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Post by Rev. Jim Cunningham on Feb 6, 2010 17:19:54 GMT -5
Defeating Antigay Views with the Word of God TO OUR GUESTS AND NEW MEMBERS
Welcome! Whether you're new to Gay Christian Survivors Forum, or a long time member, whether you're straight or gay/lesbian, we'd love for you to introduce yourself and share your testimony. And this thread is reserved specifically for you to do just that! You're welcome to include a [G rated] photo of yourself if you wish.
[If you'd like to reply to an introduction, please use our private message services.]
This forum was created to replace our former system in Yahoo! Groups. As you browse through the threads in this forum you'll probably be wondering why there are so many posts registered as being posted by Rev. Jim, but which are actually from other people. That is simply because Rev. Jim transferred all of the posts from the old forum to this one. While Rev. Jim has written many of the posts, if someone else originally wrote the post you will notice that at the top within each post is the name, date and time of the actual writers on the original forum. These are all open posts, so feel free to add your comment to them if you wish by clicking on "reply"!
Or you can start your own topic by clicking on NEW THREAD.
As you may have noticed when you came to this forum through the GayChristianSurvivors.com website, this forum opened in a new window. This was done so that you can get back to the website easily. You can also click the link at the top of this post to go to the site.
Even if you don't intend to post messages, please register with our forum. This is the only way we can count our membership and supporters, and it is the only way you can receive important messages from us (you will NEVER get spam from us). Registering will also make using this forum easier, since only registered members can see the icons indicating when a post is new or old. Our previous site allowed members to automatically receive messages from the forum and from the site's management when they were posted; but on this new site you must be registered in the forum for that. So please register today! Thank you. The Staff, King James Bible Ministries International |
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Post by timalexwar on Feb 7, 2010 14:26:59 GMT -5
Greetings friends. I am Tim. I live in Memphis. I am 59 years old. I accepted Jesus into my life at age 7 and grew up in the Baptist church, for which I am extremely grateful .
In junior high I realized my attractions to other guys. In high School I hated myself for these attractions and tried to deny,repress and pretend they didn't exist.
I had my first homosexual encounter around the age of 22. I acted ut until I was 41.
I entered an ex-gay ministry from 1992-1995 (Love in Action) which was residential and very good for me inthat it got my life very mych on track with the Lord. I then entered an Orthodox Christian Community in Ben Lomond California. AAfter three years or so I started exploring eastern Orthodox monasticism and spent about six years or so in monasteries.
I then decided I couldn't wholeheartedly embrace becoming an Orthodox Monk. I left the Orthodox Church, returned to Biblical Protestantism (evangelicalism). I moved to memphis to work again with Love in Action.
I now am self-employed as a home remodeler/home improvements/home repairs guy.
I stopped all sexual activity when I was in Love in Action in the early 90's. I recently started up with the "solo-sex" again about a month ago after 15 yrs abstinence.
I am in the middle of something in terms of a transition but my earnest heartfelt prayer is that I remain IN CHRIST. In addition to this above there is much more I would love to dialogue about. Looking forward to meeting you all.
Tim
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Post by prettyman59 on Jul 17, 2010 17:59:54 GMT -5
Hello. I am 29y.o. I am a gay Christian. I grew up on the east coast of the US and lived in a dysfunctional family growing up. I always new I was different. I was saved when I was 16. I was then "healed" of homosexuality a few years later. But, never put much stock in that as I knew I was gay and no matter what program I went to or literature I read or who I spoke to--I knew I was gay. I have been to so many churches and places in my life. Worked in so many different jobs. Went to a fundamental Christian college comparable to Bob Jones University. Then, I left and worked in a ministry...all the while believing anti-gay lies but knowing truely who I was. I have worked for a fortune 500 company as well and fell away from church about 7 years ago and got involved in drinking, gay partying, promiscuity...still professing to be a Christian (yet at times very ashamed of my behavior)--but I would not let God go...(clear throat) ...God would not let me go. I knew he saved me from my sin and washed me in His blood. My journey down life's road has been really bumpy and hard so far but God in His ever loving grace and mercy spared me from the any extreme ravages of the devil. I am blessed to now have faithfully celebrated my 2nd anniversary with my wonderful husband. We were married in California the last time it was legal. How sad is that! It's legal one year and illegal the next. Go figure! I still struggle with smoking cigarettes and get really stressed out/depressed a lot of the time because of the hate from my old fundamental "friends" ...many f them don't talk to me anymore.....and when they do, it's always preaching hate. I find that many people in general misunderstand my marriage relationship, and the fact that we are gay and Christians. It is very difficult sometimes to have any decent conversation with people because they bring up sex and things that they wouldn't normally bring up in a conversation with heterosexual couples. We want to adopt a child and are planning on moving into a new home this fall. We want to desperately find a good church that is accepting but yet teaches the Word of God. I am so happy to have found this website!
