Here's the sentence I think you're upset about, "Jesus didn’t come to earth JUST to die for our sins and then come back to life so that we’d have hope."
Would it have been helpful if I used a different word other than "just"? I wasn't trying to say that Jesus didn't die for our sins, but that his death wasn't his only purpose for existing. If we think that's all he came for, I think we miss the point of the gospel.

Isn\'t it beautiful? I love it. And..thankfully the whole wide internet won\'t take the time to watch my video blogs.:)

Bill, this is great. Thanks for explaining the studies and offering more thoughts. I especially appreciate how you pointed out numbers will never tell the whole picture. This must be a difficult study to conduct, especially with so many outside factors to consider. I absolutely agree that this type of conversation is meant to marginalize people groups, which is what I attempted to point out but missed the mark. Thanks for steering us in the right direction.

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I'm surprised to hear that cross-cultural marriages have a higher failure rate than "regular" ones. I may have to see some stats on that one! But, as you picked up on, I'm trying to point away from the political issue and towards the humanity issue. I may not have done that well, as Jeff observed. I think we focus so much on the morality of whether people should be gay or lesbian and making "black and white" decisions about marriage instead of remembering that we're talking about people and their human stories.

If you feel like I've left the answer hanging, you may have missed the point.

Thanks, Chris. I picked up Steve Garber\'s \"The Fabric of Faithfulness\" again this week after my discussion with the student. It\'s been helpful. Have you read it?

"If you stop giving them data they can no longer use it to divide" - One small step towards peace, I think.

Hey Caitlin! I\'m so glad you found this! I hope it\'s encouraging. I can\'t wait to hear about your travels. Come visit Nashville again!

Thanks for reading, Tim. Sorry I missed you yesterday. Let's talk about building peace next time we meet!