http://www.loveisanorientation.com/2009/part-2-myth-and-meaning/ Counterculture. Faith. Love. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:47:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.loveisanorientation.com/2009/part-2-myth-and-meaning/comment-page-1/#comment-1957 Dwain Rogers Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:51:55 +0000 http://www.loveisanorientation.com/?p=749#comment-1957 I just wanted to drop you a long overdue note to say how much I appreciate you and your ministry. Since hearing you speak at the NYWC in Pittsburgh last year I have been so encouraged and challenged by what you had to say. Like you, I have come a long way in my journey on how to treat, and reach, the gay community. Going from avowed homophobe to someone who knew that there was more to this than what you hear on the news and in most churches. The talk you gave in Pittsburgh completely blew me away and connected a bunch of stuff that had been floating around in my brain for a while but I was not smart enough to put together by myself. So I can't wait to read your book! (My wife got it and got you to sign it, so when she puts it down I'm gonna grab it!) The talk you gave this year on the "tough questions" was great. I told my wife that when I left I felt like I had been to Sears and had gotten a box full of great tools that I can put to use right away. And she felt the same way. She is a youth pastor and I am her #1 volunteer. In the church we are in now, we have encountered an unusually high (for our limited experience) number of openly gay or bi teens. And some of them have started to attend our youth group. It is so exciting to get a chance to love on these kids. And God brought your insight to us at just the right time. Please know that we are thankful for you and your ministry and we are praying for you as you seek to proclaim God's love to all of us. I just wanted to drop you a long overdue note to say how much I appreciate you and your ministry. Since hearing you speak at the NYWC in Pittsburgh last year I have been so encouraged and challenged by what you had to say. Like you, I have come a long way in my journey on how to treat, and reach, the gay community. Going from avowed homophobe to someone who knew that there was more to this than what you hear on the news and in most churches. The talk you gave in Pittsburgh completely blew me away and connected a bunch of stuff that had been floating around in my brain for a while but I was not smart enough to put together by myself. So I can’t wait to read your book! (My wife got it and got you to sign it, so when she puts it down I’m gonna grab it!) The talk you gave this year on the “tough questions” was great. I told my wife that when I left I felt like I had been to Sears and had gotten a box full of great tools that I can put to use right away. And she felt the same way. She is a youth pastor and I am her #1 volunteer. In the church we are in now, we have encountered an unusually high (for our limited experience) number of openly gay or bi teens. And some of them have started to attend our youth group. It is so exciting to get a chance to love on these kids. And God brought your insight to us at just the right time. Please know that we are thankful for you and your ministry and we are praying for you as you seek to proclaim God’s love to all of us.

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