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Difficulty Can Lead to Clarity of Vision and Inspiration – Letter from Alan Chambers for September 2010

September 22, 2010 By Alan Chambers
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This letter from Alan Chambers appears in both our offline and online newsletters.  To receive this letter along with the full newsletter online via email or offline through the postal service please sign up here. --- Dear Friends, I often forget when seasons of desperation begin how beneficial they can be, when I give them over to God and ask Him to guide me through them. When these seasons start I usually try to employ my own gifts and talents to manage the turbulence. Then if that doesn’t work I begin to panic, spending hours thinking about what else “I” can do to get … [Read more...]

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Letter from Brazil – Alan Chambers Ministers and Experiences God’s Amazing Grace

August 26, 2010 By Alan Chambers
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This letter from Alan Chambers appears in both our offline and online newsletters.  To receive this letter along with the full newsletter online via email or offline through the postal service please sign up here. (emphasis Alan's.) --- Dear Friends, I am writing to you from Mage', Brazil - a very poor city about 40 miles from Rio de Janeiro. I was invited to be the keynote speaker at an annual institute held at Central Baptist Church. The pastor's wife originally learned about Exodus and me when she saw a pastor on television promoting God's Grace and the Homosexual Next Door, … [Read more...]

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Are You Happier Now Than When You Were Gay?

July 14, 2010 By Randy Thomas
You Just Never Know What Could Happen Now Do You?

One of my young(er) friends on Facebook sent me a message that I have been getting a lot lately.  Now that I have passed the 40 year old mark by two years the youngin's ask me "lonely old man" questions a lot.  They don't say it like that and I am being humorous in phrasing it that way but it's true, I am getting older and have been celibate for 18 years this coming July 23rd. So they want to know if you can be happy, older and not pursuing or in a gay relationship.  Wade (not his real name) writes in part: Are you happy? I know your probably thinking 'weirdo', but I'm not. Basically … [Read more...]

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Alan Medinger Goes Home to Heaven – Leaves An Amazing Legacy

June 28, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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This morning many of the Exodus staff came home from the Freedom Conference to the difficult news that one of our beloved leaders and pioneers in the Exodus movement, Alan Medinger, has passed away.  From Josh Glaser, Executive Director of Regeneration: Alan Medinger, Founder - Home Rejoicing, June 28th, 2010 Dear Friends, It is with great sadness we share with you that Regeneration's founder, Alan Medinger, passed away this morning, Monday, June 28th. Alan started Regeneration over three decades ago, and in the years that followed, he and his dear wife, Willa, were like a father and … [Read more...]

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Follow Up Interview with Bradlee Dean

June 7, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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Last week I posted about Bradlee Dean's controversial radio program where it seemed he was praising Muslim countries for how they handled the issue of homosexuality. He called me first thing the very next day. He shared his heart and agreed to do a follow up interview via email.  I promised him that I would publish his answers unedited. There were a total of five rounds of questions and an opportunity to share whatever else he wanted to share.  To date he has sent me responses to the first four rounds of questions and I will update this post with the final round of questions and his … [Read more...]

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Eve Tushnet, “Gay and Celibate,” Featured in the New York Times

June 7, 2010 By Randy Thomas
Photo Credit: Luke Sharrett/The New York Times

I still hold the perspective that we are headed, increasingly, into a post-gay reality.  A reality where gay vs. straight forced into the glbtqi? soup of labels fails to suffice as our (those who have or had same sex attractions) only context for a relational paradigm. Is Eve an example of that post-gay reality coming into being?  I don't believe I have ever met her and not sure she would agree with me since she does embrace a gay identity ... but her life doesn't really fit any of the conventional culture war stereotypes.  I find that intriguing. From the New York Times: WASHINGTON … [Read more...]

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Taiwan Seeks to Teach Elementary Students Gay Topics

March 30, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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From The China Post: The Ministry of Education on March 7 announced that gay topics will find a place in elementary and secondary textbooks starting next year, reversing course after activists protested a memo last month from the ministry telling high schools to ban gay rights groups. The ministry's announcement is a welcome and positive move towards the development of a healthy, free and tolerant society. Simply installing the software by including gay topics in school syllabuses, however, is not enough. There are still many misunderstandings and unfair judgments on homosexuality in … [Read more...]

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The Gospel And Elton John

February 19, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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I've seen many gay protesters over the years hold up signs that say, "What Jesus said about homosexuality is _______." Thus inferring that He never said anything about being gay.  Not all, but a few of those same folks who seem to want to make facts out of thin air (arguing from silence in a negative sense) would probably believe, like Elton John, that Jesus was gay Himself.  From Parade.com: "I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems. On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him. Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don't … [Read more...]

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Rachel Maddow vs. Richard Cohen – Interview Review & Missing the Point About Uganda

December 9, 2009 By Randy Thomas
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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 activists, are missing the point with regard to Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill.  Here is the video: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy The interview started off strong and polite. Richard did a pretty good job of being assertive and getting out there to … [Read more...]

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Thoughts on How to Handle Imperfect Holidays

November 30, 2009 By Randy Thomas
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I pray that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving full of good rest, fellowship with family and a good reason to create a longer gratitude list. I know some people might be dealing with the Holiday hangover in a couple of ways. And I am not just talking about those who drink alcohol. Some of us (me) will go to our gym today and add a bit more resistance to the elliptical machine to burn off that chocolate chip pecan pie we (I) had over Thanksgiving. Sidenote: Can I just say, that's the best pie ever.  My one word food review is, "YU-uh-UH-uMMY!" Some of us will also sit down at our … [Read more...]

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