Category: Ally Narrative
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Let Anyone Accept This Who Can
The Church of the Nazarene is ready for LGBTQ+ acceptance, and we should rejoice and be glad in it.
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Transformation through Friendship
Friendship with LGBTQ+ Christians can help skeptical Nazarenes draw closer to an understanding of the matchless grace of Jesus and to a faith formed and evidenced by the fruits of the Spirit.
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I’m Younger Than That Now
How I went from “Gay is sin” to “LGBTQ+ needs affirmation,” and how the Church of the Nazarene was instrumental in the process.
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Hear My Heart
God’s love does not exclude the LGBTQIA+ community. Church of the Nazarene, is your love limited?
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Without Humility, the Church Will Implode
I have gained a whole new perspective on how to love and accept the gay community and on how our Heavenly Father loves us.
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The Stakes are High
Can we change? The future of the Church of the Nazarene, and the lives of countless individuals, depend on it.
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We’re Harming People In Jesus’ Name
Non-affirming doctrines and policies harm queer folks—Nazarene or otherwise. Affirmation is the path to the love of God and neighbor to which we by the Spirit have been called.
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The Unknown Bundle
When we commit all to God, it includes the Spirit’s guidance in how we care for others. What is in your unknown bundle?
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Fair to my Chair
Todd A. Ponczoch In our society today the LGBTQ community exists, and that community is composed of people—people who are no less valuable to God than you or me. Jesus said the two most important things were to love God and Love others. I often wonder about how we as people assign value to things,…
