An audio recording of teaching regarding sexuality at a Young Life theology training in Columbus, Ohio during the summer of 2017: http://www.deeproots317.com/audio/2017-biblical-sexuality.mp3 It talks about homosexuality…… Read more “Young Life’s Beliefs and Policies regarding Homosexuality”

If you have read my blogs, you will know that five weeks after I was terminated from my volunteer position in Young Life based on my sexual…… Read more “Unanswered Questions”

This is a detailed paraphrase of the meeting I had with Scott Didrickson and Danielle Eylander, both staff of Bellevue Young Life, on August 31st, 2015, ten…… Read more “To Educate People About This”

In this blog, my goal is to shed light what Young Life believes to be appropriate and acceptable ideas communicated by Young Life leaders.  I was supposedly…… Read more “In[appropriate] Communications”

Excerpt from a recorded phone call with Ann Shackelton, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Young Life. Me: Yeah, I’m just wondering what the process was,…… Read more “Letter of Termination”

This is another excerpt from my memory and experience of a conversation regarding my termination with Young Life. I don’t want to say much, but I would…… Read more “Talking about It”

I will keep my own commentary out of this, and let written communications and verbal communications speak for themselves.  Please feel free to draw your own conclusions.…… Read more “Sexuality, leadership, grace, etc….”

On a ski day earlier this week, on chairlifts filled with three or four, the intentional question I tried to squeeze in was, “What is your proudest…… Read more “Lessons from Hero”