The World We Made

What causes homosexuality--nature or nurture? This is part 1 of a 2 part series answering this question. See full show notes for links to the study we mention and the Bill Hybels interview.

The Bible doesn't just condemn homosexuality. It also condemns effeminacy, the sin of a man not acting like a man. When Nathan wonders if this means God condemns every dude who likes Broadway, or can't fix a car, Tim has some difficult answers. Finally, Jake steps in and saves the day.

Tim looks to Eden for the answers. Jake and Nathan discuss the joy of sex.

Tim says the real issue today isn't the rise of homosexuality but the loss of shame. Jake responds poorly to a Christian book on sex from the '70s. Nathan posits a theory.

Tim rooms with a gay prostitute. Jake and Nathan watch a 1960s educational film about homosexuality. Tim learns some firsthand lessons about the dangers of hitchhiking.

The World We Made is a new podcast series from Warhorn Media. It is hosted by Jake Mentzel and Nathan Alberson and features Pastor Tim Bayly, author of Daddy Tried and the forthcoming The Grace of Shame. Tim grew up in the '60s and '70s, and he has seen America and the world change. A lot. And, in some ways, his generation is responsible for much of the change, good and bad. In each episode, Tim brings his keen pastoral, cultural, and personal insight to the topics everyone is talking about. Season 1 is about homosexuality. How did we get from anti-sodomy laws in all 50 states (just 50 years ago) to where we are today? What exactly are the changes and what do they mean? What part did the culture play and what part did the church play? How are regular Bible-believing Christians supposed to respond? How do we witness God's love to a broken world without forsaking His truth?