Coming Out Made Me a Better Christian (with Tracy)

04/05/24 • 47 min

In this episode, special guest Tracy shares her experience as a Christian who happens to be gay. When Tracy “came out,” she struggled to reconcile her sexuality with her belief in Christ. Like many, she was raised to believe that homosexuality and Christianity were incompatible and yet, both existed in her very person. Tracy dove into Bible study and she found that when she was honest about who she was created to be, her relationship with God only grew deeper and stronger. This is an engaging, and deeply personal, testimony about one person’s realization that God made her, accepted her, and loved her, even when the church tried to convince her otherwise.

Show notes:

Questions for Reflection:

Reflect on Tracy’s story. What resonated with you?
Is there something about yourself or a part of your life that you’ve been afraid to explore?
How do you interact with the LGBTQ community?
What would you say to someone who thinks Christianity and homosexuality are incompatible?

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Show notes:

Questions for Reflection:

Reflect on Tracy’s story. What resonated with you?
Is there something about yourself or a part of your life that you’ve been afraid to explore?
How do you interact with the LGBTQ community?
What would you say to someone who thinks Christianity and homosexuality are incompatible?

Follow Tracy

Previous Episode

Discovering My Scars: Chapter 13 "Inventory"

Steph and Beth originally met at work where they did a step study, working through all 12 steps together. In this episode they listen to and discuss chapter 13 of Steph’s memoir, Discovering My Scars, where Steph talks about the revelations of abuse that came from working the fourth step, making a searching and fearless moral inventory.

Use these Questions for Reflection to apply this episode in your own life:

Have you ever taken an inventory of your life? Would you consider it and where would you start?
Do you have a quirk like Steph’s aversion to sticky things? Where do you think it comes from?
Have you ever been harmed by a family member or someone you trusted?
Do you tend to focus on the positive or negative things in life? Do you want that to change?
Reflect on a miracle moment you’ve experienced in your life.

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Discovering My Scars: Chapter 14 "Found"

More than ten years ago, Steph and her mom were painting a room in Steph’s house when a thought passed through Steph’s mind, “How cool would it be if Home Depot paid us to paint my house?” A few years later, that fleeting thought became a reality. Steph’s DIY hobby converged with her love and talent for video production to become her full-time job. From a college student dealing with life by using unhealthy coping mechanisms, to a self-employed full-time content creator was quite a journey. Steph tells her story in her memoir, Discovering My Scars. In this episode, she and Beth listen to and discuss chapter 14, “Found.”

Questions for Reflection :

Have you ever dreamed of turning your hobby into a job? Have you done it? Why or why not?
If you were going to be a content creator, what would your content be focused on?
Have you ever had a fleeting thought about something that seemed impossible but later came to pass?
Steph created her business alongside her mom, Vicki. Would you be able to create a business with your mom? Why or why not?

Buy Discovering My Scars
Audiobook: https://amzn.to/2XCe9a3
Paperback: https://amzn.to/2O4U5dh
ebook: https://amzn.to/2r8mPsA

Follow: Steph & Beth