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A “Normal Gay Life” – Nathan Responds to Ray Boltz

November 9, 2010 By Randy Thomas

Regular readers of this blog may remember my friend Nathan who has guest blogged here before concerning Jennifer Knapp and about his "Divine Appointments" at the Exodus Freedom Conference. At this rate I just need to create a login for you Nathan :) Today Nathan writes an eloquent response to Ray Boltz' new song "God Knows I Tried." Here's Nathan: A “Normal Gay Life” I’m adding Ray Boltz to the list of people I’d love to meet at Starbuck’s for a chat. Most readers of this blog will remember Ray as the Dove Award-winning gospel singer who revealed his homosexuality two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church, Culture, Encourage, Exodus Blog, Gay, God, Homosexuality, Identity, Jesus Christ, Marriage, Post-gay, Sexuality, Testimonies Tagged With: Anger, Change, Christians, Coming Out, Conference, Confidence, Exodus Freedom Conference, Exodus International, Family, Freedom, Gay, God, Gospel, Heterosexual, Holiday, Homosexuality, Hope, Jennifer Knapp, Jesus, Joe Dallas, Journey, Life, Love, Marriage, Men, Post-gay, Science, Sexuality, Sin, Worship

Love Won Out Rockford Illinois this Weekend

September 20, 2010 By Randy Thomas

Love Won Out is this weekend! <-- The exclamation point denotes genuine excitement. I have been to many of LWO's and am blessed at every one. Here are a couple of examples of why: One parent, who recently attended a Love Won Out event, said, “God spoke to me about my need to show more love and acceptance towards our son who is gay and to trust Him to use this in my own life to grow me to be all He wants me to be.” After attending the event, one man wrote, “I came to the conference ready to give up, walk out of my marriage and pursue a gay lifestyle. The conference gave me hope … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church, Conferences, Culture, Equip, Exodus Blog, Gay, God, Jesus Christ, Lesbian, Love Won Out, Parents, Post-gay, Religious Liberty, Sexuality, Websites, Youth & Young Adults Tagged With: Alan Chambers, Change, Christians, Church, Citizenlink, Community, Compassion, Conference, Counsel, Encourage, Exodus International, Faith, Family, Focus On The Family, Friends, Gay, God, Grace, Healing, Heart, Homosexuality, Hope, Identity, Jeff Buchanan, Joe Dallas, Life, Love, Love Won Out, Marriage, Men, Ministry, Parent, Pastors, Press Release, Rejection, Sexual Identity, Sexuality, Sin, Trust, Truth, Video, Women, Youth

Exodus North Atlantic Regional Conference September 17-19 in Endicott NY

September 13, 2010 By Brenna Kate Simonds

Joe Dallas - Freedom Conference 2010/LWO "Moving Forward"

Have you considered attending an Exodus conference? Besides the annual Freedom conference, there are lots of other conferences held by Exodus and its member ministries every year. One such conference is the North Atlantic Regional Conference, September 17-19 in Endicott, NY, where Joe Dallas will be speaking and I will be leading the music. Why should you consider attending a conference? Hear what 2 people have to say about their experiences: “This was my first Exodus conference. I have been anticipating attending a gathering like this for many years, so I couldn't believe that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bi-sexuality, Church, Conferences, Equip, Exodus Blog, Gay, God, Holy Spirit, Homosexuality, Jesus Christ, Lesbian, Marriage, Parents, Post-gay, Spouses, The Father Tagged With: Brenna Kate Simonds, Change, Community, Conference, Confession, Encourage, Exodus Freedom Conference, Exodus International, Focus On The Family, Freedom, God, Grace, Heart, Homosexuality, Hope, Identity, Joe Dallas, Love, Pain, Sexual Orientation, Soul, Testimonies, Truth

Reflections On The Exodus Freedom Conference

July 13, 2010 By Randy Thomas

Thom Hunter has a very inspiring post concerning his experience at the Exodus Freedom Conference a couple of weeks ago. Here is an excerpt from his blog post (linkage mine.): I wish every pastor in the country -- make that the world -- could hear Joe Dallas explain the differences between homosexual orientation . . . identity . . . and behavior. Orientation being involuntary, discovered. Behavior being what we do with that discovery via our free will. Identity sometimes foisted on us, sometimes embraced, but not who we really are. Not in God's created intent, but only in our fallen … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Church, Encourage, Exodus Blog, Jesus Christ, Post-gay, Support, Testimonies Tagged With: Alan Chambers, Change, Community, Conference, Encourage, Exodus Freedom Conference, Exodus International, Focus On The Family, Freedom, God, Grace, Heart, Homosexuality, Hope, Identity, Joe Dallas, Love, Pain, Sexual Orientation, Soul, Testimonies, Thom Hunter, Truth

The Complete Christian Guide to Understanding Homosexuality – New Book by Joe Dallas and Nancy Heche released

