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Wesley Hill (PhD, Durham University, UK) is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.

He is the author of Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality, and Spiritual Friendship: Finding Love in the Church as a Celibate Gay Christian.

He has written for Books & Culture, Christianity Today, and First Things. He co-founded and writes regularly for SpiritualFriendship.org.

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7:12 – Why he wrote his first book, Washed and Waiting

10:01 – Why he decided to come out in college (and who he told)

12:45 – What “the gift of going second” is, and how to give it to others

14:23 – The history of the term “ex-gay” (and what’s unhelpful about it)

16:25 – Why he identifies as a “gay, celibate Christian”

23:05 – How the church can disciple those who are same-sex attracted

26:05 – Why he wrote his second book, Spiritual Friendship

28:27 – The two options he thought he had as a 20-year-old (and the third way he’s discovered today)

30:55 – How to find friendship after college

37:44 – When it might be appropriate to end a friendship

41:57 – How the culture views friendship vs. how Christian history views friendship

42:55 – Favorite book he’s read recently, nerdiest thing he’s into right now, and who he’s planning to vote for

Links

Mark Yarhouse

Gay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith

Why 30 is the decade friends disappear – and what to do about it

The Lake of Darkness

Stranger Things

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Mike Cosper is the Founder and Director of the Harbor Institute for Faith and Culture, where he works to develop resources for Christians living in a post-Christian world. Prior to that, he served for 16 years as the Pastor of Worship and Arts at Sojourn Community Church, a multi-site church in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of Rhythms of Grace (Crossway), The Stories We Tell (Crossway) and the forthcoming Recapturing the Wonder (Intervarsity Press). Mike is married to Sarah, and they have two daughters, Dorothy and Maggie. They live in Louisville, Kentucky.

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7:05 – Practical changes they made at Sojourn to “retell the Gospel story” on Sundays 9:30 – The difference between a building and a church 10:30 – The three categories of engaging with the arts as a Christian 12:30 – How they went multi-site (and why they no longer call them campuses) 15:45 – The one piece of advice he’d give to a church planter today 17:45 – What The West Wing and church planting have in common 23:30 – Favorite movies of all time 25:00 – Best TV show he’s seen recently 27:15 – Best book he’s read recently 29:45 – The first thing you need to do if you want to see change in your life 32:00 – A daily rhythm that you should start tomorrow (only five minutes a day) 34:00 – Why you should through your journal entries away 37:00 – What is new (untitled) book is about (and when it comes out) 39:00 – What he’s doing with The Harbor Institute for Faith & Culture 41:00 – The nerdiest thing he’s into right now, whether he liked the new Star Wars movie, and who he’s voting for

Links

The Stories We Tell: How TV and Movies Long for and Echo the Truth The Godfather 2 Blazing Saddles Billions Yellow Blue Tibia Rhythms of Grace: How the Church’s Worship Tells the Story of the Gospel You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business The Psalm of the Day The Harbor Institute The Thing Itself