Several weeks ago the Leadership Council of The Gospel Coalition met for its annual discussions of current issues and the state of gospel-centered ministry among evangelicals. Of the many panel discussions, the most illuminating to me was the one on homosexuality.

The four forthcoming blog posts I have written were triggered by insightful comments made by the panel participants, but I have developed the thoughts, and I take responsibility for everything in the posts.

These four posts are to be read as the completion of the message I gave at Bethlehem on Sunday, June 17, 2012 titled “Let Marriage Be Held in Honor” — Thinking Biblically About So-Called Same-Sex Marriage. I mentioned at the end of that message that there was much more to say and that I would say some of it here.

Here are the post titles and schedule for this series:

• Christ Swallows Up Eroticism in Something Much Bigger
• Beware of Naïve Assumptions and False Stereotypes
• How Do You Relate to a Gay Family Member?
• There Is No Demilitarized Zone in the Issue of Homosexuality