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Boy Erased Becomes Movie – 2017

by John Smid | Jun 23, 2017 | ExExGay - Conversion Therapy, John's Current Blog, LGBTQ Parents, LGBTQ Related Content, Love In Action

  I’m happy to announce that Boy Erased will soon become a full feature film! A year ago a new book was released called “Boy Erased.” It’s a memoire written by Garrard Conley. The basic premise of the story stems from Garrard’s childhood being one where he...

A Mom’s Heartbreaking Decision – Her son, or God?

by John Smid | Jun 13, 2017 | ExExGay - Conversion Therapy, John's Current Blog, LGBTQ Related Content

Religion. For some it’s a resting place. For others it’s a structure to maintain security. For many, it’s a roller coaster of life experience. But for far too many, its bondage. The love this mom has for her son is evident. She has loved him for his entire lifetime...

Healing the Pain from ExGay Ministry – Another Story

by John Smid | May 23, 2017 | ExExGay - Conversion Therapy, John's Current Blog, LGBTQ Related Content, Love In Action

13 years ago a young 19 year old man came into a program I was leading called “Love In Action.” He was bright, intelligent, and seemingly lost inside himself. He came with his mom as companion for our two week “non-residential” program with the intention...

Fear and Coercion in ExGay Ministry

by John Smid | Mar 1, 2017 | ExExGay - Conversion Therapy, John's Current Blog, LGBTQ Related Content

This is the second post this week on homosexuality and youth. I’m outraged once again about the mixed messages of love and rejection that come from well meaning, but deeply misguided Christian homes. “I love you and want you to know that God loves you and wants the...

A Parent’s Rejecting Heart – Shocking!

by John Smid | Feb 28, 2017 | John's Current Blog, LGBTQ Parents, LGBTQ Related Content

I love to watch The Voice. Tonight, I was in tears, my heart was racing and I couldn’t move on without some internal processing.  Vocal music is a beautiful thing and on this show the coaches encourage the contestants to sing through their stories. On this...

Every time I hear about you or read something recent you wrote, I just want to cry

by John Smid | Feb 23, 2017 | John's Current Blog, LGBTQ Related Content

I received this message through the Grace Rivers Website. I wrote a response and prepared to send it off and it came back undeliverable. I’m supposing that the writer sent it using  a false email address so as to not hear back from me. So, I decided to publish...
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