We Taught Young Evangelical Men to Hate Themselves. I Was One of Them.

We told them they were sinners. We forgot to tell them they were saints. A young evangelical man names what was done and what the Gospel actually says.

Evangelical men know they’re sinners. Many were never taught they are more than that.

By Peter Biles

Growing up in a conservative evangelical church in Oklahoma was full of the typical stuff you might imagine: Youth group, summer church camp, Sunday morning worship, and too many glazed donuts to count. I can still remember my nights in a chilly auditorium…