Oakland, California. “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free!” – Paul A graffiti artist tags trash bins…
Ralph Blair is a psychotherapist in private practice in New York City. He is also the founder of Evangelicals Concerned, a national organization of Christians addressing the integration of Christian lifestyle and homosexuality. This booklet is an expanded edition of continuing education lectures given by Dr. Blair to United Methodist clergy meeting at the Churches…
Dr. Ralph Blair’s Keynote ConnECtion2017 June 3, 2017 Were you there when this question and response was heard each week across America? “What sort of day was it? A day like all days, filled with those events that alter and illuminate our times – and you, were there.” Were you, there? Those words were spoken…
The Bond that Breaks the Boundaries An expanded version of a lecture by Dr. Ralph Blair to Courage Trust at the Anglican Church of St. James the Less, Pimlico, London, November 2, 2001. (PDF version available here.) When it comes to the subject of gay and lesbian evangelical Christians, most evangelical Christians agree with most…
by Dr. Ralph Blair This booklet is an expanded version of his address on anger at connECtion95, the summer conferences of Evangelicals Concerned at Kirkridge and Mills College, June and July, 1995. ©1995. Ralph Blair, 311 East 72nd Street, New York, New York 10021 INTRODUCTION In a promo for New York City’s Lesbian and Gay…
CALVIN500/ARMINIUS400 The 7th Annual Evangelicals Concerned Preaching Festival Ocean Grove, New Jersey, October 9-11, 2009 An Introductory Lecture and Three Sermons Dr. Ralph Blair (PDF version available here.) CALVIN500/ARMINIUS400: An Introductory Lecture Calvin500. It’s not the new line from Calvin Klein. And Arminius400 isn’t Armani’s new fragrance. See, some gay men are queer enough to…