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		<title>The Gospel According To Jesus Christ; and the “Gay Christian?”</title>
		<link>http://www.stephenblack.org/2011/08/15/the-gospel-according-to-jesus-christ-and-the-gay-christian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[— A Message to Pastoral Care Leaders Processing The Gospel and “Gay Christianity.” by Stephen Black, Executive Director, First Stone Ministries — — The Gospel according to Jesus Christ is the same message for a gay-identified person, an idolater, an adulterer, a fornicator, a pornographer, a liar, a thief, a gossip, a slanderer or a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A SINFUL ORIENTATION not a Sexual Orientation</title>
		<link>http://www.stephenblack.org/2011/08/15/a-sinful-orientation-not-a-sexual-orientation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stephenblack.org/2011/08/15/a-sinful-orientation-not-a-sexual-orientation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adam & Eve]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Creation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stephenblack.org/?p=2096</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We Are Created in the Image of God—Imago Dei! Communicating the term “sexual orientation” for a person’s identity gives an indication of viability to behavior outside of God’s original intent for human sexuality.  I have never liked the idea of communicating “sexual orientation” as our sexual direction, or how one is created sexually.  “Sexual orientation” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Whole Gospel for Gays by Andy Comiskey</title>
		<link>http://www.stephenblack.org/2010/12/01/the-whole-gospel-for-gays-by-andy-comiskey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stephenblack.org/2010/12/01/the-whole-gospel-for-gays-by-andy-comiskey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adam Hamilton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andy Comiskey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Another gospel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Desert Stream Ministries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction ~by Stephen Black A perfect title by Andy Comiskey with Desert Stream Ministries: &#8220;The Whole Gospel for Gays,&#8221; for God forbid that anyone would give anything less to someone, gay or otherwise, than the WHOLE Gospel.  When we sincerely care about people and knowing the holiness of God, His severity and His mercy, true [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fashioning A Compassionate Response ~ One Day Seminar Concerning Homosexuality ~ by First Stone Ministries &#8211; April 10, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stephenblack.org/2010/03/11/fashioning-a-compassionate-response-one-day-seminar-by-first-stone-ministries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stephenblack.org/2010/03/11/fashioning-a-compassionate-response-one-day-seminar-by-first-stone-ministries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oklahoma City]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stephenblack.org/?p=1761</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What to Expect Have you ever wondered how to address homosexuality in your church, community or family? Having over 25 years of experience with this issue, First Stone Ministries, in partnership with Bryant Avenue Baptist Church, is offering a one-day seminar to cover these topics so you too can Fashion a Compassionate Response. Seminar will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Says The &#8220;USA Isn&#8217;t A Christian Nation&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.stephenblack.org/2009/04/14/obama-says-the-usa-isnt-a-christian-nation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stephenblack.org/2009/04/14/obama-says-the-usa-isnt-a-christian-nation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama recently went on a world apology tour (as David Limbaugh reported) accomplishing very little in strengthening the USA or world economy as was the intended promise from his multi-million dollar trip.  Yet, President Obama told the world, while in Turkey, that the &#8220;United States of America is not a Christian nation or a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Promise from God to the False Prophets</title>
		<link>http://www.stephenblack.org/2009/03/28/a-promise-from-god-to-the-false-prophets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stephenblack.org/2009/03/28/a-promise-from-god-to-the-false-prophets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[End Times - Last Days]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[False Prophets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gay Gospel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hell]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stephenblack.org/?p=1076</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The morning of March 28, 2009 at WWW.IHOP.ORG I feel deep grief and brokenness over several people I have known in ministry and served who are now living under a Gospel of Self Indulgence ~ The Gay Gospel.  I truly mourn over the coming judgment of those who perpetuate this false gospel, and say, &#8220;peace, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What the Bible Really Says about Homosexual Practice</title>
		<link>http://www.stephenblack.org/2009/03/26/what-the-bible-really-says-about-homosexual-practice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stephenblack.org/2009/03/26/what-the-bible-really-says-about-homosexual-practice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homosexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Gagnon]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stephenblack.org/?p=1047</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[— Dr. Robert A. J. Gagnon has written an excellent article on answering five arguments for homosexuality from a  Biblical view.  This is an excellent resource for those who really desire to analytically think through the arguments for the &#8220;gay Christian&#8221; and that there is no condemnation of homosexuality.  Ministers of the Gospel of Jesus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overcome Evil by Doing Good</title>
		<link>http://www.stephenblack.org/2009/03/22/overcome-evil-by-doing-good/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stephenblack.org/2009/03/22/overcome-evil-by-doing-good/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitude]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stephenblack.org/?p=1013</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today at my church home, Bridgeway, our pastoral leader, Alex Absalom shared a message on being a Person of Peace bringing influence into our world. The Lord used this message as a reminder of His mandate on those who wish us harm. We overcome evil by doing good. Pastor Alex didn’t share this particular verses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hey Jude!</title>
		<link>http://www.stephenblack.org/2009/03/15/hey-jude/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stephenblack.org/2009/03/15/hey-jude/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stephenblack.org/?p=896</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Warning from the Word of God, from the book of Jude: A Warning to those who are unfaithful; who engage in all forms of  sexually immorality and homosexuality. This is also a Scriptural warning to those who are rebellious to God&#8217;s Holy Word, and  who scoff and mock at the Scriptures, and it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trying to Appease Critics? ~ A Devotion from Proverbs 5</title>
		<link>http://www.stephenblack.org/2009/01/20/trying-to-appease-critics-a-devotion-from-proverbs-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stephenblack.org/2009/01/20/trying-to-appease-critics-a-devotion-from-proverbs-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Homosexual Political Agenda]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I originally posted this on Saturday, April 5th, 2008 after I read and listened to Proverbs 5.  I could not stop thinking about it.  It was an unusually experience.  I read it in eight versions of the Bible.  I was in my car listening to the audio in the NET version of the Bible.  My [...]]]></description>
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