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He sent His Word to heal
He sent His Word to heal

Ann Reed - AFA Journal

His heart pounded as the silent, sovereign words pierced his soul. Somehow, 22-year-old Stephen Black (photo, right) knew they were true.
Rescued from transgenderism, restored to true identity
Rescued from transgenderism, restored to true identity

Mason Beasler - AFA Journal

The gentle breeze brushed over the parking lot and took the burning piece of paper, the one containing an unspeakable list of hurts and regrets. The flames and ashes were soon swept away, quietly disappearing in the wind.
Transgenderism through an other-world looking glass
Transgenderism through an other-world looking glass

Matthew White - AFA Journal

What has happened? It’s as though we’ve stepped through the looking glass with Alice in Lewis Carroll’s classic novel Through the Looking-Glass. Alice found herself in a world where she is the only sensible one.
‘I wish it were me in that gown’
‘I wish it were me in that gown’

Hannah Harrison - AFA Journal

Transgenderism has permeated the American culture with a vengeance. It’s hard to avoid constant positive media coverage supporting the lifestyle. But what is routinely missing from the news is the effect transgenderism has on families.
Different kinds of strong
Different kinds of strong

Anne Reed - AFA Journal

hese are the first in a series of articles that introduce the themes and issues raised in a new AFA documentary titled In His Image: Delighting in God’s Plan for Gender and Sexuality.
Pediatrician champions truth versus transgender insanity
Pediatrician champions truth versus transgender insanity

Randall Murphree - AFA Journal

“Nazi!” they call her. “Commander of the Skinhead pediatricians!” “Junk scientist!” they shout. “Hater!” All lies. She is, however, a formidable foe of the transgender activist agenda – and in its view, a villain to be destroyed.
The church: navigating the difficult waters of sexuality
The church: navigating the difficult waters of sexuality

Rebecca G. Davis - AFA Journal

“This topic of sexuality is one that even if I wanted to ignore, I couldn’t,” said Kevin DeYoung, a husband, father of eight, pastor, professor, and author. DeYoung is featured in the upcoming feature-length documentary from American Family Studios (AFS) titled In His Image.
Surrendered motherhood
Surrendered motherhood

Joy Lucius - AFA Journal

What does a mother have to do to see her prodigal child turn from sin and run home to the Father? Nothing short of total surrender according to Francine Perry, mother of Laura Perry, a former transgender, now transformed and set free by Jesus Christ.
Calling good evil and evil good within the church
Calling good evil and evil good within the church

Robert Youngblood - AFA Journal

When churches try to spread faith and hope without being tied to Scripture – which points to Jesus as the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6) – they are spreading false hope, which may cost their congregants eternally. Pressure to ignore or redefine Scripture is currently most evident in one area in the church.
From transgendered to transformed
From transgendered to transformed

Anne Reed - AFA Journal

Laura Perry surrendered her life to Christ and tried to be a good Christian “man” and “husband” to her live-in mate, who was a man identifying as a woman. Laura had received hormone treatment and undergone a double mastectomy.
Who's in charge in corporate boardrooms – CEOs or HRC?
Who's in charge in corporate boardrooms – CEOs or HRC?

Chris Woodward - One News Now

The general counsel for a public policy research group declares that hundreds of businesses across America are victims of a form of cultural Marxism being imposed upon them by those pushing the LGBTQ agenda.
'Male-bashing' taking its toll on families, churches
'Male-bashing' taking its toll on families, churches

Steve Jordahl - One News Now

A Christian apologist says the fact that churches and families suffer from the lack of male leadership can be attributed in part to the popularity of "male-bashing" in society at large.
Survey: 'Treason' among evangelicals on God's design for sexuality
Survey: 'Treason' among evangelicals on God's design for sexuality

Michael F. Haverluck - One News Now

Genesis 1:27 teaches that God created humans "male and female" – yet on a recent survey, more than one in five evangelical Christians (22%) agreed with the statement: "Gender identity is a matter of choice."
Compromising truth is a 'slippery slope'
Compromising truth is a 'slippery slope'

Charlie Butts - One News Now

The left is lying to American women, and a Christian organization is trying to set the record straight with the truth. The Hosea Initiative believes women are being deceived by the sexual revolution, and it has led to a societal change and legislation that undergirds harm. Terry Beatley, the organization's president, tells OneNewsNow it is a distortion of reality to think a woman can become a man or that a man can become a woman.
Former transgenders censored on YouTube and Facebook
Former transgenders censored on YouTube and Facebook

Bob Kellogg

YouTube has censored a video that includes the views from a former transgender who is gaining an audience for telling his story.
Special edition on documentary from American Family Studios
Special edition on documentary from American Family Studios

Dr. Michael Brown

I had just finished a Q&A session at a church on Long Island when a woman about my age asked if she could speak with me privately. Her son, now in his late 20s and raised in a good Christian home, recently came out as gay, sharing the news with his mom and family. This emboldened his younger sister, also raised in this same godly home. She wanted her mother to know that she now identified as transgender. What was this mother to do?
AFS team shares insights into 'IHI' project
AFS team shares insights into 'IHI' project

Anne Reed

The film integrates beautiful cinematography and artistic symbolism to illustrate God’s creative plan revealed in Genesis.
Resources for further insight
Resources for further insight

AFA Journal Staff

This compilation of trusted resources is designed to be a quick reference guide to topics related to God’s plan for gender and sexuality.
Culture May Change but God’s Word Does Not Change
Culture May Change but God’s Word Does Not Change

Dr. Michael Brown

There is a concept in the modern world that says that the newer something is, the better it is. This applies to the human race as well: We are getting better. We are evolving. We are smarter. And we have higher standards.
The biblical truth about gender, sexuality
The biblical truth about gender, sexuality

Chris Woodward

A new documentary from American Family Studios, releasing today, is designed to equip the Church to answer controversial questions about gender and sexuality from a biblical perspective.
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