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Of Elton And Rush – We Don’t Have to Care But We Might Choose To Do So Anyway

June 10, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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I am not exaggerating, when I heard that some of the gay or pro-gay community are furious with Elton John for performing at Rush Limbaugh's wedding, I was shocked.  I thought they would be excited that the highest profile conservative in America would invite one of the world's highest profile gay men to sing at his wedding. The disparity of what I would expect between their reaction led me, on a whim, to conduct a poll on my personal blog.  I put it there and not here because I wasn't sure where and if I was even going to blog about this.  As I got public and private feedback, plus a … [Read more...]

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Feelings: Dictator or Indicator? – by Brenna Kate Simonds

June 9, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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The following is written by Brenna Kate Simonds, Director of Alive In Christ Ministries (an Exodus Member Ministry) in Boston Massachusetts. *** Feelings: Dictator or Indicator? It had been a challenging morning. With a 2 ½ year old & an under 6 month old, I was still adjusting to life with 2 kids. I was feeling frustrating, overwhelmed & impatient. And it wasn't even 9 AM yet! I generally would have just gone & hid when feeling this way, , but in a moment of uncharacteristic wisdom, I stopped, bowed my head, and prayed, “God, just help me. Help me to be patient … [Read more...]

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About John Paulk – A Brief Response To Rev. Cheng On The Huffington Post

May 28, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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I read a blog post the other day by a Rev. Patrick Cheng PhD, for The Huffington Post. He basically said that ex-gays were going to hell and really, really deserved it. I never tell anyone they are going to hell. It wasn't the fear of hell that saved me. It was the kindness, mercy and love of God that led me to repentance. In the years I spent as a gay-identified man I didn't appreciate Christians telling me to "flip or fry." Today as an ex-gay man I still don't appreciate being told I deserve hell especially by a theologian who is selective about his tolerance, not to mention his … [Read more...]

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EXODUS RETURNS to its BIRTHPLACE for 35th ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE

May 27, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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2010 Exodus Freedom Conference Promo from Exodus International on Vimeo. From the Exodus Press Office: EXODUS RETURNS to its BIRTHPLACE for 35th ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE Exodus Continues Moving Forward With Longest Running Conference On Homosexuality Orlando, FL – Exodus International – the global Christian outreach whose mission is mobilizing the Church to minister grace and truth to a world impacted by homosexuality - will celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Exodus International Freedom Conference on June 23rd – 26th in Irvine, CA.   The first gathering took place in nearby … [Read more...]

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Conference Promotional Video Released – “Moving Forward”

May 10, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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2010 Exodus Freedom Conference Promo from Exodus International on Vimeo. Have you registered for the conference yet? We would love for you to join us for what many will find to be a life-changing conference. Also, if you have begun your registration and not completed it please feel free to do so. As always, call the office if you have any questions. See you in Irvine! … [Read more...]

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HopeFloats – Renee Dallas Starts Another Online Wives Group

April 28, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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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...]

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Irish Times Quotes Alan Chambers

April 22, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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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...]

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Gay Father + Christian Son = “Reconciliation” The Movie

April 21, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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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...]

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“Moving Forward” in Freedom

April 20, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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Have you registered for the conference yet?  We would love for you to join us for what many will find to be a life-changing conference.  Also, if you have begun your registration and not completed it please feel free to do so.  As always, call the office if you have any questions. See you in Irvine! … [Read more...]

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Leaving Homosexuality Book Review on Associated Content

April 8, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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I got a google alert about this book review.  I had never heard of Associated Content before but I really like their premise: Associated Content is an Open Content Network. AC's platform enables anyone to participate in the new content economy by publishing content on any topic, in any format (text, video, audio and images), and connects that content to consumers, partners and advertisers. Pretty cool.  And Becky Whitmore decided to do a book review of Alan's new book Leaving Homosexuality.  At the end of her review Becky writes: I found Leaving Homosexuality: A Practical Guide for … [Read more...]

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