July 12, 2010 By Randy Thomas

Joe Dallas and Nancy Heche have worked with Harvest House Publishers to release The Complete Christian Guide to Understanding Homosexuality - A Biblical and Compassionate Response to Same Sex Attraction. This book is amazing. Covers everything from "The Church in Crisis, A History of Gay Rights in America, Understanding Pro-gay Theology, Theories of Origin," Counseling, Sexual Addiction, Parents, Spouses, Gay Parenting, Transgender issues ... and more! Input was given by many leaders including yours truly and Exodus President Alan Chambers. Chapter 13 - Change, Growth, and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bi-sexuality, Books, Church, Culture, Educate, Exodus Blog, Gay, God, Homosexuality, Identity, Jesus Christ, Lesbian, Marriage, Parents, Post-gay, Religious Liberty, Sexuality, Spouses, Youth & Young Adults Tagged With: Addiction, Alan Chambers, Books, Change, Christians, Church, Compassion, Counsel, Counseling, Gay, Gay Rights, Guide, Homosexuality, Joe Dallas, Ministry, Nancy Heche, Parent, Post-gay, Sexuality, Spouses, The Complete Christian Guide to Understanding Homosexuality, Transgender

The Jesus Movement and Joe Dallas – Testimony

June 11, 2010 By Randy Thomas

Joe Dallas is featured in an extended version of his testimony on Godreports.com. Here is an excerpt from Jesus Movement prodigal slid into homosexual sin, but God’s love drew him out (parenthesis mine): As Paul’s letter to the Corinthians says, “We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” By some measures, Dallas’ quality of life was high during this period (of living with a male partner.) He held a good job, led an active social life, and lived in a comfortable apartment. “The circumstances of my life seemed … [Read more...]

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Nancy Brown of Life+Guard Ministries in Hospital (Video Update)

May 13, 2010 By Randy Thomas

If you have been wondering why the blog has been so quiet the past couple of days it's because Alan is in Costa Rica for the Exodus Latin America conference. Jeff Buchanan is in Southern California with Love Won Out (LWO) Director Karen Eaglin and Joe Dallas facilitating a Pastors Training event in advance of our next LWO conference. I also made an emergency trip to Austin to visit with the Brown family after a very difficult weekend for Nancy. Nancy asked if I would make a video for her to thank everyone for praying and to give an update. Nancy can barely speak but I included sub titles … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church, Encourage, Exodus Blog, God, Post-gay, Video Tagged With: Conference, Costa Rica, Don Brown, ECA, Exodus, Exodus Latin America, Family, Jeff Buchanan, Joe Dallas, Life, Life+Guard Ministries, Love Won Out, Nancy Brown, Pastors, Video

The Joe Dallas Story: Freedom from Homosexuality (Video)

March 25, 2010 By Randy Thomas

The following is an episode featuring Joe Dallas on the Pure Passion television program: The Joe Dallas Story: Freedom from Homosexuality and Pornography, S2E1 from Pure Passion on Vimeo. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bi-sexuality, Encourage, Exodus Blog, Gay, Homosexuality, Marriage, Post-gay, Television, Testimonies Tagged With: Freedom, Homosexuality, Joe Dallas, Pornography, Sexuality, Television

Transforming a Worldview – Testimony of Karen Booth

March 18, 2010 By Randy Thomas

Testimony originally posted on the Exodus website: ***Begin*** Transforming A Worldview By Rev. Karen Booth, Executive Director of Transforming Congregations* Since many folk involved in Exodus-related ministries have struggled with same-sex attraction, I have been asked many times if that is true of me. It isn’t. My desires and behaviors since my adolescent years have been consistently heterosexual. In the past, however, those desires and behaviors haven’t been pure; I’ve hurt myself and I’ve wounded others through sexual sin, and I praise God that He has forgiven and … [Read more...]

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Love Won Out Welcomes Protesters, Addresses Counter Conference

March 5, 2010 By Randy Thomas

Christian Conference on Faith & Sexuality Welcomes Protestors, Responds to Counter Conference SAN DIEGO, CA- As the largest worldwide ministry addressing faith and sexuality prepares to host the Love Won Out conference this Saturday at Skyline Church in San Diego, opponents have organized a protest and a conference of their own. Love Won Out is a one-day event, hosted by Exodus International that is geared towards equipping the Christian church to compassionately respond to the issue of homosexuality. Alan Chambers, former homosexual and President of Exodus International, says he … [Read more...]

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A “Normal Gay Life” – Nathan Responds to Ray Boltz

Love Won Out Rockford Illinois this Weekend

Exodus North Atlantic Regional Conference September 17-19 in Endicott NY

Reflections On The Exodus Freedom Conference

The Complete Christian Guide to Understanding Homosexuality – New Book by Joe Dallas and Nancy Heche released

The Jesus Movement and Joe Dallas – Testimony

Nancy Brown of Life+Guard Ministries in Hospital (Video Update)

The Joe Dallas Story: Freedom from Homosexuality (Video)

Transforming a Worldview – Testimony of Karen Booth

Love Won Out Welcomes Protesters, Addresses Counter Conference

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