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Post by mrrog610 on Apr 6, 2011 10:10:15 GMT -5
My name is Tim. I'm in my 50s with evangelical background. I am struggling with sexual encounters with my father from childhood through adulthood. I know I won't fully recover until I help others recover. I've struggled with same sex attraction and want to connect with others struggling with problems like mine. I love you and pray God's best for you today.
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Post by NuWine Press on Apr 15, 2011 20:08:02 GMT -5
Hello everyone  My name is Aimee Sims, I am a 34 year old lesbian minister. I am also the founder of NuWine Press - NuWinePress.com is an independent publishing company founded in 2007 by Aimee Maude Sims. We are positioning ourselves to be The All-Inclusive and LGBT-Affirming Voice in Independent Christian Publishing. We are dedicated to presenting resource books and honest, open-minded, spirit-filled approaches to the Christian faith unconstrained by political viewpoints or theologies that alienate any of Christ's followers. If you have a manuscript you would like us to consider, reach us through our contact page on www.nuwinepress.com |
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Post by cj52 on Sept 25, 2011 6:46:04 GMT -5
Hi
I am chris from the UK. I am in my fifties and have known since I was a child that I was gay. I was saved at 13yrs old. I am also a christian who loves the KJV.
Looking forward to fellowshipping with every one.
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Post by paulie1128 on Jun 19, 2012 20:22:03 GMT -5
Hi all. My name is Paul. I look forward to getting to know you all much better. I'll try to keep my intro short. I'm a 64 year old gay christian man. I accepted Jesus at 12 years old. I grew up in a Methodists church with a brief stint in the Baptist church. I struggled with accepting my sexuality for most of my life. I got married at 31. Had (have) a son. I divorced after 26 years of marriage. My biggest regret is not telling my wife of my struggle with same sex attraction up front. My greatest joy, besides having Jesus as my savior, is my son. My son is now 31.
My latter years of not accepting myself as a gay man began to become more and more depressed. I knew I had to accept myself as gay for my own sanity.
As much of a hardship has been finding a bible believing and gay accepting church. I have resisted being a member of a church that does not welcome gays and also don't want to support a church that does not believe strongly in God's Word. Still trusting Jesus to find a place for me.
Your brother in Jesus,
Paul
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Post by Rev. Jim Cunningham on Jun 22, 2012 21:35:41 GMT -5
Hi all. My name is Paul. I look forward to getting to know you all much better. I'll try to keep my intro short. I'm a 64 year old gay christian man. I accepted Jesus at 12 years old. I grew up in a Methodists church with a brief stint in the Baptist church. I struggled with accepting my sexuality for most of my life. I got married at 31. Had(have) a son. I divorced after 26 years of marriage. My biggest regret is not telling my wife of my struggle with same sex attraction up front. My greatest joy, besides having Jesus as my savior, is my son. My son is now 31. My latter years of not accepting myself as a gay man began to become more and more depressed. I knew I had to accept myself as gay for my own sanity. As much of a hardship has been finding a bible believing and gay accepting church. I have resisted being a member of a church that does not welcome gays and also don't want to support a church that does not believe strongly in God's Word. Still trusting Jesus to find a place for me. Your brother in Jesus, Paul Brother Paul, welcome to our little family. Here's a website that provides data on thousands of pro-gay/gay-affirming churches throughout the nation. Give it a try and see if there's a ministry near you: www.gaychurch.org/Find_a_Church/united_states/united_states.htmYours in Christ, Rev. Jim Cunningham |
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Post by lostinthelight on Feb 18, 2013 16:44:37 GMT -5
Hey, I'm Cait. I'm a 23 yr old lesbian. I have never identified with being Christian before, only due to lack of knowledge. I was raised in a very unreligious family, my grandmother was actually Wiccan. I have always believed in God, I started reading the bible when I was 11. Of course my attention span at 11 wasn't great so I made it to about page 6, LOL.. But I have always wanted to attend church, and never have. I'm kind of just looking to join a community that I can connect with, being gay and "christian" I suppose.
