by John Smid | May 15, 2015 | John's Current Blog, LGBTQ Parents, LGBTQ Related Content, Uncategorized
The Joy and the Horror Families with LGBT Members, A while back, I got this phone call. “John, I never thought I’d be calling you about this, we just found out that my brother is gay. My whole family is devastated.” At the time, I believed someone being gay was a...
by John Smid | Jan 13, 2015 | John's Current Blog, LGBTQ Related Content
I received a personal letter from a man in his middle forties. He described that he was recently coming out to himself and a few others. He grew up in a strongly legalistic church background. He said his church considered Liberty University and Jerry Fallwell, its...
by John Smid | Oct 20, 2014 | Church and Religion, John's Current Blog, LGBTQ Related Content
“Being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view to a viewing point – a higher, a more expansive place, from which you can see both sides.” Thomas Crum As I read all of the posts about gay marriage, Christianity, homosexuality, ExGay...
by John Smid | Jul 31, 2014 | ExExGay - Conversion Therapy, John's Current Blog, LGBTQ Related Content, Love In Action, Uncategorized
I was involved in Love In Action for twenty-two years and served on the board for Exodus International for eleven of those years. I entered the ministry with the hope that as self proclaimed experts in their field, they could help me to eradicate homosexuality from my...
by John Smid | Jul 10, 2014 | ExExGay - Conversion Therapy, John's Current Blog, LGBTQ Related Content
I saw a link to an interview with Jackie Hill, a professed Ex-Lesbian. It’s titled “Ex-lesbian Spoken Word Poet Slams Macklemore’s Anthem ‘Same Love’ for Claiming Gays Can’t Change.” I was quite disturbed because of the message of eternal damnation...
by John Smid | Apr 28, 2013 | Church and Religion, John's Current Blog, LGBTQ Related Content
This last week was an internet frenzy of thoughts and opinions. I the wake of John Paulks apology for harm through his involvement in the ExGay movement I saw the reality of what we call the Christian Faith. The reality being, the Christian faith is like a person with...
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