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"Man Shall Not Lie With Man"
I’ve started using my Instagram as a pseudo-write-in advice column. I recently received this question: “I’m having a hard time getting past Lev. 18:22. Did you struggle with that too? How did you move past it? Anonymous I did struggle with that. The way it reads in most English translations seems to be a pretty straightforward condemnation of gay sex. "Don't have sex with a man as one does…
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Dear Gay Christian: Another Prayer
Dear Gay Christian: Another Prayer
A prayer for a gay Christian: May God’s love for you be undeniable. Let it be loud and bold enough for you to finally let yourself relax your shoulders and find peace. May reminders of his grace be overt. I hope you can experience a consuming forgiveness that let’s you lay down all your insecurities, coping mechanisms, and shame. I pray that the fact of your inclusion in God’s family through…
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Dear Gay Person Who Wants to Get Married
Dear Gay Person Who Wants to Get Married
When people cite the name of Jesus as the reason you’re barred from using a venue or as support for discriminatory political propositions, know that they’re the ones who are wrong. What they’re doing is the opposite of the way of Jesus. Actually, Jesus called out people like this. They were the religious leaders of his time. He said, “They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other…
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Dear Gay Person
As #pride2022 comes to a close, I hope a few things stick with you. 1. I hope you feel free to be who you are. May you never feel like you have to mask your authentic self or curate a version of yourself to be accepted. 2. I pray that despite the historic failures of the American church (myself included) you know that God cherishes you and is ever inviting you to Himself. The message that…
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Dear Gay Christian: A Prayer
Dear Gay Christian: A Prayer
A prayer for a gay Christian, May you feel the presence you’ve longed for. The presence of the God you begged to change you, but didn’t. The presence of the God you hoped would answer all your questions, but left you wanting. May you feel the presence of the God who didn’t show up how you specified, but shows up in the ways you need. May you feel his love. I pray you’re blown over by a wave…
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Dear Gay Christian: You Could Be Right
Dear Gay Christian: You Could Be Right
Dear gay Christian, I want you to hear that there is a chance you’re right. I know what it’s like to have your faith disregarded. I get it, when even though the most learned of scholars argue and debate the meaning of different parts of Scripture, you’re not given the benefit of the doubt. I understand the frustration when even some leading celibate LGBTQ Christians express that the Bible…
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Dear Celibate Gay Christian
Dear Celibate Gay Christian
I don’t even know what to say. The fact that you, of all people, are still met with discrimination, rejection, and hurt in the American church is absolutely absurd. I can have empathy for some debates, but not this one. How is it even possible for someone to read in the Bible about Jesus choosing the religious and social outcasts to build his kingdom, and yet preclude you from church life…
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To Those who Support Gay Marriage
To Those who Support Gay Marriage
You are stepping into a role that is often only filled with rejection and hurt. You are taking the loss felt by many LGBTQ relationships and offering healing and wholeness. LGBTQ couples don’t always have the support of family to lean on. Not every person gets to ask their dad how to be a good husband. Not every mom is going to ask how married life is going. Gay couples may not even be able…
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To Those Who Say Pride is Sin
To Those Who Say Pride is Sin
Can you imagine what it’s like spending years waking up every morning and immediately feeling like you have to hide yourself because dear God don’t let them see who I really am. Can you feel what it’s like to go about your day with a simmering panic that the thing you hate yourself for is about to come spilling out under the appraising eyes of your friends and family. Can you imagine…
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Dear Gay Christian: Happy Pride
Dear Gay Christian: Happy Pride
Dear gay Christian, Let me be one of the first to wish you a happy Pride. I know this could be hard, but I want you to understand that it really is okay that you are gay. If you’re anything like me, I’m sure there are warning bells going off all over inside your head. There’s probably years of culture, teaching, and your own past understanding of biblical interpretation screaming not to fall…
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Dear Gay Christian: Free to Love
Dear Gay Christian: Free to Love
Dear gay Christian, or maybe this is actually dear gay Austin, I want you to comprehend that you are free to love. All your ongoing struggles with insecurity, your hang ups with body image, your preoccupation with having to achieve and produce in order to be kept around – you are free from that. You don’t have to meet those standards. Even your lusts, objectification, comparison, and all the…
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Dear Gay Christian: Uncomfortable Stares
Dear Gay Christian: Uncomfortable Stares
Dear gay Christian, I’m sorry that when you mention your husband, boyfriend, or same sex partner some Christians only respond with an uncomfortable stare. I’m sorry that they can’t seem to react like a regular person and are unable to give the common courtesy of small talk. I’m sorry for the subtle ways you are dehumanized. Gay Christian, I don’t condone their actions, but remember the long…
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3 Ways a Church Can Help Gay Christians (Without Being Affirming)
How can a church support gay Christians without being outright affirming? Read how here. #faithfullylgbtq #churchlife
Navigating one’s sexuality is not an easy journey for anyone. It can be confusing, frustrating, and isolating. It can be even more challenging for LGBTQ+ Christians because they also have to navigate what their sexuality means in light of their faith. Take a moment and empathize. Can you imagine what it’s like to have to wade through years of cultural narratives and harmful misinformation just…
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3 Ways Parents Can Disagree with Gay Relationships (IN A GOOD WAY)
New blog post about navigating parent-child relationships when it comes to gay marriage.
My parents are wonderful people who love Jesus and all their children. They are generous, helpful, kind, and sincerely follow the Lord. They are the best parents I could’ve asked for, but they did not approve of my relationship with my husband. We have been on a journey that none of us have enjoyed and there are many things we all wish were different. Despite this, there are things my parents…
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I Stopped Caring About Depressed People: A Confession
New blog post
I have a confession. I recently realized that I’ve been bowing at the idol of personal happiness. I’ve grown apathetic and even intolerant to those who fall outside the boundaries of what makes my world comfortable. I’ve slid into this policy of denying those who require energy. I don’t mean people who are toxic, harmful, mildly antagonist, or even just irritating. It’s anyone who takes energy…
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Reacting to Gay Marriage as a Christian
NEW BLOG POST "Reacting to Gay Marriage as a Christian" What is the most Jesus-like way to respond to gay marriage?
Misha and I hoped that our wedding would be an expression of the gospel, the message of hope that Jesus died and rose again to adopt all sinners. We hoped and purposed that the celebration of our new united life would be a testament of the love God has for everyone, particularly those who have been hurt by the church. It’s no secret that historic Evangelicalism has not been kind to members of…
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Convincing Someone that Red is Blue
"Convincing Someone that Red is Blue" How do you change someone's mind when your perspectives can't even seem to exist in the same world?
How do you convince someone that what they see as red is actually blue? Really, how do you? I’m desperate to know. How do you change someone’s mind on an issue when your perspectives are so polarized that they can’t even seem to exist in the same sphere? When your Venn diagrams are just two neighborly, socially-distanced circles. This is the problem that has fractured my community and the…
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