The Heretical Way

Odin the Motivator

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:20:28 +0100

What I think is wonderful about Odin is that He doesn’t give you the strength to literally overcome. That’s not how He works. Determination is like a furnace and a raging fire and He makes it crackle and burn. He is not being the fire or forcing the fire…

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believe-out-loud: :-)

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:01:29 +0100

believe-out-loud:

:-)

With Grace...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:01:13 +0100

cosmopaulitan:

Yesterday while browsing my twitter timeline, I came across a retweet a friend of mine had posted. This person spoke of being a Christian and being in favor of marriage equality. As I am someone who is proud of my faith, I promptly sent a response thanking her for the support. What I did not anticipate, was a slew of Christians who questioned how I could be both gay and a follower of Jesus. The answer is surprisingly simple…

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godinthebrokenness: When I see someone on Facebook make...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:01:30 +0100

godinthebrokenness:

When I see someone on Facebook make anti-gay comments.

believe-out-loud: Join the movement!

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:01:13 +0100

believe-out-loud:

Join the movement!

Best Compliment I Have Ever Received:

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:01:11 +0100

power-of-faith-is-only-love:

“YOU ARE AWESOME!! You are wise beyond your years and I’m sure you know that God is working through you. Very cool Andrew!”

"I have followed the teachings of one human being, Jesus of Nazareth who was so clear-eyed about all..."

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:00:52 +0100

“I have followed the teachings of one human being, Jesus of Nazareth who was so clear-eyed about all this. He put himself in harm’s way for the sake of affirming the humanity of outcasts. This is the week in which Christians contemplate the life of Jesus and the cost of his commitment to the dispossessed. As I move through Holy Week this year and towards Easter and the promise of new life, my prayers and outward actions will continue to be committed to solidarity with LGBT people for the recognition of their full human rights. It is undoubtedly what Jesus would have me do. God bless you.”

- Bishop Marc Andrus,
at the March for Equality in San Francisco (via honor-not-honors)

believe-out-loud: You’ll never guess who helped put religious...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:01:28 +0100

believe-out-loud:

You’ll never guess who helped put religious freedom in the U.S. Constitution!

A Baptist Case For The Freedom To Marry

Photo via the Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists

drocell: so lately i’ve been arguing with some homophobes on figment (a website for posting...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:01:04 +0100

drocell:

so lately i’ve been arguing with some homophobes on figment (a website for posting writings) and some of the things that they have said are hilarious.

Are you Christian or are you gay?

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:01:18 +0100

high-speed-ninja:

Let me tell you I have been a Christian my whole life. I prayed the sinner’s prayer with my dad when I was 5 years old and I’ve always been completely sold out to it. When I was about 13 I think is when I really said yes, this is what I myself believe and this is how I will live my whole life.

I struggled for 9 years with this. I fell in love or what I thought was love with my best friend when I was 15. Nothing came of that and then I fell in love with a guy from age 17-19 and we were dating then. I was destroyed when we broke up and when I was 20 I started dating a girl that ruined my life. I walked away from God because I didn’t think I could have both. It tore me apart inside. After college when I was 21 I got Christian counseling specifically for that and it honestly helped and I felt like I could date guys and I did for 2 years. But I never fell in love with these great Christian guys…like really awesome ones. And I would get turned on when making out or whatever, but I didn’t want to have sex with a guy. I had been saving myself for marriage until I dated a girl anyways so I’ve never slept with a guy.

Then I met a girl who blew me away and spent an entire summer tugging her back and forth with my emotions as I tried to decide once and for all between being with girls or having a relationship with God. She shipped to basic training in september and right before that is when I realized that I was going to end up with a woman. Unfortunately I got my heart broken by that one because I had strung her along too much and she moved on.

But I had finally realized it. I love God. And I’m still going to end up with a woman because that’s what makes me feel right and ok and happy and whole and not broken. I know what the bible says. I know the arguments people make about it not being in the new testament are loads of shit. I know it’s in the old and new testament. I don’t have an argument. I don’t want to argue. I love God and I have a relationship with Him. And He loves me. He hasn’t cursed me, condemned me or anything. Now that I’ve broken through this barrier of not giving a shit what EVERY CHRISTIAN thinks of me and being judged and being a “good Christian” I’m ok. I don’t feel guilty. I just feel shitty sometimes when people try to make me feel bad. When they call my wife my friend or my “wife.” When they tell me they love me even though they “don’t agree” with my life choices. That’s when I feel shitty. And it’s hard. Especially with my wife away. Cuz honestly when things like that happen I just need a hug.

But it’s ok. Because God loves me. My wife loves me. And I love me and accept myself. I’m not perfect, but I do not see me being gay as one of my imperfections. This is the healthiest relationship I have ever been in and that includes my parents, my brother, my boyfriends, my girlfriends, my friends…everyone. She is looking out for me and she understands me and she puts me first. And I do the same for her.

