I share with you an email from a mother (with her permission) upset up by her daughter’s actions. I hoped it might offer hope for any in a similar situation. Dear Susan: My daughter left her husband to become a lesbian. They also have a 5-yr-old daughter. This was a shock for everyone. I love my daughter but cannot accept her lifestyle so to keep the peace we have not spoken since Christmas. My son-in-law lets me see my granddaughter... Read more
Last week, our church hosted the Break the Hate Arts Event with a neighboring church, with visual and performance art by LGBTQ and allies. The event was a spectacular success — meaning everyone enjoyed the art and each other. We had music, a poetry slam, blog readings, photography, and original songs by my daughter. One man had made a sculpture display of the Tree of Knowledge, with a poem about the dangers of relying on knowledge instead of relationship with... Read more
Marybeth mentors women toward wholeness from sexual abuse. Tender-hearted and intelligent, she can uniquely love and empathize with these women, and offer insight to help them overcome great hurts. I liked her immensely the moment I met her. Last time we talked, she asked about my blog, my viewpoint, my motivation. She then told me what people often feel obligated to tell me. She thinks homosexuality is wrong. Not the first time I’ve heard that, by the way. It comes... Read more
The first time Wentworth Miller tried to kill himself, he was 15. Fifteen. An age when your whole life is before you, when you know that soon you’ll be out on your own to chase those dreams that lead you further into who you were meant to be! Yet, it’s still not quite within reach. How hopeless do you have to be to want to end it all? As a gay teenager, Miller — actor from Prison Break, Underworld, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Human... Read more
Three college guys moved into the place directly below us. One of them kindly came up to introduce himself and said to let them know if it gets too noisy because they have a basketball set-up inside their place… which explained the thumping! One night as it was getting late, a party began downstairs with loud music and pounding bass. It was 10:30 PM. On a weeknight. Noise like that can bother Rob but he decided to just let it... Read more
Queer: 1 strange; odd: she had a queer feeling that they were being watched. Creation: 1 the action or process of bringing something into existence: the creation of a coalition government | job creation. This planet has some crazy schtuff in it. The Sunda Colugo. Yeah, I never heard of it either, but here it is in a picture! The giraffe. The whale. The duck-billed platypus. Countless varieties of flowers, birds, and some 9 million species of bugs. 9 million varieties of bugs! And let’s not even get... Read more
Love is more attractive than hate. Oh, you don’t hate, you say. I know. But what you do in judgment or correction or holding to your principles feels, on the receiving end, the same as hate. As Zig Ziglar wonderfully said, “Some people find fault like there’s a reward for it.” Yeah, and sadly, that’s what Christians have come to be known for. Love is easy to see. Read this note from a mom to her gay son for a... Read more
If you’re a teen, confused by your sexuality—or certain of it but do not feel accepted—then I want to talk just to you for a moment. Stories emerge every day of teens coming out. Some parents wholeheartedly embrace them, like the couple who was kicked out of their church in Tennessee after 60 years of being there because they support their gay daughter. Some parents reject their children, as many of the tragic stories in this blog have made clear. But... Read more
“She has just been with God. She was not, is not, mine to judge or reject or try to change.“ A sweet reader named Jill sent this beautiful piece. I reprint it with her permission. “When my daughter was born and they laid her on my stomach for the first time, and she opened her eyes and looked at me, I was struck like a thunderbolt with the thought, “She has just been with God.” She looked so wise and knowing... Read more
My precious friend Mary Ellen celebrated her one-year divorce anniversary on Monday. She posted on her blog about it. Woo hoo! Ce-le-brate! I know, I know. That sounds crazy. But when someone has been in bondage for years, struggled to recover her life, and God is clearly leading, it actually is a celebration. I walked through some of this with her, and it was torment. Listen to this from her post. “One of the most telling responses to my divorce... Read more
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