Family

Help For Family And Friends by Lori Thorkelson-Rentzel An event that most people are totally unprepared for is the discovery that someone close to them is gay. Whether the confession of their homosexuality comes from a son or daughter, husband, wife or close friend, the reaction is often the same: “What do I say to them now?” “How can I help?” and sometimes; “Could I be partly to blame for this situation?” This material was written in response to hundred…

Advice For Parents of Gay Children You will probably feel that you are a solitary case, instead of one in a giant minority scattered everywhere in the world. If parents could recall other cases where their friends had heard similar disclosures made by children, the jolt would be far less. Being a homosexual does not negate parental love, any more than God negates His love for His children when they have fallen to sin. He still loves us. After children…

When Someone You Love is Gay by Sy Rogers   Case ISusan and Carol had been friends for years, Because of their close relationship, it was no secret that Carol and her husband were having marital problems. One day while having lunch together Carol admitted she had something to confess – something important. Susan sensed the apprehension in Carol’s voice: “A divorce Susan thought, she’s getting a divorce.!” Taking a deep breath, Carol began : “It’s so scary for me…

MINISTRY TO FAMILIES with GAY PARENTS by Ginger Haan –  Why such a controversial topic? How likely is this to happen in your church?  Any church? My interest in this subject began some years ago. My husband Don and I both had Pentecostal backgrounds, having been raised in Assemblies of God churches and meeting each other in an Assemblies of God college. He became a licensed minister with the Assemblies. During our fourteenth year of marriage I found evidence that…