True Repentance Always Comes With Provision To Live It Out – Nathan Writes In

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A friend of mine, who I truly admire, emailed me the following to amplify my last post.  I love the Body of Christ. Nathan does an excellent job of explaining how repentance should not be "orphaned" from The Gospel. Without further ado ... here's Nathan: I just read your latest Jennifer Knapp blog (and Trevin’s too). I noticed in both that repentance was mentioned—and rightly so. But I think that sometimes we in the Christian world send out the repentance message of the gospel almost as an orphan. Repentance, it seems to me, is too often presented in a way that is only a half-truth … [Read more...]

Afterthoughts On Jennifer Knapp – The Fullness of Grace & Truth

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The article I previously wrote concerning Jennifer Knapp "coming out" has now become the most visited post since we started this blog last August. Almost all of the tremendous amount of feedback was in agreement with the various points made in the post. Many appreciated the explanation of how temptation, if it is of any worth as a temptation, latches on to legitimate needs and points to sinful behavior as a way to meet those needs. Some people privately messaged that they appreciated the explanation of how love is a very important investment and rightly or wrongly, we cannot simply dismiss … [Read more...]

HopeFloats – Renee Dallas Starts Another Online Wives Group

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Renee Dallas sent the following out via email: Join me for our next WifeBoat Online Support Group May 18th-August 10th I've had many woman ask me how they could possibly cope after finding out the devastating news that their husband had been using pornography, having an affair or feeling homosexual attractions. These grieving wives have often felt there was no place to turn to talk safely and openly about what they were dealing with. Family, friends, and career concerns have been some of the reasons why. That's why I started the WifeBoat Online Support groups. In the confidential … [Read more...]

Q & A: Of Sexual Attraction and Spiritual Maturity

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I got the following is the bulk of a message from one of my facebook friends: May I ask you a question? And some advice? You said in your “Responding to Hate Mail” Blog that you have homosexual temptations, but your orientation has shifted to a great degree toward healthy heterosexuality? I have been celibate before and after I became a Christian. However, I have absolutely no feelings for the opposite sex through out my whole life, and I still don’t. Is this unusual? No, it is not unusual.  There are many men and women who don't have opposite sex attractions and have a close … [Read more...]

New Study: Gay People Suffer Increased Rates of PTSD

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From Study: Bullies home in on gays: A groundbreaking new Harvard study has found that gay people are far more likely to be tormented as youngsters, often leading to years of post-traumatic stress disorder. Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health and Children’s Hospital found that gays, bisexuals and heterosexuals who have had a same-sex partner are 1 to two times as likely to experience violence, especially in childhood, and have double the risk of experiencing PTSD as a result. “It’s really appalling,” said lead author Andrea Roberts, a postdoctoral fellow in … [Read more...]

Never Forget Christ

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From Spurgeon's Morning and Evening Devotional (emphasis mine): ... Can it be possible? Yes, it is not only possible, but conscience confesses that it is too sadly a fault with all of us, that we suffer Him to be as a wayfaring man tarrying but for a night. He whom we should make the abiding tenant of our memories is but a visitor therein. The cross where one would think that memory would linger, and unmindfulness would be an unknown intruder, is desecrated by the feet of forgetfulness. Does not your conscience say that this is true? Do you not find yourselves forgetful of Jesus? Some … [Read more...]

Clean Heart Ministries Making a Difference In North Carolina – Great Interview

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Jim Katsoudas did a great job in this interview and is doing a great thing in North Carolina.  In the article Ministry hopes to turn people away from gay lifestyle (update with PFLAG response), Larry Bell and Jim share their stories.  Here is the section regarding Jim: Clean Heart executive director Jim Katsoudas said the ministry doesn’t pound down people’s doors or force their opinions. “We don’t really approach them. They come to us,” Katsoudas said. “We understand that there are a lot of people who believe that you are born that way. That’s fine. I don’t agree with … [Read more...]

Irish Times Quotes Alan Chambers

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From the Irish Times article I Love Jesus (but not in a gay way): At the centre of this movement is an organisation called Core Issues, a Northern Ireland Christian initiative run by Mike Davidson, a married man who describes himself as having been “in conflict with unwanted homosexuality . . . before finally seeing the light”. Core Issues has brought a series of high-profile ex-gay speakers from the US to Ireland, and this week hopes to host a “Leaving Homosexuality Celebration” with Alan Chambers of Exodus International, a worldwide umbrella group for ex-gay organisations – … [Read more...]

Exodus Welcomes Newest Staff Member – VP of Ultra Cuteness

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Welcome Faith Tremba! Congrats Kristin and Mike! MORE: (from Kristin Tremba) Dispelling the Myths About OneByOne and Exodus International 2009: A Year of Answered Prayer What I Found Waiting for Me (Testimony) … [Read more...]

Gay Father + Christian Son = “Reconciliation” The Movie

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I met Chad Ahrendt, the films Director on a recent trip to California and he shared with me the vision of the movie he was making and I have to say I was quite impressed with the vision and passion he has for the film. After seeing the trailer, I can't wait to see it. RECONCILIATION trailer from Chad Ahrendt on Vimeo. I asked Chad if he would send us a description to include and he wrote the following: RECONCILIATION is a movie that focuses on the broken relationship of a son, GRANT, and his father, JEFF, who haven’t spoken in 24 years. As Jeff doesn’t have long to live … [Read more...]