I'm Andrew Rodriguez, a Christian therapist, speaker, and former youth pastor. In my counseling, I specialize in sexual and relational issues. PsychoBible is my outlet for discussing ideas about the intersection of Christianity and psychology, especially regarding sexuality and cultural issues.
Some topics to expect: Theology of the Body, therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction, and the culture war.
Back in March, Josh Butler published on The Gospel Coalition's website an excerpt from the first chapter of his forthcoming book, "Beautiful Union: How God's Vision for Sex Points Us to the Good, Unlocks the True, and (Sort of) Explains Everything." The article was a presentation to a Reformed Evangelical Protestant audience of Theology of the Body, showing how marriage and sex reveal mysteries about Christ and the Church. Well, the article sparked such a furor that it led to TGC pulling the article, issuing an apology, removing Butler as a fellow with their new Tim Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, and Butler having to step down as lead pastor of his church. Brace yourself as I dive into what this controversy shows about the civil war within Evangelicalism, explaining (and rebutting) the extreme reactions his article got.
#JoshButler #JoshuaRyanButler #BeautifulUnion #TGC #TheologyoftheBody #Evangelicalism #Complementarianism #Egalitarianism #Iconoclasm #Symbolism
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I've been noticing over the past few years this trend in my town of people leaving out their Halloween decorations way past October . . . particularly lawn skeletons. What is the symbolic meaning of this phenomenon? Here are my thoughts.
#LawnSkeletons #Nihilism #CultureofDeath #SexualRevolution #Cynicism #TheologyoftheBody
Here's an addendum to my story of discrimination in graduate school for offering counseling to people with unwanted same-sex attraction. What is my advice to students pursuing a career in the helping professions (psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, etc.)? Seek and speak the truth no matter what. Here's why (featuring words from Jordan Peterson and M. Scott Peck).
#AdvicetoGradStudents #PsychologyStudents #SOCE #SAFETherapy #LGBTactivism #ConservativeTherapist #ScottPeck #JordanPeterson
I recorded this video on 6/25/25, the 10th anniversary of receiving the email that changed my life. I was four weeks away from finishing my year-long internship and graduating with my master's in counseling psychology. Then, the head of the internship program at Chestnut Hill College emailed me to stop my internship immediately because of my work with men coping with unwanted same-sex attraction. I've told my story in different venues before, including an article for the Journal of Human Sexuality, but here is the full story . . . with no censorship or redactions.
#Discrimination #TherapeuticChoice #SAFETherapy #SOCE #ReparativeTherapy #SexualIdentityTherapy #ChangeAllowingTherapy #SexualOrientation #Homosexuality #SSA #UnwantedSSA #GayActivism
