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Three Things I Learned Since Coming Out As A Gay Christian
Originally posted on The Dispatch: By Christian Brown | July 22, 2015 Someone asked me last week if I regretted my decision to come out as a gay Christian. While my answer was “no,” I do mourn the fact that choosing to chronicle my 16-year journey of sexuality and faith has altered my life permanently.… →
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Echo Chambers
So many people seem to live inside an echo chamber. You know, the kind of space where whatever we think-feel-believe is simply reinforced and made louder by all those we surround ourselves with who think-feel-believe the same way. And we tend to reinforce the echo-effect by watching the same pundits on TV and tuning out →
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ReBlog: An Update on the Gay Debate: evolving ideas, untidy stories, and hopes for the church
Originally posted on Julie Rodgers: I was a senior in high school the first time I shared my story on a stage. The ex-gay ministry I had been attending for 8 months asked if I would be willing to share about the Lord’s work in my life, and I was honored. That was the beginning… →
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The Marty Heiser Show
I was recently a guest on “The Marty Heiser Show” along with conservative lobbyist Peter Wolfgang of the Connecticut Family Institute, discussing marriage equality, religious freedom and other LGBT/church issues. This clip below picks up around 30 minutes into the show, when I join the conversation. Click here if you want to see the whole →
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Back to the Blog
I haven’t written on this blog in a long time… but I think it is time. A lot of things have been happening over the past year or so and I now work pretty normal hours, so have time to think, write, process and engage in a little “autopsy” of self. So I hope there →
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Handling Your Critics
Have you seen the movie “Chef” yet? It is a great movie. The premise is about a chef who has a breakdown after getting a bad restaurant review. I’ve been thinking about that movie a lot today. Why? Because tomorrow, the New York Times is publishing a pretty nasty review of my restaurant. And trust →
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This Is Not About That… thoughts on Michael Brown
It has been over a week since Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police office in Ferguson, MO. Sadly, it seems like the protests, overly aggressive police response, violence perpetrated by a few, and general chaos, will continue to get worse before it gets better. Resolution does not seem at hand. There is →
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“Colleges and Evangelicals Collide on Bias Policy”
A June 9th article in the New York Times reports on an issue between evangelical student groups at Bowdoin College in Maine and the college. In fact, this is just one example in an ongoing 20+ year “battle” — I remember these same issues coming up when I was an undergraduate student. The underlying issue, →
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The Gay Christian Conundrum – Three Authors Discuss Their Journeys
The Gay Christian Conundrum – Three Authors Discuss Their Journeys I’m excited about this event coming to the Mark Twain House on June 24th, 7:00PM. This promises to be a dynamic discussion between Jeff Chu, author of the book “Does Jesus Really Love Me?” (which includes a chapter about my story); Justin Lee, founder and →
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5 Year Anniversary
I haven’t posted anything on this blog in quite a while… since January… which coincidentally is when I started my new job. Working 70 hours a week, 6 days a week, doesn’t lend itself to blogging. But I have noticed that traffic on the blog is still pretty solid, so thanks for that. Today, just →
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