by John Smid | Oct 4, 2026 | Church and Religion, John's Current Blog, MyLifeStory
Someone recently asked me: “John, are you a Christian? If you were to die tonight, do you know where you would go?” I quickly responded, to not cause any conflict, “Oh yes. I’m good with that.” The person was a very young person with a bold zeal in their personality,...
by John Smid | Dec 21, 2023 | Church and Religion, J and L Blog, MyLifeReconcile, Uncategorized
After many years of an internal process of changes in my spiritual development I found a statement that caused me to do some thinking. I was actually encouraged as I evaluated this question: “John, you haven’t included enough about God in your writings and...
by John Smid | Mar 9, 2022 | John's Current Blog, MyLifeStory
In 2013, I spent some time creating some personal art. I just let my mind wander and created colorful pictures. One I’d like to highlight here is the picture that is on the banner of My Personal Blog page here on my website. During this time I was having many...
by John Smid | Mar 6, 2022 | John's Current Blog, MyLifeFamily, MyLifeStory
Norman (Bud) J. Smid Feb. 6, 1922 – Mar. 21, 1997 This is my dad’s 100th birthday. When I was about 3 1/2 years old, we lived in a duplex with a small back yard with a swingset in it. My dad was a mailman and would often come home for lunch. He wore a blue uniform...
by John Smid | Oct 11, 2021 | ExExGay - Conversion Therapy, ExExGay - I Acknowledge, John's Current Blog, LGBTQ Related Content, MyLifeStory
National Coming Out Day 2021 – Anniversary of life When I was in high school, all I wanted was to find someone with whom I could have a significant relationship. I met a girl that I was head over heels in love with. I was just 15 years old. She was a very special...
by John Smid | Aug 17, 2016 | ExExGay - Conversion Therapy, John's Current Blog, LGBTQ Related Content, Love In Action, MyLifeStory
ExGay Ideology – Costly to the heart, the soul, relationships and the pocketbook! The ExGay movement began in the middle 1970’s. Believing in faith that God could do anything, people who came through the Jesus movement believed that God could deliver gay people from...
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