tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post115162955425375738..comments2023-10-11T10:08:09.664-05:00Comments on Willful Grace: Change....Is it possible?gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353719852472577554noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post-1152651519636682672006-07-11T15:58:00.000-05:002006-07-11T15:58:00.000-05:00Hello. Giant Polka-dotted Turtle here.Whoa. What a...Hello. <BR/>Giant Polka-dotted Turtle here.<BR/><BR/>Whoa. What a post.<BR/><BR/>I want to give time to think this one through but I promise I will rummage through my baggage and come up with something.<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>lyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post-1152568527480615072006-07-10T16:55:00.000-05:002006-07-10T16:55:00.000-05:00Shannon,Thanks for your thoughts. There are proba...Shannon,<BR/>Thanks for your thoughts. There are probably lots of reasons why some ex-gay programs don't work well for alot of folks. Your hypothesis is a viable possibility in my opinion. I think it also has much to do with one's "readiness" and God's timing in the whole deal....which is where we find grace so abundant. It also seems like there are many pre-conceived notions of what being "ex-gay" ought to look and feel like and most of the time, in ANY situation, it's our place to bend our thinking toward's God, not the other way around. It looks and feels different for different people depending on all sorts of things. <BR/><BR/>Hope all is well with you! I spent a little time reading your blog and I'll try and find the time to read more later.<BR/>love,<BR/>gracegracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353719852472577554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post-1152118312440208692006-07-05T11:51:00.000-05:002006-07-05T11:51:00.000-05:00Great thoughts, Grace. I'll comment more later wh...Great thoughts, Grace. I'll comment more later when I have more time.<BR/><BR/>I also have been meaning to tell you thank you. I can't find your email here or in mine. Do you have one I could use? If not no biggie, I've got something else in mind too. You're awesome, really!Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814595295811641662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post-1151685280033423222006-06-30T11:34:00.000-05:002006-06-30T11:34:00.000-05:00I like the metaphor... and I guess in pop society,...I like the metaphor... and I guess in pop society, baggage is a bad thing. <BR/><BR/>But, I agree with what you're getting at... Baggage is not only the crap from the past; it is also the stuff that we move forward with. You can't metaphorically "unpack" your bags, but you can learn how to travel well with what you have. <BR/><BR/>I really believe that, in God's grace, we begin to see and experience how all that stuff in the bags we considered junk is really quite useful for the journey. God, sometimes painfully, packs our baggage with exactly what we need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post-1151635567317972062006-06-29T21:46:00.000-05:002006-06-29T21:46:00.000-05:00Grace your willingness to remain open about your h...Grace your willingness to remain open about your husband's same sex attractions is shockingly refreshing. Perhaps that is a major factor in you marital success. Lord knows there is a whole lot more to a relatonship than just the sex. Honesty and openness does wonders.<BR/><BR/>I know men with same sex attractions who remain married to their wives. One man, who identifies as bisexual, lives with his wife although they no longer have a sexual relationship. They remain companions in every other sense of the word. He says he is content, but adds that he is not sure about how his wife feels because she prefers to not discuss the issue.Peterson Toscanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18189029949905668568noreply@blogger.com