The Gospel Saturated Blog

The gospel is good news before it is good advice. It tells us who Jesus is, what he has done, and what that means for our lives and our world.

Progressive Christianity

Carrie Shaw
October 1, 2025

The Problem With Progressive Christianity (And It’s Not Small)

I already wrote a little about progressive Christianity back in 2022, specifically in response to a YouTube video I had watched by Brandan Robertson, "noted author, pastor, and public theologian at the forefront of the progressive faith movement." It's a doozy, and it was later taken down. I'd have taken it down, too, if it were me. But since he’s gone on writing and speaking in the same vein, I doubt he’s repented of his awful theology.

Progressive Christianity

Carrie Shaw
June 14, 2025

“Love Is Love” – Ok, But What Is Love? | A Biblical Reply To The Naked Pastor

“Love is love” is one of the most common phrases of our time, meant to end debate and silence opposition. It suggests that love, in any form, must be accepted as good and true simply because it is love.

Progressive Christianity Youth

Carrie Shaw
July 28, 2023

A Guide For LGBTQ+ Christian Teens

Are you a Christian teen struggling with or feeling confused by LGBTQ+ and gender identity issues? Then this is a conversation we need to have...

Faith & Life Progressive Christianity

Carrie Shaw
July 16, 2023

Sex + Gender

Post-modern ideology would try to tell us that there are (currently) 57 genders. Gender, it's claimed, is not something we are but something that we feel. Not only that, gender is something that is fluid, an experience that can remain static or be in constant flux. Today we may feel female. Tomorrow we may feel male. Next week, we may feel somewhere in the middle or possibly both at the same time.

Israel, The Church, and the Christian Conscience

Carrie Shaw October 10, 2026

What do Christianity and Judaism have in common, if anything? How should the Church understand its relationship with the Israel of today? What responsibilities do Christians have towards the Jewish

The Revival Of Antisemitism (Or Was It Ever Really Dead?)

Carrie Shaw October 7, 2026

The reality is, the world feels sharply split right now: pro-Palestinian or pro-Israeli, and the gap only seems to be getting wider. Along with that widening gap is a troubling

The Headship Bait-And-Switch

Carrie Shaw October 4, 2026

“The husband is the head of his wife.” It’s a favourite refrain in complementarian circles, particularly when the conversation turns to biblical manhood, leadership, and a husband’s supposed God-given authority

Israel, The Church, and the Christian Conscience

Carrie Shaw October 10, 2026

What do Christianity and Judaism have in common, if anything? How should the Church understand its relationship with the Israel of today? What responsibilities do Christians have towards the Jewish people? And how should our answers to these questions shape the way we engage in public discourse about contemporary political and social issues?