Lesbian No More: Short version of testimony
For almost 20 years I identified as a lesbian, as a butch. Columbus Day weekend of 1978 was when a woman caught my eye and my heart. I could not get my mind off of her. I thought it was love yet as I look back upon it, it really was mere lust. Yet it felt so right,...
Just Because You Are Attracted To The Same Gender Does Not Mean You Are Gay, Okay?
Attracted in a sexual way to some one of the same gender? Afraid you are gay? What exactly does it mean to be gay any who? Try sitting down and writing out what your definition is of gay. Some dictionaries will say if you are attracted to the same gender you are gay....
Christian Parents Ask, “What Do I Say When My Child Tells Me They Are Gay?”
In today’s age of gay rights, in a culture that is affirming of homosexuality, many of us may know someone who self-identifies as gay or lesbian. This person may be a neighbor, a co-worker or friend. The “new normal” has us living in a world in which homosexuality may...
How To Talk With Your Children About Homosexuality
One of most common questions we receive here at Bridging The Gaps Ministries is from parents who want to speak to the matter of homosexuality with their children. Most parents expressed their concern to speak with their children about homosexuality before they were...
An Ounce of Prevention: Preventing the Homosexual Condition in Today’s Youth
This book is a great read, it is an understandable, and an engaging book. It is written from the perspective of a Christian counselor who, for forty years, has worked with youth in a youth ministry setting. I believe the only thing that could have made this book any...
What Can We Do to Help Those Longing for Freedom from Their Same Gender Attractions?
As Ambassadors for Christ Where Have We Failed? “I’m the daughter of a Baptist pastor. I am now married but I have struggled with homosexuality most of my life. I can tell you absolutely I did not choose these feelings. I know how my parents and other church members...
Bridging the Gaps in State Prison
First, let me again say thank you to each of you for your prayer coverage, i feel it daily . . . Involvement with ministry at the State Prison (SP) really started before I even heard of or knew about the SP! It started back in the mid 2000s when I met a friend P at...
As A Follower of Christ Jesus, How Do I Make Sense of It All?
Listened to the news lately? Just recently I turned on the news and was bombarded with a plethora of newscasts speaking of the possibility of high school children being allowed to use the bathrooms of either gender in accordance with what gender they believed...
Having Same Gender Attractions Does Not Mean You Are Lesbian / Gay
Most people who take on the identity of lesbian or gay state, "I never asked for these feelings. I did not choose them." Indeed this is true. We do not choose what attracts our attention. That is why it is significant to note that the Bible specifically condemns...