A little about me- I joined the Navy right out of high school, served 4 years. Now I am on to bigger and better things.Attachments:
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Post by Dr. Field on Apr 14, 2014 10:48:36 GMT -5
Greetings friends. I am Tim. I live in Memphis. I am 59 years old. I accepted Jesus into my life at age 7 and grew up in the Baptist church, for which I am extremely grateful . In junior high I realized my attractions to other guys. In high School I hated myself for these attractions and tried to deny,repress and pretend they didn't exist. I had my first homosexual encounter around the age of 22. I acted ut until I was 41. I entered an ex-gay ministry from 1992-1995 (Love in Action) which was residential and very good for me inthat it got my life very mych on track with the Lord. I then entered an Orthodox Christian Community in Ben Lomond California. AAfter three years or so I started exploring eastern Orthodox monasticism and spent about six years or so in monasteries. I then decided I couldn't wholeheartedly embrace becoming an Orthodox Monk. I left the Orthodox Church, returned to Biblical Protestantism (evangelicalism). I moved to memphis to work again with Love in Action. I now am self-employed as a home remodeler/home improvements/home repairs guy. I stopped all sexual activity when I was in Love in Action in the early 90's. I recently started up with the "solo-sex" again about a month ago after 15 yrs abstinence. I am in the middle of something in terms of a transition but my earnest heartfelt prayer is that I remain IN CHRIST. In addition to this above there is much more I would love to dialogue about. Looking forward to meeting you all. Tim |
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Post by Dr. Field on Apr 14, 2014 11:09:13 GMT -5
My name is Dr. Marilyn Field. I am a Christian, Heterosexual, Registered Republican, Pro Gay Rights, Pro Gay Marriage, Pro Gay Adoption, Pro Human Rights. Bigotry wrapped in Bible pages is still Bigotry. I know the Lord does not make mistakes. John 3:16 is my answer to the constant barriage of Homophobic and down right abusive posts I receive on a daily basis. Most of my extremely offensive responses was when I took a very assertive stand against the Reverend Phillips (Duck Caller). Some of my responses are such: You're a lukewarm Christian. or Christian in name only. (he edited out, Jesus pukes you out) Jesus warn those who calls evil good and good evil, also it's not bigotry as homosexuality was never part of God's design, so it is not bigoted to be against something that God has never intended. God said ''therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife and the two shall become one flesh'' that's not bigotry that is what he intended, not two men or two women. When graduating with my Doctoratoral degree, my academic advisors took issue with the end of my acknowledgement section. The last sentence stated, "Most of all, I would like to thank my personal Lord and Savior, for giving me a second chance at life, and loving me unconditionally. The advisors felt the would be offensive to Muslims, and possibly other non-believers, and hurt my career, moving on. The recommended "strongly" that I express my gratitude to a generic spiritual comment, such as Higher Power. I came here not only to support fellow Christians, but to maybe find some backup from Gay Christian's who are more knowledgable through their life experiences and their relationship with the Lord, than I. Thank you for the kindly Welcome, Dr. Field www.facebook.com/marilynfieldculturalcompetency?ref=br_tf |
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Post by Dr. Field on Apr 14, 2014 11:16:28 GMT -5
