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Avoiding Pitfalls During The Holidays – Real Answers by Angela Buchanan

December 9, 2010 By Angela Buchanan
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This article appears in both our offline and online newsletters.  To receive articles like this along with the full newsletter online via email or offline through the postal service please sign up here. --- The holiday season is a particularly challenging time for me.  How can I prepare myself to avoid pitfalls that can easily sabotage my joy and peace? First of all, set realistic expectations. Christmas is a wonderful season, but sometimes we expect so much we can’t help but feel depressed and disappointed when it is over.  The anticipation builds for months and then it … [Read more...]

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How can my struggle with same-sex attraction help to benefit others in the Body of Christ? – Real Answers Article for September 2010

September 22, 2010 By Angela Buchanan
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This article appears in both our offline and online newsletters.  To receive articles like this along with the full newsletter online via email or offline through the postal service please sign up here. --- How can my struggle with same-sex attraction help to benefit others in the Body of Christ? Sometimes in the midst of struggling we are so focused on getting through the day that we forget what our struggle may eventually mean to others. Our stories are powerful. Our God loves to use our redeemed and restored lives as testimonies of His grace. I believe the Body of Christ is … [Read more...]

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Is Homosexuality Simply a Choice? – Real Answers Article for August 2010

August 26, 2010 By Angela Buchanan

This article appears in both our offline and online newsletters.  To receive articles like this along with the full newsletter online via email or offline through the postal service please sign up here. --- Is Homosexuality Simply a Choice? by Angela Buchanan Yes. At least I thought so. To be honest, I had a hard time feeling compassion for someone who chose to engage in behavior that I couldn’t comprehend and frankly didn’t want to understand. Our lack of grace often comes from a place of ignorance – that was the case in my situation. Before I met Jeff, I didn’t know the … [Read more...]

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From Darkness to Light

March 2, 2010 By Angela Buchanan

In every issue of the Exodus Newsletter we have a column titled "Real Stories."  This Month we hear some honest and practical insight from a wife and mother, Gwen Elliott, who found out about her husbands adultery and double life.  Here is her story: Two years into our marriage, as I prepared to tell my husband the good news that we were pregnant with our first child; I was met with the news of my husband’s ongoing sex addiction. His double life had finally caught up with him, leaving me completely shocked and devastated. What I knew of my husband’s sexual history was that he had dealt … [Read more...]

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