It’s a Gay Pride Time of Year

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Cross-posted from Randy's personal blog --- It's that time of year again, drag queens strolling down main street, the activists groups chanting their slogans, and gogo dancers causing parade float designers nightmares (they just won't stand still!) Then there is the … [Read more...]

Freedom Conference Presenter Highlight – Lisa Bevere

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The Light in the Distance The writer of Hebrews tells us “the mature…have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil” (5:14 ESV). There was a time that I viewed this scripture’s meaning with suspicion. Before you fall … [Read more...]

A Changing World – Letter from Alan Chambers May 2013

In 2009 I spent ten days in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  Prior to going, I spent time researching the country, its people, and the state religion of Malaysia—Islam.  Months before my trip I called one of my Malaysian friends and asked her a number of questions about how the … [Read more...]

Concerning Sin & Confession

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From Pastor Clark Whitten at PureGraceOnline.com: Christians are not required to confess their sins to God in order to be forgiven, we already are forgiven when we put our faith in Christ for our salvation. There is no Biblical basis for believers to confess sins … [Read more...]

God Used a Drag Queen to Save My Life – Paying It Forward

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Today we are posting a powerful article of God's grace, mercy, and provision. In a personal blog post, cross-posted here with permission, Randy Thomas shares about a critical time in his life when all hope seemed lost and yet God's sovereign love reached in to preserve his … [Read more...]

Leslie Chambers Tackles Heterosexuality, Hyper-Grace, and Offers Hope

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Have you ever wondered what people think of you? As my husband is Alan Chambers, the President of Exodus International, I have. At present, he is somewhat of a conundrum for a lot of people. There seems to be some confusion about who he is, what he is saying and what he … [Read more...]

Messy Story, True Story – Letter from Alan Chambers for February 2013

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This article appears in both our offline and online newsletters.  To receive articles like this along with the full newsletter online via email or offline through the postal service please sign up here. I am thrilled to be a part of the Body of Christ. Though imperfect, I … [Read more...]

Entering The Promised Land – Letter from Alan Chambers for September 2012

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Twenty-one years ago this month I walked into a local Exodus Member Ministry for help.   I was 19 years old and a church kid—a believer in the one, true Christ.  I was also 8 or 9 years into my struggle with same-sex attraction. SSA was, at that time, all consuming; … [Read more...]

You Are Not Alone – Letter from Alan Chambers for July 2012

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The 37th Annual Exodus Freedom Conference, Made for More, was my 20th conference.  As I sat backstage on opening night preparing to speak, I tried to remember what life was like for me as a 21 year-old college student 20 conferences prior.  At that point, it had been … [Read more...]

Life After Sexual Abuse

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Back in 2009 I wrote a blog post on my recent coming to terms with the fact that I had been sexually abused. You can view that here. Since then I've experienced a lot of growth and healing and had the opportunity to write about that for Boundless webzine over at Focus on the … [Read more...]