The shape of love

Last month we published an article entitled ‘Gender, sexuality and the shape of love,’ by Colin Creighton, a tutor at Crosslands Training (www.crosslands.training/) exploring how we can best use Scripture to teach moral orthodoxy. Since then, Colin and Mark Loughridge, a regular en Ireland contributor, have been engaged in thoughtful correspondence about some of the issues raised. Here we publish a letter from Mark to Colin. There’s a further reflection on Colin’s piece here from Matthew Roberts.

Hi Colin

I read your article in Evangelicals Now and wanted to drop you a line about it. I have been pondering and speaking on this area and the need for Christians to do it better, so there was much that resonated with me. But there was a section which left me with questions, and I wanted to touch base with you about them. I’m writing rather than ringing because I wanted to put my thoughts down clearly and also to give you time to read without pressure of having to answer immediately. Happier to talk though, once you’ve had a chance to read. I intend this as some brotherly discussion – I hope it comes across this way.