Not mean

Now for a very different sort of post. 

Caleb's life was not a common one. His parents divorced when he was young, both of them entering same-sex relationships, so he was brought up by two lesbian moms and a gay dad. His mom brought him to gay events, parades and clubs.

When he saw some people being mean to them, he asked his mother why they acted like that. She told him that they were Christians and Christians hate gay people. So he decided he would never be a Christian because if they were this bad, how much worse must Jesus be! 

As a teenager, Caleb attended a Bible study (to disprove it). At the age of 16 he came out to his parents as Christian - and at first they threw him out of the house. Today he's a pastor. His parents became believers in their old age. 

An amazing story. He's uniquely qualified to speak to believers (like me, and every genuine believer) about how to love our LGBTQ friends and family. We in the church must address -  not ignore - this issue: how to love them while at the same time holding to Bible truth.