It’s Not About Me – In Their Own Words
By Samuel All it takes is a cursory glance at our world to notice that everything seems centered around getting people to worry about themselves. From multi-million dollar media campaigns to the songs sung in our churches, the message is that my personal preferences are of the highest priority and seeking after those things are … Read More »
Temptation to Transformation
Temptation can be used to deepen your relationship with Jesus.
Love is a River
by D’Ann Davis We talk much at Living Hope Ministries about how our definitions of love need to be re-oriented to that of God’s definition of love as we see in Scripture. We seek to cast off the flawed, sinful, worldly definitions of love that would include blindly agreeing with anything anyone says so long … Read More »
To Fathers: Words Matter
by Ricky Chelette He was clearly old enough to be my grandfather. The gray hair and the deep lines of his face spoke volumes about the journey of his life. He was an unassuming but sturdy man, someone you wouldn’t necessarily notice in a crowd. His eyes, deep set and dark, hid the memories … Read More »
Stagnant Waters: Malina’s Story
by Malina (21) Stagnant water. That’s the only way I could describe my life. Stagnant water. Stagnant water that sits there collecting debris, being poisoned by acid rain, trampled on by careless feet, and never moving. Never curving or winding or branching off. I was no river, but a little puddle of stagnant water content … Read More »
Growing Up
by Ricky Chelette Becoming an adult isn’t easy. In fact, it is one of the hardest changes everyone goes through. For those who struggle with same gender attraction it is particularly difficult because there were legitimate needs that were unmet during our maturation process. Those needs weren’t always kept from us or hidden from us, … Read More »
A Real Woman? Defining Biblical Femininity
by: D’Ann Davis, Director of Women’s Ministry, Living Hope Ministries Femininity is a word that has varying connotations in our culture today. From television shows to music to denominational differences, we see a myriad of different views on what makes a woman a woman. Why is it important to define femininity? Well, in our basic … Read More »
From Boy to Boyd
by Boyd, 27 I’m going start today where I’m going to finish and that’s with a few quotes. These quotes are not my own and, in fact, anything you read from me today that sounds cool and catchy came from somewhere else. Probably Sy Rogers… or Ricky… or Julie… This first one comes from Sheila … Read More »
Healthy Same-Sex Friendships
by D’Ann Davis, Director of Women’s Ministry Most of the people we encounter at Living Hope find it difficult to have deeply meaningful, intimate relationships with others of the same sex without eroticizing those friendships or falling into Emotional Dependency (ED). To overcome this cycle and have healthy relating, there are many practical things one … Read More »
Answers to Questions Most Asked by Youth in Recovery
by LHM Board 1. Where does homosexuality come from? People end up with SSA (same sex attraction) because of a number of contributing factors: parental relationships gender identity confusion sexual and/or emotional abuse peer rejection God intends for us to go through a series of stages in our emotional development, and those who experience same-sex … Read More »