It’s hard. You can’t explain it away. But as soon as you accept yourself and say screw everyone else the guilt goes away and you can just breath and live and love God too. Don’t try and argue with people. Don’t try to figure it out. Because most the people that try to explain the bible away are full of shit and twist the whole bible anyways. The best thing I can tell you is maybe we misinterpreted. Maybe we made small changes to what God was trying to say when He whispered His word into the hearts of the men who wrote the bible. I don’t know. But I’m happier than I’ve ever been and I don’t feel torn in half.

I’m not going to tell you what to do. But do what doesn’t make you hate yourself. Accept yourself and be happy with the decisions you ultimately make. It’s your life and you’re the only one living it.

Inspired by one of my followers.

justanotherjesusgay: Today, during the children’s story, my pastor spoke about repentance, and what...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:00:54 +0100

justanotherjesusgay:

Today, during the children’s story, my pastor spoke about repentance, and what it means. I’ve been thinking a lot about being removed from membership of the last church I was a part of lately, and I had a revelation.

They told me I needed to repent from my sins and turn towards God and they kicked me out when I didn’t.

The thing is, I did, it just didn’t look like what they wanted it to. I didn’t turn from homosexuality, and my mental illness didn’t magically disappear. When I turned toward God, I ran from a church where guilt, shame and self hatred were disguised as love. I turned toward love, light, acceptance, honesty, patience and other beautiful things. I did repent. I turned from self hatred, blind obedience, and worship of man to worship of GOD and God alone.

My friend: You're the only Christian gay friend I have.

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:01:05 +0100

My friend: You're the only Christian gay friend I have.
Me: I'm the only Christian gay friend most people have.

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Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:01:08 +0100

believe-out-loud: God Of The Whirlwind: Confronting Chaos From...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:01:23 +0100

believe-out-loud:

God Of The Whirlwind: Confronting Chaos From The Margins

Gay

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:01:14 +0100

mrandromeda:

God
Accepts
You

ourspiritnow: “Love will find a way.” Because love… that’s...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:02:38 +0100

ourspiritnow:

“Love will find a way.”

Because love… that’s the whole story. ourspiritnow

storyofagayboy: Gender is a psychological thing, not a...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:01:08 +0100

storyofagayboy:

Gender is a psychological thing, not a physical thing - it’s about what’s on the inside!

"I don’t know being gay is just…. weird"

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:02:31 +0000

“I don’t know being gay is just…. weird”

- people who literally have no idea why they dislike homosexuals (via ilikedyou)

Review of Washed and Waiting Pt 2: A Broken View of Sexuality

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:01:07 +0000

myadventuresinoddity:

First, throughout the book Hill refers to himself and his sexual orientation as “broken” or “bent”, among other terms. He used those words, however, in such a way that I was led to believe he viewed only homosexuality as a broken or bent sexuality. Heterosexuality is the be-all-end-all. It is the only God ordained, God pleasing sexuality there is. Reading the book, with these words, images, and phrases strewn throughout, it seemed to me that he has a serious self-loathing problem. He seems to believe that the mere fact that he is attracted to members of the same sex—attracted to, not acting on anything—makes him displeasing to God:

“Even after a good day of battling for purity of mind and body, there is still the feeling, when I put my head down on the pillow at night to go to sleep, that something is seriously wrong with me, that something’s askew. I feel in those moments that my homosexuality orientation makes God disappointed or unhappy or even faintly upset with me….I can’t choose not to be gay. Does that mean I’m locked into this feeling of being constantly unacceptable to God?” (pg. 134)

Only towards the end of the book does Hill begin to explore the idea that he is acceptable to God, that he is pleasing to him (at least in some respects). But even then, it seems that Hill still presupposes that God views a homosexual orientation as a sin.

I had a serious problem with Hill’s representation of a homosexual orientation. One, if homosexuality is somehow more broken than heterosexuality, surely God does not hold us personally accountable because some of us possess that orientation, which even Hill admits cannot be “turned off”. Two, Hill seems to frequently forget (though at times he does not) that heterosexuality is as marred, broken, and sinful as homosexuality. Heterosexuality carries its own sinful inclinations, just like homosexuality. This is one of my biggest problems with those on the ‘traditional’ side of the same-sex orientation debate: they seem to forget that no sexuality is ‘all pure’ and ‘all good’. Three, Hill’s book may lead some to see homosexuality as the cause of his problems and troubles, and, in part, it is. But Hill’s handling of his homosexuality, in my estimation, seems to be the bigger problem that his orientation itself. Hill seems ashamed of his sexual orientation, and surrounds himself with others who, holding to the traditional Christian point of view, see it as sinful. This is a problem. Regardless of one’s feelings regarding homosexual acts, one must be able to affirm the basic goodness of one’s sexuality. One’s sexuality must be freed from shame and sin by naming it as good, by bringing it out into the light. In hiding his sexuality in the dark and surrounding it with shame Hill is giving into a modern prejudiced understanding of sexuality far more than a Gospel centered one.

flymeawaywithyou: ❤💛💚💙💜 #fckh8 #noh8 #equality #gay #lesbian...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:02:44 +0000

flymeawaywithyou:

❤💛💚💙💜 #fckh8 #noh8 #equality #gay #lesbian #bi #lgbt #itgetsbetter #macklemore