tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post1593193140402273444..comments2023-10-02T11:36:45.006-04:00Comments on A Passionate and Determined Quest for Adequacy: Another Way (LGBT)Ashley Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04767912859236943934noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-65941394066925879442015-09-29T12:04:11.694-04:002015-09-29T12:04:11.694-04:00You're cool. Thanks for the thoughts.You're cool. Thanks for the thoughts. Elizabeth Addisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023774335420222601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-62272264861773884392012-06-07T22:36:49.804-04:002012-06-07T22:36:49.804-04:00Beautifully put, Ashley. Love on.Beautifully put, Ashley. Love on.Aliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329295581168412157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-12941502148716401122012-05-12T01:25:58.650-04:002012-05-12T01:25:58.650-04:00For those of us who believe that homosexuality is ...For those of us who believe that homosexuality is a sin I think you have hit the nail on the head. What we are confronted with is do we love our neighbor even when we believe they are wrong. I have learned the hard way that it is important to keep communications open with those we love in spite of our disagreements. I have also learned that it is more important to love than be right. How to love the members of this althernative life style is the difficult question those of us who's faith you might consider weak have to ponder. I find that for me love is letting people know what I think is the truth while at the same time doing what I can to help them get through this life with as little unnecessary stress as possible. Not an easy task and not one I have always been successful at.broschultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390392524612907532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-70754680688785725472012-05-11T16:31:42.668-04:002012-05-11T16:31:42.668-04:00Dear Ashley - thank you so much for these compassi...Dear Ashley - thank you so much for these compassionate and faith-filled words. It brings me hope and joy (and challenge) to be reminded of the transforming power of relationships. <br />RitaReetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296969160120594851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-75744926969489026202012-05-11T15:09:36.357-04:002012-05-11T15:09:36.357-04:00Dear Ashley, This is an excellent statement! Tha...Dear Ashley, This is an excellent statement! Thank you. As we move from speculation to actual experience with and knowledge of those who are different from us, we see God's spirit at work in them and their relationships (or not). I've seen enough fruit to be convinced. At the risk of "proof texting", I would offer I Corinthians 7:8-9 as helpful. Paul, in his prissy way, suggest that we would all be better off to remain celibate, as he is(!). However, for those of us with strong sexual drives, it is better to find a partner and marry than to be consumed by our sexuality. Amen. Since we now know that sexual preferences are innate (from God), this admonition should apply to all, not just heterosexuals is some infer from Paul's perspective. At least, this has been very helpful to me in understanding God's presence in my own sexuality.<br /> Thank you for being faithful.<br />Yours supportively,<br />JoeJoe Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12842406152833328950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-61400805210543553082012-05-10T20:30:32.900-04:002012-05-10T20:30:32.900-04:00Thank you for this eloquent post, Ashley.Thank you for this eloquent post, Ashley.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18063348711496270936noreply@blogger.com