Frank Answers About Toxic Masculinity
Question: There’s been a lot of discussion about “toxic masculinity” in recent decades. Is this just the critique of masculinity by feminists or has masculinity always been toxic? Frank answers:…
Frank Preaches on Marriage and Divorce
June has been traditionally the month for weddings. I am posting here a sermon I preached in 2021 based on lectionary readings that came up later in the summer. Texts:…
Frank Preaches About the Return of a Prodigal World
The parable of the prodigal son was the Gospel on the Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year C. I gave it an environmental twist and present it here at the beginning…
Frank Answers About Initiation
Question: In your book “Eucharistic Body” (Fortress Press, 2017), you argue against the practice of “radical hospitality,” in which Holy Communion is served to any who attend worship. Your argument is…
Frank Answers About Corporal Punishment
Father’s Day is approaching. In the past fathers administered corporal punishment in the family. That’s being reconsidered, but some Christians think spanking should be used for disciplining children. Girls are…
Frank Answers About Virtual Communion
During the COVID-19 pandemic gathering in churches for worship was discouraged. Congregations provided worship via Zoom or by live streaming. A big question was how to receive communion when the…
Frank Answers About Radical Intimacy at Holy Communion
Question: Is baptism necessary for communion? I was in a church recently where the pastor emphasized that every person present was welcome to receive communion, whether they were baptized or…
Frank Answers About Christians Participating in Public Nakedness
Question: Can Christians participate in public nakedness, like in Gay Pride festivals, Naked bike rides, and going to nude beaches? In Latin America Christians are conservative about this. In Mexico…
Frank Answers About Swimming Nude
Question: Dear Pastor Frank. I see that your article on Swimming Naked has disappeared with the old blog. Will you be bringing it back? I had some questions I wanted…
Frank Answers About Gay Pride
June is Gay Pride month. June was chosen for what has now become a global observance because the Stonewall Inn riots occurred in New York City’s Greenwich Village on June…