My name is Dr. Marilyn Field. I am a Christian, Heterosexual, Registered Republican, Pro Gay Rights, Pro Gay Marriage, Pro Gay Adoption, Pro Human Rights. Bigotry wrapped in Bible pages is still Bigotry. I know the Lord does not make mistakes. John 3:16 is my answer to the constant barriage of Homophobic and down right abusive posts I receive on a daily basis. Most of my extremely offensive responses was when I took a very assertive stand against the Reverend Phillips (Duck Caller). Some of my responses are such: You're a lukewarm Christian. or Christian in name only. (he edited out, Jesus pukes you out) Jesus warn those who calls evil good and good evil, also it's not bigotry as homosexuality was never part of God's design, so it is not bigoted to be against something that God has never intended. God said ''therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife and the two shall become one flesh'' that's not bigotry that is what he intended, not two men or two women. When graduating with my Doctoratoral degree, my academic advisors took issue with the end of my acknowledgement section. The last sentence stated, "Most of all, I would like to thank my personal Lord and Savior, for giving me a second chance at life, and loving me unconditionally. The advisors felt the would be offensive to Muslims, and possibly other non-believers, and hurt my career, moving on. The recommended "strongly" that I express my gratitude to a generic spiritual comment, such as Higher Power. I came here not only to support fellow Christians, but to maybe find some backup from Gay Christian's who are more knowledgable through their life experiences and their relationship with the Lord, than I. Thank you for the kindly Welcome, Dr. Field www.facebook.com/marilynfieldculturalcompetency?ref=br_tf |
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Post by allen004 on May 28, 2014 21:02:35 GMT -5
Hey everybody :-)
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Post by ukchap on Jun 9, 2014 17:51:22 GMT -5
Hi, I'm a Gay Christian from the UK. Happy to log in, and perhaps speak further.
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Post by pikkie on Sept 17, 2014 9:35:28 GMT -5
Greetings All I am New here. I'm so glad that there is a place where gay Christians can find support. So many gay people drift away from Christ because of the prejudice hurt they face and confusion about the Bible. I believe that God loves us all regardless of us being gay or straight, I write about my struggles and and victories in my blog, all my intimate thoughts about life, being gay and loving God is in there. Some of the things I've shared on my blog was really hard to share, but I share it in the hopes of helping gay kids and adults realise that God loves us even though we are gay. I feel that even If just 1 person can be helped by reading about my experiences I have reached the biggest accomplishment in my life. I believe that this is the first of many posts to your forum. Feel free to check out my blog or email me if you need help with issues relating to being gay and serving God. I am no expert on any of these matters but I can help you by sharing my own experiences. Love Pikkie pikkie89.blogspot.com/pikkie.dayinmyshoes@gmail.com |
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Post by angelfish on Sept 29, 2014 16:19:40 GMT -5
Praise be to God beloved!! I feel the same way you do, And I also have my own blog :-p. Im new here too but found this book/website particularly helpful as a gay christian. I'm glad to see I think I found my people O:-) I'll look over your blog sometime, I'll share mine also. angelfishdiary.wordpress.com/ |
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Post by CJ McCrea on Jun 16, 2015 9:57:34 GMT -5
Greetings from DC! My name is CJ and I have been aware of Gay Xian Survivors not long after I came out 4 years ago. Married for 20 years, four teenagers now, and surviving a horrible divorce within the context of the unChristlike fundamentalist church. Shamed and tricked into getting married (anti-gay church doctrine and false hopes of changing), and now shamed and excoriated as a gay Christian as now God will chuck me into Hell since I'm now living honestly. To hell with the fact I've been a born again believer for 30 years.
Truly, I am a 'survivor' from this experience. Not proud of my divorce in any way, and very sad over it, but staying married was not an option with an intensely homophobic wife. 10 years of 'ex-gay' junk science therapy within 6 different organizations. Matthew 18-ed from my church, and no longer considered a Christian. 20 years of worship-leading are over.
28+ year veteran of the Air Force and proud of it. Plan to become more active as a gay Christian activist after I retire. Go to a wonderful 'gay-welcoming' church in DC and am working on the pastors and congregants on showing the validity of gay Christians. One pastor is 100% affirming. 7 more to go!
