(featured image, Wonder lines, by lou chavepayre – https://www.chvpr.com/lignesderre2, image description: a young women, stretched out on a white canvas and a circle of black paint, covered head to toe in paint – the art and artist merged) I have…
(featured image, Wonder lines, by lou chavepayre – https://www.chvpr.com/lignesderre2, image description: a young women, stretched out on a white canvas and a circle of black paint, covered head to toe in paint – the art and artist merged) I have…
With Joel Hollier as lead author, our recent study of the trauma of coming out queer in evangelicalsm – its open source so follow the links. Abstract: Christian communities teaching traditional theology and ethics, which treat diverse sexualities and gender…
Here is a new podcast (vidcast), featuring my daughter Jem and I discussing her decision to transition as she prepares to begin hormone therapy. More episodes to follow. Podcast available: spotify: click here Google pod: click here
This video is a beautiful Auslan (sign language of the Australian Deaf community) summary of the report I wrote last year on disability theory for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. For the…
10 year anniversary of the spinal cord injury today. Woke up in a puddle of piss, which I guess is symbolic. But I’ve come a long way, learned a few things, made some mistakes and, all in all, life is…
I cannot believe I am doing this, but I write in defence of Donald Trump. In the last week, my Twitter feed has been filled with endless mockery of Trump walking gingerly down a ramp and struggling to drink from…
Recently, I had the privilege of speaking at Crave church’s annual conference (http://www.cravemcc.com/). The theme, “love letter from God,” allowed me to reflect on the meaning of the theological virtues, faith, hope, and love (1 Cor. 13:13). My focus was…
Delivered 27 September 2018 by Shane at his son’s graduation from William Carey Christian School . Lachlan is the third of our children to reach graduation, and the last. We arrived at William Carey in 2011 in the middle of a…
As part of the class I teach on theology and popular culture, we watched Clint Eastwood’s Oscar award-winning 2004 film Million Dollar Baby. Eastwood is a director whose films have gotten better as he aged, and Million Dollar Baby is…
The brilliant and wonderfully grumpy Sam at gimpled has an insightful complaint against the “just say hi” campaign. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a video doing the rounds of social media that features a bunch of celebrities and a…