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May 2014

May 23, 2014

Can I Trust You With a Secret?

Do you have a secret? How big is it? How do you think people will...

May 22, 2014

Moms & Dads… What The Heck Are We Doing?!?

Well, my heart is broken. Yet another mom has emailed me that their daughter came...

May 21, 2014

God and the Gay Christian

Can you be Christian and gay? What does the Bible say and what does it...

May 20, 2014

Jesus Wept… Because of Christians, not Gays.

“Jesus wept.” But not because of gays. This is Rob, Susan's husband. I wanted to...

May 19, 2014

Don’t Be Afraid

Picture yourself entering the woods by a winding path. You wander in, exploring the trees...

May 16, 2014

Transgender Teachers?

“Students should not be forced into an environment where they are coerced to accept or...

May 15, 2014

Male or Female? Yes.

Sarah Gronert is a 27-year-old retired German tennis player. She won a total of ten...

May 14, 2014

The Truth About the Proverbs 31 Woman

Yesterday, I wrote to encourage moms. Today, I'd like to take apart the misapplication of the Proverbs...

May 13, 2014

Moms, You’re NOT a Disappointment

Moms, would you sit with me here for a minute? I posted yesterday about a damaged mother-child relationship....

May 10, 2014

Jesus Blog: Come Fly With Me

More today from my Saturday “Jesus Blog” – a word from Jesus to you… How...

May 09, 2014

What’s Your Stake in the Gay Debate?

"What's it to you?" I am asked frequently about me being an LGBTQ ally --...

May 08, 2014

Freedom for a Gay Teen

"I'm a Jesus Freak and I'm also gay and that is just the way God...

May 07, 2014

Do Transgender People Scare You??

“I can’t remember a time that I didn’t know that I was a girl.” Janet...

May 06, 2014

Are You Protecting God or Yourself?

Michelle and her daughter Lizzy watched “Cosmos,” in which an astronomer (a precursor to Copernicus),...

May 05, 2014

Mom vs Dad – What Do You Do?

You have a gay child. Lots of new issues and challenges and late-night conversations. Some...

May 03, 2014

Jesus Blog: Be At Peace – You Are Perfect To Me

More today from my Saturday “Jesus Blog” – a word from Jesus to you… My...

May 02, 2014

To a Church that Dehumanizes Gays

"We need to attend church somewhere that is farther along in wrestling with these complex...

May 01, 2014

Encouragement for Parents of Transgender Kids

Issues you never thought you would face. Questions you never imagined. Emotions you were unprepared...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

You Can’t Stop An Avalanche

“I think the church is on the wrong side of the gospel on this, and...

April 29, 2014

Gay Marriage… Are Animals Next?!?

"If we change the law to include two people of the same sex, they say,...

April 26, 2014

Jesus Blog: Get Your Coffee & Sit With Me

More today from my Saturday “Jesus Blog” – a word from Jesus to you… My...

April 25, 2014

Is Your Daughter Wearing a Tux to Prom?

Prom season, and girls are in tuxes! Maybe we’re okay with it when it’s a...

April 24, 2014

Church Treatment of Gays: NOT the Way of Jesus

"A friend I'd had over for dinner just the night before wrote back questioning my...

April 22, 2014

Mom… Don’t Miss Your Daughter’s Wedding.

Close your eyes and picture your daughter's wedding day... it is a day she will...

April 19, 2014

Jesus Blog: Jesus, Do You Love Me?

More today from my Saturday “Jesus Blog” – a word from Jesus to you… You...

April 18, 2014

Living Gay & Unashamed!

I don’t understand being in an intimate, loving relationship with a woman. If I did,...

April 17, 2014

Stop Lying To Our Children

Several close family members no longer speak to me because I write this blog. Don't feel...

April 16, 2014

Don’t Fall Off the Edge of the Earth

“When Columbus lived, people thought that the earth was flat. They believed the Atlantic Ocean...

April 15, 2014

Can We Stop Fighting Yet?

Okay, I grew up in a crazy household. We had seven kids altogether, but far...

April 14, 2014

Do a Happy Dance! Your Gay Child is NOT Going to Hell!

Karen is from a legalistic, fundamental, literalistic denomination that believes gays are bound for hell....