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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just listened to the two part podcast with Brandon. Hmmm. Imagine an alternate reality for Jen where her husband, by all accounts is a good, God fearing, decent man. A man who is a sturdy person for her for flighty ways. A man who builds a life with her to include two children from another continent and who is able to (right or wrong) be a force with her when their child comes out as gay, going against the grain of both of their upbringings, to love and support that child and her community. This man gets his moorings ripped out, doesn’t handle it well, hurts people, makes terrible choices, goes to counseling and learns even better how to maximize his ability to be a stabilizing force within his family, goes to his wife and asks if there is a reason he should have hope of fixing his marriage. Wife, a woman who has the capability and capacity to embrace the redemptive nature of THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST for the gay community, also (although EXTREMELY hurt, confused, absolutely destroyed by her husband’s actions) has the capability and capacity to embrace the redemptive nature of THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST for her husband. She takes the time she needs to work through the hurt. Doesn’t rush based on feelings. Recognizes her own part in it. They repent of their sin. They forgive. They return to each other. They restore a broken family. They glorify God in the process, privately at first. People (naturally) want to know more. They share. They don’t sugarcoat. God blesses. Children are blessed. Potential grandchildren are blessed.

Current reality, Brandon has been humbled, continues to heal and move on with another woman, who gets a gem of a man who’s been through some stuff and has learned and will continue to work through his stuff. Works on his relationship with his kids. They see a man who makes mistakes but doesn’t lose his faith, isn’t ashamed of the Gospel, corrects his course. I think he is preaching a better sermon now than probably ever has when he was a pastor.

Jen, promotes dildos (fake man) and gummies (snake oil) and fake relationships (her followers & “boyfriend”), has a fake life that she’s ashamed of so she has to continually oversell/over-exclaim that is causing deep, ongoing anxiety. Blabs her teenage daughter’s life on the internet for content. Blabs about anything she can think of for content on the internet.

I think she’s spiraling like her ex husband was. Hope she can begin the correction before a big tragedy happens. She’s not as well as she thinks she is and it shows big. Lord help her.

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What a wonderful alternate vision for their lives! 
I think what you envisioned could have truly been. It’s not an impossibility. Just thinking what it would have taken - egos set aside, emotions felt and also dealt with, willingness to repent and rebuild, wise counsel from others … they could have been a better example for the world to see how “semi-celebrity Christians” handle life’s upsets.

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