PRIDE 2023 | GracePointe Church

Despite what many of us have been told, there’s a version of faith that allows us to be fully human and fully ourselves. Today, Mike Maeshiro talks with us about his experience of growing up as a gay Christian, finding freedom through the process of coming out, and deconstructing many of the things he once believed about God. Mike also challenges us to trust that the love that has transformed us can transform other people, too.

Episode Recap:

• To be who we are is to honor the divine within us (0:10)
• Mike’s experience of growing up in the church (4:45)
• It can be jarring when our experience of God doesn’t match what we’ve been told (8:01)
• Finding freedom through coming out (13:21)
• There’s a version of Christianity where you can be fully human (15:29)
• The Jesus many of us were taught about is not the Jesus of the Bible (21:33)
• Love exists and love transforms (24:55)

Resources:

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• Follow Mike Maeshiro on Instagram