Tag: mental health

Commentary by the Josh Benner BlogJun 21, 20199:51 pm

Study finds that most people will not date transgender people

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Psychology Today ran an article this week titled “Are trans people excluded from the world of dating?” by Karen L. Blair, a psychologist from St. Francis Xavier University.

In the article, she sites a survey she helped conduct which sought the dating preferences of almost 1,000 people. Specifically, it sought if a person would date a cisgender man (a biological man who identifies as a man), cisgender woman, transgender man, transgender woman, or someone who does not identify with a specific gender.

Commentary by the Josh Benner BlogDec 26, 20188:41 pm

Best of 2018. #4 No matter how terrible things seem, the gospel shows that there is always hope

As 2018 comes to a close, I am sharing some of my top posts from this year.

Andrew Stoecklein was pastor of a megachurch in California who took his life last week. I’ve seen many stories shared about this man this week. I’ve seen articles about social media posts his wife has made in the wake of the loss of her husband.

It’s an incredibly sad story. Successful young pastor. Growing megachurch. He had struggled with depression and anxiety. Stoecklein had actually taken a four month sabbatical as he was battling these mental health issues and had returned earlier this month.