Have read countless books on gay + Christian and continue to try to draw 'my brethren' into conversations about God and how He loves them. The LGT community is largely inoculated to the gospel and we need to reach those who need to hear the GOOD news (as opposed to the false BAD news). It is a huge mission field waiting to be tapped and there is a lot of 'damage control' that needs to be done that has been inflicted by the Church. I also see the LGB culture desperately needing change. So much of it is Godless and hedonistic, which has been caused by the "tradition" of demonization and demoralization which I squarely blame on the Church. I had been a victim of the Church for 46 years and it almost destroyed me entirely. God seems to have other plans for me...
As a 50+ year old man, I plan to live my life wholly for Christ, in a totally committed relationship for His glory, and spend my final years doing everything I can to confront the Church to show them their egregious error, and to tell the LGBT community that God loves them and accepts them as they are. And if there is sin, then I leave the Holy Spirit to accomplish what He wants to do.
HUGE fan of The Reformation Project and GCN and Judah First Ministries as well.
Blessings and BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS.
CJ
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Post by greg on Jul 23, 2015 9:03:25 GMT -5
www.GayChristianSurvivors.comRefuting the Church's Antigay Views with the Word of God Welcome to our forum. I think you'll like it better than the old one. But you're probably wondering why so many posts are registered as being posted by Rev. Jim. That is simply because Rev. Jim transfered all of the posts from the old forum to this one. While rev. Jim has written many of the posts, if someone else originally wrote the post you will notice that at the top of each post is the name, date and time of the actual writers on the original forum. These are all open posts, so feel free to add your comment to them if you wish by clicking on "reply". Or you can start your own thread (topic) by clicking on NEW THREAD. As you may have noticed when you came to this forum through the new GayChristianSurvivors.com website, this forum opened in a new window. This was done so that you can get back to the website easily. You can also click the link at the top of this post to go to the site. Even if you don't intend to post messages, please register with our forum. This is the only way we can count our membership and supporters, and it is the only way you can receive important messages from us (you will NEVER get spam from us). Registering will also make using this forum easier, since only registered members can see the icons indicating when a post is new or old. Our previous site allowed members to automatically receive messages from the forum and from the site's management when they were posted; but on this new site you must be registered in the forum for that. So please register today! Thank you. TO GUESTS AND NEW MEMBERS Welcome! Whether you're new to Gay Christian Survivors Forum, or a long time member, whether you're straight or gay/lesbian, we'd love for you to introduce yourself and share your testimony. And this thread is reserved specifically for you to do just that! You're welcome to include a [G rated] photo of yourself if you wish. To insert a photo in your post, upload your photos for free at www.Photobucket.com or other online photo storage site, and copy/paste into your post the IMG code provided with each photo. [Please reserve this thread only for introductions - if you'd like to reply to an introduction, please use our private message services. |
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Post by greg on Jul 23, 2015 9:13:19 GMT -5
www.GayChristianSurvivors.comRefuting the Church's Antigay Views with the Word of God Welcome to our forum. I think you'll like it better than the old one. But you're probably wondering why so many posts are registered as being posted by Rev. Jim. That is simply because Rev. Jim transfered all of the posts from the old forum to this one. While rev. Jim has written many of the posts, if someone else originally wrote the post you will notice that at the top of each post is the name, date and time of the actual writers on the original forum. These are all open posts, so feel free to add your comment to them if you wish by clicking on "reply". Or you can start your own thread (topic) by clicking on NEW THREAD. As you may have noticed when you came to this forum through the new GayChristianSurvivors.com website, this forum opened in a new window. This was done so that you can get back to the website easily. You can also click the link at the top of this post to go to the site. Even if you don't intend to post messages, please register with our forum. This is the only way we can count our membership and supporters, and it is the only way you can receive important messages from us (you will NEVER get spam from us). Registering will also make using this forum easier, since only registered members can see the icons indicating when a post is new or old. Our previous site allowed members to automatically receive messages from the forum and from the site's management when they were posted; but on this new site you must be registered in the forum for that. So please register today! Thank you. TO GUESTS AND NEW MEMBERS Welcome! Whether you're new to Gay Christian Survivors Forum, or a long time member, whether you're straight or gay/lesbian, we'd love for you to introduce yourself and share your testimony. And this thread is reserved specifically for you to do just that! You're welcome to include a [G rated] photo of yourself if you wish. To insert a photo in your post, upload your photos for free at www.Photobucket.com or other online photo storage site, and copy/paste into your post the IMG code provided with each photo. [Please reserve this thread only for introductions - if you'd like to reply to an introduction, please use our private message services. |
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Post by greg on Jul 23, 2015 9:19:31 GMT -5
I hope this introduction from my first manuscript is acceptable as my introduction to you all.
