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When I came out to my parents, they said, "We want you to know that if you ever bring a guy home, that will be complicated, but we will love you, and so we will love him."
That was a lot of growth from the things I heard growing up.
That was a lot of growth from the things I heard growing up.
If my parents hadn't been ready to love me wherever I landed, I don't think I could have landed at Side B.
Dear friends of mine have been forced to choose between their parents' love & faith and their own dignity & ability to live authentically
Dear friends of mine have been forced to choose between their parents' love & faith and their own dignity & ability to live authentically
Of course, they're affirming or don't follow Jesus. Faced with a choice between death and life, they chose to live. I'm so glad they did. I'm so proud of them.
I pray for them as I pray for myself that they come to know more and more fully the God who brings life abundant
I pray for them as I pray for myself that they come to know more and more fully the God who brings life abundant
I don't pray their theology of sexuality changes because (hot take) I don't care. God would be less glorified if they had chosen fear, death, and celibacy over life and joy and truth.
I believe that's a false choice, but it was the one they were offered.
I believe that's a false choice, but it was the one they were offered.
I don't want to shrink away from what it means to be Side B. I believe sex is a moral act, and that it cannot rightly happen between two people of the same gender
But I want to own the privilege I have in being able to find these convictions in relative safety and security
But I want to own the privilege I have in being able to find these convictions in relative safety and security
If you really believe gay people should choose celibacy, start seeking our flourishing (whether or not we obey or consult you) and stop trying to making us suffer when we make choices you dislike or feel discomfort toward.
Start establishing spaces where we can be safe, curious, delighted, or uncertain.
The Holy Spirit is good at what They do. Our God is a God who brings His children home. Let go of your own fearful grasping at control. Be at peace, and, in your peace, be hospitable
The Holy Spirit is good at what They do. Our God is a God who brings His children home. Let go of your own fearful grasping at control. Be at peace, and, in your peace, be hospitable
