Messy Grace: How a Pastor with Gay Parents Learned to Love Others Without Sacrificing Conviction

Love means accepting one’s humanity without affirming everything they do.

groups can provide the loving accountability that we all need. Ongoing change is central to becoming whole, and change is always hard. We all need people who can speak into our lives, lovingly correcting us when we are wrong and spurring us on to love and good deeds

If Jesus can love those who betray him, can’t we love all those people who, at times, seem so unlovable? Can’t we forgive a friend for his imperfections and accept him for who he is? Can’t we love someone who may not have the capacity to love us back? We can respond this way without becoming victims. Bad behavior should never be tolerated, but love