Episode 46: When Your Kid Comes Out with Randy Hekman

When I was first making the connection between my brain and attractions toward women, I promised myself that I would never tell my parents. I was terrified. "Would they reject me? Does this mean I am not a Christian? Or I'm the worst-broken Christian?"

I'm so thankful that rejection wasn't a part of what I encountered, but it was still rocky. Lots of tears shed on this one with my dad, Randy Hekman.

Also lots of cheese-related laughs. We play a game called "To Cheese or Not to Cheese." Come, laugh, cry, and goof around with us.

 

//: ​Highlights: ​

• "What is love? God gives you love for your kids. Tell me: which of your kids is perfect? Tell me: which of you, mom and dad, is perfect? We need grace. We need to extend grace." --Randy Hekman
• "What does love actually mean? Love means you accept their heart and you care for them." --Randy Hekman
• ​"Our biggest weapon as a parents is what? . . . Our prayers. And God loves our kids more than we do . . . so keep praying. Keep loving. That's what I say to moms and dads." --Randy Hekman

 

//: Do the Next Thing:

• Check out our friends' amazing Guiding Families resource
• That Luis Palau prayer gathering he was talking about? Check it out here
• That Stick Faith thing about five mentors? Find it here
• For More