Comments on: Conversations with Kimeron http://tomorrowsreflection.com/04/2009/conversations-with-kimeron-2/ the personal blog of jeremy jernigan Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:11:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Renato M. http://tomorrowsreflection.com/04/2009/conversations-with-kimeron-2/comment-page-1/#comment-32973 Renato M. Sun, 24 May 2009 04:05:29 +0000 http://tomorrowsreflection.com/?p=856#comment-32973 I have been following Kimeron's blog for a few months, and hearing some interviews he gave. I am a gay 19 years old who have grown up in a different decade, but I what I have been through in my childhood and teenage approaches me to Kimeron's environment with the world. I am very amazed by such an initiative of the blog writer to start a this honest conversation with Dr. Kim. His and many other gay people's stories have a lot to teach about how is it to be different and to live in fear and rejection. To allow this contact between "two worlds" is very important for the growth of both. I hope these letters might somehow touch deeply the ones who read them, spreading feelings of love for one another. May we live in a world were no person may be treated with hate or seen as less-human. Wanting to know more about the difference is the first step of creating respect for the different person. I hope everytime ones that read the letters sees a gay person could at least try to put herself on the other's shoes. I have been following Kimeron’s blog for a few months, and hearing some interviews he gave. I am a gay 19 years old who have grown up in a different decade, but I what I have been through in my childhood and teenage approaches me to Kimeron’s environment with the world.

I am very amazed by such an initiative of the blog writer to start a this honest conversation with Dr. Kim. His and many other gay people’s stories have a lot to teach about how is it to be different and to live in fear and rejection. To allow this contact between “two worlds” is very important for the growth of both.

I hope these letters might somehow touch deeply the ones who read them, spreading feelings of love for one another. May we live in a world were no person may be treated with hate or seen as less-human. Wanting to know more about the difference is the first step of creating respect for the different person. I hope everytime ones that read the letters sees a gay person could at least try to put herself on the other’s shoes.

]]> By: Erin http://tomorrowsreflection.com/04/2009/conversations-with-kimeron-2/comment-page-1/#comment-32833 Erin Mon, 11 May 2009 16:12:14 +0000 http://tomorrowsreflection.com/?p=856#comment-32833 So I've been thinking for a while how to make this lease offensive as possible, but I just don't know how to do it. I know that scripture says the act of homosexuality is a sin, I do not believe that to be true I think there has been a change of some sort, but for all those that do and preach over and over that sinners of homosexuality will go to hell, please give it a rest. Romans 3:20 "Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin." Gay people are fully aware what the bible says about their style of living, I do not think it's okay to beat them down about it. I hope that the message I wanted to communicate was conveyed So I’ve been thinking for a while how to make this lease offensive as possible, but I just don’t know how to do it. I know that scripture says the act of homosexuality is a sin, I do not believe that to be true I think there has been a change of some sort, but for all those that do and preach over and over that sinners of homosexuality will go to hell, please give it a rest. Romans 3:20 “Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.” Gay people are fully aware what the bible says about their style of living, I do not think it’s okay to beat them down about it. I hope that the message I wanted to communicate was conveyed

]]> By: Margie Pennington http://tomorrowsreflection.com/04/2009/conversations-with-kimeron-2/comment-page-1/#comment-32789 Margie Pennington Wed, 06 May 2009 23:50:53 +0000 http://tomorrowsreflection.com/?p=856#comment-32789 I appreciate this dialog so much and I too want to thank Jeremy and Kimeron for their open and honest approach to this subject, and also thank everyone else for their interesting comments as well. I just thought I would bring a slightly different dimension to this dialog by introducing myself as the Mom of a gay son, a member of Jeremy's church, and a leader of a support group that ministers to parents of gay children. What a blessed opportunity this has proven to be for me and my husband. Our goal has always been to accept our son just as he is and show him unconditional love. With our son, communication has never been a problem between us. He is very intelligent, logical, has integrity and a good head on his shoulders. He truly is a kid you can be so proud of and we are, and at the same time I will honestly say that we have struggled to see how God was working His Will in his life, that is, before we found out that we could just trust God to do it. When we found out that he was gay, Lou and I reacted very differently. We were both completely overwhelmed, hurt, and confused. I wanted to know all there was to know about this world I knew nothing about and for Lou, he wanted to continue to love his son as always, but not talk about it. But one thing our son could "take to the bank" was that he was accepted and always could come home and find a safe place there. To me, the churh should be that same kind of place. It should be a place where we can work out our individual spiritual needs without judgement as we seek God's truth. As Jared said above, we can never understand the mind of God or have it all figured out, and He certainly doesn't need us to help Him figure out who gets into His Kingdom! What God does tell us is that He, in His perfect time will work out His plan for each of our lives. None of us have done everything right so who are we to judge. God loves us all! We are to love God and each other as God loves us. God will take care of the rest. I appreciate this dialog so much and I too want to thank Jeremy and Kimeron for their open and honest approach to this subject, and also thank everyone else for their interesting comments as well. I just thought I would bring a slightly different dimension to this dialog by introducing myself as the Mom of a gay son, a member of Jeremy’s church, and a leader of a support group that ministers to parents of gay children. What a blessed opportunity this has proven to be for me and my husband.

Our goal has always been to accept our son just as he is and show him unconditional love. With our son, communication has never been a problem between us. He is very intelligent, logical, has integrity and a good head on his shoulders. He truly is a kid you can be so proud of and we are, and at the same time I will honestly say that we have struggled to see how God was working His Will in his life, that is, before we found out that we could just trust God to do it.

When we found out that he was gay, Lou and I reacted very differently. We were both completely overwhelmed, hurt, and confused. I wanted to know all there was to know about this world I knew nothing about and for Lou, he wanted to continue to love his son as always, but not talk about it. But one thing our son could “take to the bank” was that he was accepted and always could come home and find a safe place there. To me, the churh should be that same kind of place. It should be a place where we can work out our individual spiritual needs without judgement as we seek God’s truth. As Jared said above, we can never understand the mind of God or have it all figured out, and He certainly doesn’t need us to help Him figure out who gets into His Kingdom! What God does tell us is that He, in His perfect time will work out His plan for each of our lives. None of us have done everything right so who are we to judge. God loves us all! We are to love God and each other as God loves us. God will take care of the rest.

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