Episode 46: When Your Kid Comes Out with Randy Hekman
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Show Notes
When I was first making the connection between my brain and attractions toward women, I promised myself that I would never tell my parents. I was terrified. "Would they reject me? Does this mean I am not a Christian? Or I'm the worst-broken Christian?"
I'm so thankful that rejection wasn't a part of what I encountered, but it was still rocky. Lots of tears shed on this one with my dad, Randy Hekman.
Also lots of cheese-related laughs. We play a game called "To Cheese or Not to Cheese." Come, laugh, cry, and goof around with us.
//: Highlights:
- "What is love? God gives you love for your kids. Tell me: which of your kids is perfect? Tell me: which of you, mom and dad, is perfect? We need grace. We need to extend grace." --Randy Hekman
- "What does love actually mean? Love means you accept their heart and you care for them." --Randy Hekman
- "Our biggest weapon as a parents is what? . . . Our prayers. And God loves our kids more than we do . . . so keep praying. Keep loving. That's what I say to moms and dads." --Randy Hekman
//: Do the Next Thing:
- Check out our friends' amazing Guiding Families resource
- That Luis Palau prayer gathering he was talking about? Check it out here
- That Stick Faith thing about five mentors? Find it here
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