http://www.briansenecal.com/index.php/2007/11/03/saturday-november-3-2007/ The ramblings of one goofy individual Tue, 04 May 2010 08:58:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.briansenecal.com/index.php/2007/11/03/saturday-november-3-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Anonymous Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:52:00 +0000 http://www.briansenecal.com/index.php/2007/11/03/saturday-november-3-2007/#comment-2 <p>Your response was just right for this friend of yours.  It sounds like he already knows your position on homosexuality.  Like any issue, should our friends expect us to walk away from them if they practice anything in their life with which we disagree?  Do we walk away from a friend if they start smoking?  I think not.  When a Christian shows that they will be a friend even when their beliefs or opinions are very different, then Christ's light shines brighter.  I've learned that the hard way sometimes, but in recent years applying that lesson has helped me regain a relationship with my sister who is lesbian and with another friend who is gay.  Your influence in your friend's life may become greater than it ever has by your response.</p> Your response was just right for this friend of yours.  It sounds like he already knows your position on homosexuality.  Like any issue, should our friends expect us to walk away from them if they practice anything in their life with which we disagree?  Do we walk away from a friend if they start smoking?  I think not.  When a Christian shows that they will be a friend even when their beliefs or opinions are very different, then Christ’s light shines brighter.  I’ve learned that the hard way sometimes, but in recent years applying that lesson has helped me regain a relationship with my sister who is lesbian and with another friend who is gay.  Your influence in your friend’s life may become greater than it ever has by your response.

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