Greg Elwell was born in Sandwell, a district seven miles outside of Birmingham, England. As a young boy he always wanted to be a soldier and lived his life in the hope that one day this would come about. He fulfilled his dream in 1978 at the age of 16 and joined the army as an infantry soldier.
It was whilst he was serving in Belfast Northern Ireland in the midst of the troubles and hunger strikes, that he became a Christian and as a result he chose to dedicate his life to serving God. He served his term in the army and on leaving he carried out missionary work amongst the soldiers serving in the troubles. He then returned home and joined a local church in which he soon became the youth leader, reaching out to young people in his local community. He took on the position of a deacon, and was considering going into full time ministry as an evangelist.
In most areas of his life he was considered a successful man who had leadership potential and whilst serving in the church he joined the Royal Air Force Cadets and took a Queens Commission and Commanded one of the largest and most successful squadrons in the country. His life was on the outside one of success, but the truth was that he was a homosexual, something he could not accept and something that was considered to be illegal when he was serving in the British forces and the cadets.
For most of his life He fought this Same Sex Attraction and hid this secret from the military, his family and the church, but eventually the dual existence that he was living was too much for him and he decided to come out to the church in order to get help and move on in his ministry that was producing now results.
On sharing his sexuality and struggle with the church and explaining that he lived a celibate lifestyle by choice, he found himself dismissed, isolated and abandoned by those he believed were his brothers and sisters. After attempting suicide and having spent fifteen years of his life away from the church isolated and lonely, God called him back to the very church that dismissed him, he chose to be obedient and returned in order to challenge the perceptions and beliefs held by those that see homosexuals and LGBT people as a problem to be hidden or denied. This book challenges those assumptions and re-directs the body of Christ to its purpose and mission.
Love your neighbour as yourself.
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Post by gaycancerbashed on May 24, 2016 18:41:56 GMT -5
Hi Reverend Cunningham, I am so sorry to learn of you GIST cancer. I wish you the best, as do all good Christians. God bless you, and please keep spreading your love to all of mankind, including those who suffer the most including gays and cancer victims. The world needs more good people like you, those who spread compassion and light in the world, those who turn the other cheek. God bless your heart,
Linda
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Post by findingmypath on Jul 13, 2016 10:32:29 GMT -5
Hello I'm Josh, I'm 22 years old I am a gay Christian that is trying to be saved through an accepting Christian Church I am however having a bit of trouble finding a church that will welcome me in my city I would love to minister and teach/spread the word of Christ and help other people that want to follow Christ. Hope to hear from other like minded individuals soon!  |
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Post by Rev. Jim Cunningham on Sept 15, 2016 22:31:53 GMT -5
Hello I'm Josh, I'm 22 years old I am a gay Christian that is trying to be saved through an accepting Christian Church I am however having a bit of trouble finding a church that will welcome me in my city I would love to minister and teach/spread the word of Christ and help other people that want to follow Christ. Hope to hear from other like minded individuals soon! Hi Josh, welcome! This should be of great help to you: www.GayChurch.org |
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Post by bubbabear on Dec 9, 2016 2:15:17 GMT -5
Hi My name is John or you can call me BubbaBear. I'm 63 years old and disabled.. I have been with my partner Mike going on 34 years now. I am a gay Christian but have fallen away and want to get back to the Lord and Church. I grew up in the Baptist Church and love Southern gospel music. I'm very politically oriented and have been an actives for many causes gay and otherwise. I am vey much a champion of the underdog and will fight for justice with every bit of strength I have.
