Last week’s murder of Charlie Kirk has been challenging for many Christians.

How should we Christians think about the assassination of Charlie Kirk?

I found this sermon by Pastor Dave Peterson helpful. Delivered on September 14 as, Spiritually Formed: By Mercy, I hope you find comfort and insight in it as well.

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Affirming Scripture from Matthew, Isaiah and Luke.

Pastor Zach W. Lambert speaking at Restore Austin. www.restoreaustin.org

LGBTQ+ people are fully loved exactly as they are and fully included in every part of our church family.

This is part 3 of 4 from a sermon called: All-Inclusive - Homophobia and Transphobia

Book List:

• God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines
• Sex Difference in Christian Theology by Megan DeFranza
• Changing Our Mind by David Gushee
• Scripture, Ethics, and the Possibility of Same-Sex Relationships by Karen Keen
• Bible, Gender, and Sexuality by James Brownson
• Walking the Bridgeless Canyon by Kathy Baldock

Pastor Zach W. Lambert speaking at Restore Austin.

LGBTQ+ people are fully loved exactly as they are and fully included in every part of our church family.

This is part 2 of 4 from a sermon called: All-Inclusive - Homophobia and Transphobia

Book List:

• God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines
• Sex Difference in Christian Theology by Megan DeFranza
• Changing Our Mind by David Gushee
• Scripture, Ethics, and the Possibility of Same-Sex Relationships by Karen Keen
• Bible, Gender, and Sexuality by James Brownson
• Walking the Bridgeless Canyon by Kathy Baldock

Pastor Zach W. Lambert speaking at Restore Austin.

LGBTQ+ people are fully loved exactly as they are and fully included in every part of our church family.

This is part 1 of 4 from a sermon called: All-Inclusive - Homophobia and Transphobia

Book List:

God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines

Sex Difference in Christian Theology by Megan DeFranza

Changing Our Mind by David Gushee

Scripture, Ethics, and the Possibility of Same-Sex Relationships by Karen Keen

Bible, Gender, and Sexuality by James Brownson

Walking the Bridgeless Canyon by Kathy Baldock

#Bible

#Christian

#Affirming

What Should the new pope do first?

A controversial game plan that will please almost no one.

Referenced in this Podcast:

Scott Austin Key and

Every Shelter, an organization which empowers refugees to build shelters: We Design Shelter Solutions for Refugees - Every Shelter

https://everyshelter.org/

"All-Inclusive - Homophobia and Transphobia," Sermon by Pastor Zach Lambert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3d_mhbTwL4

or on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/69RLRBxTUJJz4zXrq6nKiJ

The fascinating history and back story of Pope Paul VI's ban of birth control in Humanae Vitae: https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/new-birth-control-commission-papers-reveal-vaticans-hand

Grandpa Scott and Grandpa Bobby

Two Gay Grandpas Travel YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@twogaygrandpastravel

Their Podcast: Travel Your Heart: https://open.spotify.com/show/29TnR3cpXCGRlif38XYy6P

Original Rotary interview: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4WSHhnO0xEp63ZKSnPQKlH

PFLAG (Parents, Friends and Allies of LGBTQIA+ individuals): https://pflag.org/

The Boulder County (HIV) AIDS project: https://www.bcap.org/

The Trevor Project (for Queer/LGBTQ+ Youth): https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Netflix documentary, Join or Die: https://www.netflix.com/title/81746809

Grandpa Scott and Grandpa Bobby:

Two Gay Grandpas Travel YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@twogaygrandpastravel

Their Podcast: Travel Your Heart: https://open.spotify.com/show/29TnR3cpXCGRlif38XYy6P

Original Rotary interview: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4WSHhnO0xEp63ZKSnPQKlH

PFLAG (Parents, Friends and Allies of LGBTQIA+ individuals): https://pflag.org/

The Boulder County (HIV) AIDS project https://www.bcap.org/

For LGBTQ youth, The Trevor Project:

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Reference to “Mrs. Cleaver” from the TV sitcom Leave It to Beaver: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Cleaver

Reference to the LDS Church: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints

Reference to AIDS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS

“I could literally talk your ear off for hours about all the good fruit I experience on a daily basis in the lives of my queer friends. It's just endless.

“On the other side, the fruit of the anti-LGBTQ theology has been literally devastating.”  Linda Robertson

More of Linda’s Story can be heard on two previous episodes of this podcast:

“A Mother’s Regrets” (15 min.) and

“I Believe You – I Have Your Back” (11 min.)

This podcast is extracted from an interview with Becky Aste (a Trauma-Informed Marriage Coach) on her podcast, “Your Breakthrough Blueprint,” from an emotional episode called, “Can I love God and my gay son too?” The complete interview (1 hr.) is available on:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0O222LNg1w96K5VjlTOIkK?si=JZW0jHFnTvOhUDb3td-FLA

And Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-breakthrough-blueprint-with-becky-aste-for-the/id1676348200?i=1000664115395