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On February 17, 2019, Pastor Ray Waters at the Village Church in Atlanta interviewed me. We discussed my life history regarding being a Christian gay man, including my coming-out experience. Although brief, it gives an overview of how I new I was different at age 10, repressed my sexual orientation, married Nancy and lived successfully in a mixed orientation marriage for 35 years, and then came-out as a gay man after her death in early 2017. I hope that my transparancy will be helpful to others who are trying to navigate their own difficult journey in life.
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Profound Aloneness
In my early ministry at First Baptist and career as a mental health professional, I promoted mixed orientation marriage and celibacy as the two options for a gay Christian. I didn’t realize at the time that my loyalty to conservative evangelical theological...
Concerning Gay Christians & Marriage
Recently, someone I care a lot about told me, "I'll take you to task on that! Just go back to the beginning in Genesis Chapter 2.". Their comment was in response to my statement: "There is a Christian theology of human sexuality that includes a love (not lust) based...
Love & The Body of Christ
The church is “the Body of Christ”. I love Jesus, and I love His church. I have spent most of my adult life as a member of the Body of Christ, serving people who make up “the Body of Christ”, while also ministering to those who do not yet know Jesus. Based on some...
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Profound Aloneness
In my early ministry at First Baptist and career as a mental health professional, I promoted mixed orientation marriage and celibacy as the two options for a gay Christian. I didn’t realize at the time that my loyalty to conservative evangelical theological...
PE0 – A Conversation with Roy Blankenship
On February 17, 2019, Pastor Ray Waters at the Village Church in Atlanta interviewed me. We discussed my life history regarding being a Christian gay man, including my coming-out experience. Although brief, it gives an overview of how I new I was different at age 10,...
Concerning Gay Christians & Marriage
Recently, someone I care a lot about told me, "I'll take you to task on that! Just go back to the beginning in Genesis Chapter 2.". Their comment was in response to my statement: "There is a Christian theology of human sexuality that includes a love (not lust) based...
Life Story Interview
https://vimeo.com/318812155 An interview with Pastor Ray Waters on 2/17/2019. Click here to see slides that were used during this interview.
Love & The Body of Christ
The church is “the Body of Christ”. I love Jesus, and I love His church. I have spent most of my adult life as a member of the Body of Christ, serving people who make up “the Body of Christ”, while also ministering to those who do not yet know Jesus. Based on some...
My First Public Disclosure
It’s really a very private and personal thing, but I wanted to take opportunity, for those of you who have known me over the past years, to invite you to my wedding this summer. If you would like to come, please reach out to me and I will send you an invitation. I...
Conversion Therapy – My Exodus
Recently, I was privileged to interview with Daresha Kyi in a documentary she is doing on the harm done to people who undergo conversion therapy or reparative therapy. That film will be released sometime in 2019. I look forward to sharing it with you then. In this...
More About My Life Change
Over the course of the past 25 years as a minister and ministry leader, I have worked with LGBTQIA persons who were trying to survive in the conservative, evangelical, fundamental religious contexts in which they were raised. We worked together to try and gain a level...
My History
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save;he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love;he will exult over you with loud singing.Zephaniah 3:17 English Standard Version (ESV) For everyone...
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