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Jesus Blog: Jesus, Do You Love Me?
Last updated on: April 19, 2014 at 11:18 am By Susan Cottrell
More today from my Saturday “Jesus Blog” – a word from Jesus to you… You may feel overwhelmed, alone, in danger – about to be consumed by the waves. You need to know something today. You need to know that I love you, without condition, without condemnation. I love you just for you. If someone tells you what you’re doing wrong, don’t take it on yourself. Bring it to me. Talk to me. Ask me to show you if there... Read more
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2014-04-18T11:07:42-05:00
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Living Gay & Unashamed!
Last updated on: April 18, 2014 at 11:07 am By Susan Cottrell
I don’t understand being in an intimate, loving relationship with a woman. If I did, would it be difficult for me to tell others? Today I want to share with you one woman’s story… in her own words… I know for certain, without any doubt, that if it were the norm for people to have intimate relationships regardless of gender (as in anyone could do it and people embraced it as a general rule), I would have no issue at... Read more
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2014-04-17T10:16:19-05:00
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Stop Lying To Our Children
Last updated on: April 17, 2014 at 10:16 am By Susan Cottrell
Several close family members no longer speak to me because I write this blog. Don’t feel bad for me – I am honored to taste what many of you have endured for as long as you can remember. But the irony is delicious. In fact, this is so irrational, I want to make sure I understand it correctly. I’ll write it out, and you – my family, or others – who think I’m wrong and maybe ‘not really a Christian’, you... Read more
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2014-04-16T10:56:58-05:00
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Don’t Fall Off the Edge of the Earth
Last updated on: April 16, 2014 at 10:56 am By Susan Cottrell
“When Columbus lived, people thought that the earth was flat. They believed the Atlantic Ocean to be filled with monsters large enough to devour their ships, and with fearful waterfalls over which their frail vessels would plunge to destruction. Columbus had to fight these foolish beliefs in order to get men to sail with him. He felt sure the earth was round.” - Emma Miler Bolenius, American Schoolbook Author, 1919 In the Medieval cultural mindset, the world was flat. Period.... Read more
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2014-04-15T10:43:28-05:00
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Can We Stop Fighting Yet?
Last updated on: April 15, 2014 at 10:43 am By Susan Cottrell
Okay, I grew up in a crazy household. We had seven kids altogether, but far enough apart in age out that we never all lived there at once. We had little supervision and a lot of fighting. Whatever good we may have had, it was still a dysfunctional family. My younger brother Matt was always kindhearted, creative and full of love. Kind of trampled through life, as our mother (when Matt was five), plus three other brothers, and our Dad,... Read more
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2014-04-14T11:00:47-05:00
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Do a Happy Dance! Your Gay Child is NOT Going to Hell!
Last updated on: April 14, 2014 at 11:00 am By Susan Cottrell
Karen is from a legalistic, fundamental, literalistic denomination that believes gays are bound for hell. She never questioned it or had to give it any thought personally. Then her son came out as gay. In the months since then, she’s found unexpected peace as she is discovering the truth about the Bible and about God’s heart. She has completely embraced her son. She knows he didn’t choose to be gay, nor did their parenting cause it. Those “clobber” verses still... Read more
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2014-04-12T09:29:24-05:00
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Jesus Blog: Simple Truths
Last updated on: April 12, 2014 at 9:29 am By Susan Cottrell
More today from my Saturday “Jesus Blog” – a word from Jesus to you… Beloved child, let your heart be at rest. Trust me. Stop concerning yourself with sorting it all out, but listen for my voice and trust that I will speak. Surrender your angst, your quest to sort out what’s right and what’s wrong, a job I never gave you. Hand over your fear to me, and I will care for you. Know these few simple truths, and... Read more
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2014-04-11T11:24:34-05:00
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Help! “All You Need Is Love!”
Last updated on: April 11, 2014 at 11:24 am By Susan Cottrell
“Nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be. It’s easy. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.”- The Beatles Today is a very emotional and tender post for me as I answer the last part of the letter from a Dad… I want to understand the true message in your ministry, because I NEED to find my own peace in your message, and many who suffer with this need to find the salvation... Read more
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2014-04-10T11:00:36-05:00
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Help! “I Love My Son, But He’s GAY!?!”
Last updated on: April 10, 2014 at 11:00 am By Susan Cottrell
“In all of mankind’s history, there has never been more damage done than by people who ‘thought they were doing the right thing.’ Five cents, please.” – Peanuts’ Lucy Van Pelt All week we have been reading a letter I received from a father struggling with his son being gay. His struggle is based on what he has heard on Sunday morning for years. That does not make it right. That does not make it the truth. I know this... Read more
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Help! “I Love My Son, But What About Behavior?”
Last updated on: April 9, 2014 at 11:00 am By Susan Cottrell
“Beyond that, we absolutely, definitely, completely have no place to demand someone else (our gay son) be crucified!” We continue with a dad’s letter about balancing unconditional love with expectations for behavior. Here is the Dad’s letter, Part 3… “The immediate gift of salvation is free to all regardless of condition, but the sustained life of salvation and the subsequent gift of eternal life with our Lord and Savior constitutes entirely from a complete change of behavior/condition; a changing of the mind.... Read more
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