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Love Won Out Rockford Illinois this Weekend

September 20, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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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...]

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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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Conference to Reach Often Unseen Group in Churches – LWO

February 16, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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From the Exodus Press Office: Conference to Reach Often Unseen Group in Churches Exodus International to Launch First Love Won Out Event in San Diego Orlando, FL- As Exodus International introduces its first Love Won Out conference, the largest global ministry addressing the issue of faith and same-sex attraction is hoping to reach a group of people that often go ignored or unnoticed in the Christian church. This will be the ministry's first event since assuming leadership of the conference when it comes to Skyline Church in San Diego on March 6. Focus on the Family originally … [Read more...]

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Please Pray for & Support Local Exodus Ministries – Graham’s Story

January 26, 2010 By David Fountain
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Daily, the Exodus team is asked to explain who Exodus is, what we do, and why we do what we do?  As we begin to explain, we often start seeing that puzzled look that we’re so used to seeing.  And then the usual responses begin with, “you mean there are really people who struggle with unwanted homosexuality?  People can find freedom from that?”  Then, we’ll either get the response of “well, that’s just not possible” or “I didn’t know people could struggle with same sex attractions.”  On a few occasions, we’ll get the positive response of a quick, “thank you for your … [Read more...]

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A Changed Life, A Changed Man – Testimony of Mike Goeke

December 2, 2009 By Randy Thomas
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Also posted on the main Exodus website *** My dad was a loving leader, Spiritual and otherwise, of our family. My parents were equally active in the lives of both my brother and me. I experienced no sexual, emotional or physical abuse. While I know now that my family had its own issues, there were none of the ‘red flags’ often associated with homosexuality. Yet, in the midst of my very typical middle class family existence, I developed an early attraction for men. I was sensitive, insecure and artistic, and the other boys treated me differently and made fun of me. I was called a … [Read more...]

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The Manhattan Declaration on Marriage

November 23, 2009 By Randy Thomas
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Last week 152 Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical leaders issued the Manhattan Declaration that makes a commitment to speak to issues of Life, Marriage and Religious Liberty (link to file download at the end of the post.)  The authors did a very good job of explaining their positions and intentions within the manifesto. For the purposes of this post I am quoting the section on marriage. I am interested in your feedback.  That said, the bolded emphasis in parts of this quote are mine to highlight what stood out to me. Sidenote: As far as I know, Alan Chambers wasn't aware of the … [Read more...]

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Puerto Rican Youth Did Not Deserve Death

November 19, 2009 By Chris Stump
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A tragic story has come out of Puerto Rico reporting a gay youth was brutally murdered.  Jorge Steven Lopez was found over the weekend – decapitated, burned, and dismembered.  Many people are reporting that this was a crime simply enacted because Lopez was gay.  But, the suspect tells a different story.  According to the killer, Lopez allegedly told him to have anal sex with him and this provoked rage in the killer which ultimately resulted in Steven’s death.  Regardless of whether the killer is telling the truth or not, that excuse in no way justifies brutal murder. This is a very … [Read more...]

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Why Would Anyone Want to Change? by Frank Carrasco

October 28, 2009 By Randy Thomas
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Originally posted on Exodus Youth (emphasis by Frank.) *** Why Would Anyone Want to Change? by Frank Carrasco With so much misinformation in the media today about homosexuality, it’s no wonder that those seeking to leave homosexuality are faced with so much misunderstanding. A popular theory in pop culture today seems to be that a person with same gender attractions would naturally accept and live happily with their sexuality was it not for bigoted, narrow-minded homophobes who constantly make life impossible for gay men and women. That if only society would cease being so … [Read more...]

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A Mother’s Story of Change

October 26, 2009 By Randy Thomas
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Also posted on the Exodus website: *** A Mother's Story of Change - By Cherrie Rowe As a toddler, Jennifer loved books, but I pushed for dolls. She lovedwearing pants, I argued for the dresses. I loved fairy tales, butshe loved the encyclopedias and National Geographic. Jennifer was artistic and gifted. I was the school drop out with disabilitiesand a testimony that read much like the “woman at the well.” We were so opposite, and yet more alike than we could see. We were both led by our emotions, which took us on the rollercoaster ride of our lives. I had no idea that I was … [Read more...]

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Deciding to Face The Pain – Alan Medinger

September 30, 2009 By Randy Thomas
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This article was originally posted on the Exodus International Website ***begin*** Deciding to Face the Pain - Written by Alan Medinger Except for the special circumstances in which God truly works a miracle, almost everything that must happen in our overcoming homosexuality will involve some pain. Repentance, forgiving others and growing up -- which along with the Lord's healing are the elements of overcoming homosexuality -- all involve some degree of pain. An unwillingness to face this pain is the barrier that keeps many overcomers from experiencing the change that they desire so … [Read more...]

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