#10 - Mark's journey of coming out as a Christian

About this episode

Mark shares his journey of coming out as a gay Christian and discusses the intersection of faith and sexuality.

I’m chatting to Mark today, he shares his journey of discovering he was gay as an adult and was very involved in his local church. He talks about those first feelings, of having to come out to his parents, and falling in love. We discuss kindness as a Christian and ‘tything’ or donating money, and how it isn't our wealth, we are just custodians of it. We then get a bit deep talking about having kids. Mark is so articulate, even when I ask some pretty challenging and personal questions. I have learnt loads, and it's quite simple really, you can’t stop being a Christian just because some people tell you it’s wrong to be gay. I hope you enjoy this one as much as me and a massive thanks to Mark for his honest reflections.

People in this episode

Host: Acts

Guest: Mark

Topics covered

• coming out
• Christianity
• kindness
• love
• donation
• parenting

Keywords

• coming out
• Christian
• gay
• kindness
• tything
• love
• parenting

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