Christians and the LGBTQ Community – Part 1 (with Caleb Kaltenbach)

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

Talbot School of Theology at Biola University / Sean McDowell & Scott Rae

Think Biblically, Scott Rae, Religion & Spirituality, Culture, Christianity, Church, Biola, Christian, Sean Mcdowell, Talbot

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🗓️ 9 March 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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There is often great fear, mistrust, and tension between the church and the LGBTQ community. How can Christians posture themselves in a biblical manner? In this episode, Sean McDowell and Scott Rae talk with pastor and author Caleb Kaltenbach about his book Messy Grace. As the son of two gay parents, Caleb has a unique voice on this issue today. Caleb Kaltenbach is the Lead Pastor of Discovery Church in Simi Valley, CA. He’s the author of Messy Grace and God of Tomorrow. In Messy Grac...

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0:00.0	You're listening to the podcast Think Biblically, conversations on faith and culture.
0:10.0	I'm your host Scott Ray, professor of Christian ethics here at Talbot School of Theology. And I'm your host Scott Ray, professor of Christian ethics here at Talbot School of Theology.
0:14.4	And I'm your co-host, Sean McDowell, an author, speaker, and apologetics professor at
0:19.2	Talbot School of Theology at Biole University.
0:22.4	Thanks so much for joining us.
0:24.0	Our guest today is Caleb Caldenbach,
0:27.0	a long-time pastor, author of two terrific books,
0:31.0	one called Messy Grace, which we highly recommend and a new one that
0:34.8	will be out in a few months called The God of Tomorrow.
0:37.8	So Caleb, we're delighted to have you with us.
0:40.3	Thank you for taking the time to join us for our podcast.
0:43.6	Well, thanks for having me.
0:44.5	I love, I love being here.
0:46.4	It's great.
0:47.6	You had a most unusual upbringing.
0:50.0	Maybe not, maybe not as much today,
0:51.9	but you know, 30, 40 years ago, it would have been considered a very unusual
0:57.2	upbringing.
0:58.2	Tell us a little bit about that.
0:59.2	Yeah, my parents were both professors at the University of Missouri. They taught English, philosophy, rhetoric, which is why I'm a Tigers fan and chiefs fan.
1:10.0	But when I was two years old, they a divorce and both of them pursued same-sex relationships and they
1:18.4	ended up obviously really going forward into that lifestyle. My mom was with her partner for
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