The more the LGBT community comes out of the closet, the more Christians are expected to go into the closet. the irony is too absurd to fathom.

I had to become a fool before I could become wise.

Happiness is flimsy, but the joy of the Lord is rock solid.

I have come to realize, as the Bible describes, that I deserve nothing, and yet in my brokenness Jesus came to give me everything.

At first, I tried not to be gay. But due to the variety of factors I have already explained, my sexual desires were directed toward men. My decision to act on this was, of course, a choice, but without being indwell by the Holy Spirit, that choice seemed uncontrollable. In other words, it felt completely natural for me to pursue sexual relations with men. As the American poet Emily Dickinson put it, “The heart wants what it wants.

It is a gross misunderstanding to believe that anything that feels natural is righteous.

This is the way I address the issue if I’m asked about my sexuality: “I am a follower of Christ who happens to experience same-sex attraction.” Other Christians may struggle with all kinds of sin: gossip, greed, anger, pride, and so on. But I seriously doubt that they would identify themselves as a “greedy” Christian or a “gossiping” Christian. So why would I identity as a “gay” Christian?

If we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice of sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.

God created the universe; he can heal sexual brokenness in an instant. But sometimes he allows various struggles to persist, because we are being sanctified. These struggles force us to press into him more and more and depend on his grace to get us “from one degree of glory to another.