ETC: Everyday Thoughts Collected

[From YouTube - Interview - Exodus International Freedom Conference 2008]
An asides, today is *the* sixteenth anniversary of my decision to walk away from my gay identity and ideology. Our opponents in the video essentially, among a couple of other things, said that “… this could last a long time but eventually the truth will [...]

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It is midnight… I have been running since 7am and I just finished editing my workshop for tomorrow. Among the many things I did today, three of them were various interviews.
The following is not something I interviewed for but it is a good article about our conference this week.
Exodus International, which claims to be [...]

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Tomorrow, early but not eeeeaaaarrrrrllly morning, I am headed to Asheville NC for the Exodus Freedom Conference.
So exciting! I love the conference.

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Excellent.
The Gift of Freedom
by Brenna Kate Simonds
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.”
I’d probably read that in my Bible a hundred times, but on one particularly difficult day, I found myself wondering how on earth it could be true. If Jesus had already set me free, then why did I feel so [...]

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A friend sent me the above artwork. While I love my friend and not sure why they sent it on, I don’t think it is funny. I don’t care for these four powerful symbols being combined in such a manner.
I don’t like Obama’s policies and think he would be a disaster for this country. His [...]

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Happy Memorial Day! Please remember our American hero’s of the past, present and future! If you love and are grateful for freedom … and haven’t thanked a military person or their family … I challenge you to do so.
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Is it me or is this … like … cheesy?  I already view the ACLU as an opponent but “blog of rights?” I hate to say  this but … I will.  Their slogan is a lame opportunistic derivative of our hallowed Bill of Rights.  And if you keep rebranding something so amazing as the Bill [...]

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Apparently so.
An article by AdvanceUSA, in which I interviewed for, was published today.  I will lift two quotes as something I think speaks to today’s decision.  The first quote does not address the decision directly but I hope it will speak to how I approach these type of public policy issues.  The second quote does [...]

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Freedom From Fear - “Fear of Rejection” - Clark Whitten - Grace Church Orlando
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Here is another reprint from an article of mine on Boundless.  It is my testimony and was originally published last May.
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Same-Sex Struggles
by Randy Thomas
Fifteen years ago I was a very different man from who I am now.
All of my relational, political, and social needs were defined by a worldview that fed my appetites and met [...]

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