I worked for many years as a auto mechanic and painter. That and the fact that I was a smoker contribute to the fact that I am disabled with lung disease today. I am also overweight. Still I can do a lot of things and I am working on the weight.
I have a digital piano and i like to download old gospel piano music. Don't know many sites and and not the most computer savvy person so I need to learn more about how midi's work.
We have a dog named Pluto. He is a 22 pound Parsons Russell Terrier Mix and is spoiled rotten. He gets to go everywhere and anything he wants but I must say he is a great cuddler.
Our hobbies include antique cars and photography. I have a darkroom in the basement where I do old time film developing. I still use my film cameras including a couple antique ones.
We also garden both landscape and a vegetable garden.
Soon Mike will quit working and we will be living on a tight budget. I hop this disaster of a president and his minions don't destroy Social Security and Medicare or we are up the proverbial creek.
Well I guess thats.s all for now. God Bless and I would Love to hear from some of you.
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Post by jenny901 on Jun 10, 2017 0:20:05 GMT -5
Hi everyone, I'm Jenny, I'm a Christian, I'm a lesbian, and I have Asperger's. I live in sunny southern California with my parents, my brother, and my cat Princess. I love to read to read I'm a total bookworm the only time I'm not reading is when I'm asleep. I also love writing I'm right now experimenting with trying to write poetry and I'm thinking of maybe writing a book someday. I also love to go for walks and enjoy GOD's creation. GOD creates so many beautiful things but my favorites are rainbows, sunset's, thunderheads, and rain. I love watching thunderstorms sadly those don't happen enough here where I live but fortunately, people load videos of thunderstorms YouTube so I watch them there often. Weather fascinates me, weather gives me a small glimpse into how powerful and creative our GOD is. I also love to play Wolfenstein and DOOM. I love playing Hidden Object Games on BigFish, and I enjoy playing Trainstation on Facebook. I love trains I love to watch trains on YouTube and I love to ride trains. I may someday do a study on trains and their history and how they work it might be fun. I love studying and learning different things just for the fun of it. I've studied the Titanic and I still go into that every once in a while. I also study the British Monarchy. I'm right now reading a book on Queen Elizabeth the 1st. I also of course love studying the Bible my favorite book in the Bible is Esther. I think there is more to Easter than meets the eye and someday I'm going to study more into Esther. I also enjoy making people laugh and I have done stand up comedy a couple of times. I'm still perfecting my comedy and not to toot my own horn but I think it's getting better...
I've only recently this year am coming out as a lesbian and have accepted the fact that I am a lesbian. I was brought up in a home being told over and over that being a homosexual was wrong. All of my life I've been attracted to women but I never said anything until recently this year. I had thought that my feelings and attractions for women were wrong and I used to try to force myself to be attracted to men. I would tell myself trying to convince myself over and over that I wasn't attracted to women but I was lying to myself. I used to be one of those Christian's who would use the clobber verses and say homosexuality was wrong. I was more trying to convince myself than anyone else that it wasn't normal. Recently GOD gently brought me through a Bible study on the subject of homosexuality and Christianity and He gently taught me that He has created me this way. Just like He created me with Asperger's. This is who I am. When I finally admitted and accepted that I'm a lesbian it felt like this weight had been lifted from my shoulders and I feel so much better about myself. I accept myself and who GOD created me to be more now. I would also now like to publicly apologize for bashing homosexuals for most of my life. I know sin is against GOD but it also against those I've hurt with my bashing and it wasn't right. So I now publicly apologize for bashing homosexuality and I promise to never do that again.... So, I'm now going to join sites and groups such as this one that supports and accepts Christian homosexuals. I'm going to see if there are any local groups that do that. I hope to make many friends here and I'm looking forward to what GOD has in store for me in the future.
GOD bless you
Jenny901
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My name is Aimee Sims, I am a 34 year old lesbian minister. I am also the founder of NuWine Press -
