<<First Name>>,

Ministry with those who are struggling with their gender, identity, and sexuality is no easy matter in today's world. But we at Living Hope Ministries believe these issues are gospel issues and, therefore, unavoidable.  In this Enews you'll hear from Bruno Borges, our Men's Minister, and his heart to help the church address issues of sexuality. Ricky, our Executive Director, shares an article about the importance of godly men in our world.  Also, mark your calendar for Friday, Oct. 27th, and join us for our annual Celebration! Help us help young men by sharing about the Hope House and more...

Restored Lives, Restore Lives
 

by Bruno Borges, Men's Minister
 

 Our mission at Living Hope is to proclaim God's truth as we journey with those seeking sexual wholeness through a more intimate relationship with Christ. Our prayer is that through God's love, grace, and truth, we can take our people by the hand and help them go from knowing Jesus to further understanding who He is and who they are in Him. The secular world calls what we do "conversion therapy" and, from time to time, will raise false accusations and threats in an attempt to intimidate us. We certainly don't do any therapy as we are ministers, not counselors. But if the allegations are geared towards helping people convert from darkness to light by pointing them to Jesus, then I would claim we are guilty as charged. I point this out because this is the same kind of intimidation the Church has faced regarding discipling those who struggle with unwanted sexual distortions. However, these intimidations are only as powerful as we allow them to be. I will argue in this article the real reasons why I believe Christians, pastors, and leaders may be giving in to these outside secular noises that are keeping them silent and feeling ill-equipped to disciple in the area of sexuality. But first, (read the rest of the story)

The War on Men
(But Women Should Read This Too)
 

In the article “The Problem With a Fight Against Toxic Masculinity,” Michael Salter states,

“Amid this heated discourse, newspaper and magazine articles have blamed toxic masculinity for rape,murder, mass shootings, gang violence, online trolling, climate change, Brexit, and the election of Donald Trump.”¹

In a nutshell, the media continually tells us that men are the cause of every woe in the world. Masculinity, as least as the world understands it, is under attack, and rightly so.

The Harvard Business Review stated,

“Studies have shown that when men feel that their gender identity is being questioned or threatened, they are much more likely than women to respond by reasserting that identity through aggressive thoughts and harmful, toxic behaviors. A wealth of research has shown that masculinity is among the most fragile of identities, so precarious that (read the rest of the article here)

 

Arlington, TX

Watch for ticket sales next week!

You can pre-schedule your gift beginning September 1st! just click the above logo and support the life-transforming work of LHM!

Check out these podcasts and be on the lookout for more podcast packs.