Chapter 15: Love One Another

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.”

--John 15:12

"Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual love, love one another deeply from the heart."

--1 Peter 1: 22

For years, my sister Jodi had been inviting me to travel with her to San Francisco to visit her son Matt and his life partner Jay. I always found excuses not to go along; that is, until April, 2009. Because of a personal situation, Jodi was unemployed, but would soon need to find a job to support herself. That meant that another opportunity to accompany her to California might never occur. Because of this, and because Jodi had flown with me to North Carolina that February to visit my daughter and her family, I felt I should go. I also had earned free flight miles on the United Rewards Program® and we always had fun together, so (although, I was a bit homophobic), I really had no excuse. I needed to get out of my comfort zone and go...

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Thoughts to Ponder/Points for Discussion

1. Why do you think Jesus never mentioned homosexuality in the Bible? What do you think He would say?

2. What are your feelings about the changes occurring in the world regarding homosexuality? Would having a family member who is gay make you more accepting of the changes?