I’m on a personal mission to wipe away the image that I call “children’s Bible Jesus.” I call it that because my first memory of this image graced the pages of my illustrated children’s Bible, but it is a familiar image culturally and worldwide. Children’s Bible Jesus is that image of Jesus showing...
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WARNING: Graphic Description in Quote Below Yesterday I posted, “CPAC, Conservatism and the Compassion of Christ” in response to a very disturbing quote Peter LaBarbera attributed to Matt Barber.  LaBarbera, in the context of a much larger post, writes: What is conservatism? It boils down to this: there is nothing “conservative” about — as Barber inimitably puts it —...
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CPAC, Conservatism & the Compassion of Christ WARNING: Graphic description I looks like CPAC’s annual event is in for some controversy this year. Some Christian conservative organizations have decided to pull out of the Conservative Political Action Conference’s event due to gay conservative group GOProud’s presence as a co-sponsor.  Every organization must carefully examine how their...
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Have you ever prayed for years for something and been almost on the verge of losing all hope, and then, wham! It happens! It has been that kind of year for me, and I thank God for his grace and generosity. I struggled so many years desiring marriage as well as desiring to fulfill...
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My friend Frank sent me a couple of messages that I have combined and edited below (quoted with permission): Randy, how do you wake up every morning, and go to work knowing that as much as you fight for truth, you are hated beyond understanding? that every word you speak will be twisted and you...
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Around twenty years ago I was a proud gay man sitting in Denny’s with a few friends.  One of whom, a female, was dating a young Muslim man we will call Roy.  Roy is a native of Kuwait but last I heard he has been in the states since I met him. When I first...
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I enjoy Janet a lot. She is a lot of fun to be around and is thoroughly in love the with the Lord. Here is the conclusion of her testimony as posted on her website: For fourteen years I lived the lesbian lifestyle, moving from one relationship to the next. My old habits...
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Warren Throckmorton passed on this information and I *love* Pastor Rick Warren’s response. Throckmorton has a transcript of the video and responses by Pastor Rick to a list of direct questions. Again, I think this response is very loving, gracious, respectful and strong. Fantastic. Everyone, please keep praying and speaking up for Uganda! MORE: Rachel Maddow...
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This post is a long one in that I am posting the video of Rachel Maddow’s interview with Richard Cohen, of the International Healing Foundation, last night.  After the video I am going to share a review of the actual interview and then move into how I believe she, and some other militant gay...
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The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles elected the Reverend Mary D. Glasspool of Baltimore as an assistant bishop. She is expected to be consecrated as bishop on May 15 in Los Angeles. This comes during a time frame that Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has said is a season of “gracious restraint” on both...
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