Life on Side B

S2E14 | Henry and Art on Race, Culture, and the Church

The podcast is back early with new episodes. Over the past few months we have witnessed the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd and the events that followed. These events have elevated a much needed conversation about race and justice in the United States. It is important that we enter this conversation and the issue of intersectionality as LGBT+ Christians in the church. We are going to spend the next three episodes discussing race, church, culture and especially the experience of Side B LGBT, same sex attracted Christians within this reality. These episodes are not about discussing whether racism is real. They are about the experience of our brothers and sisters of color within that reality and the part each of us play in it whether willingly or unwillingly. Today, Henry is beginning these conversations with a discussion with Art Pereira. These conversations will be raw and honest but they are necessary.

S2E13 | Art on Mentorship (w/ Ashley)

This is the last episode before our summer break. Ashley is talking with Art Pereira on mentorship. Art is a youth pastor at a church in the northeast of the US and has an amazing story of how mentorship has impacted his life. In this episode, Ashley and Art explore the importance of mentorship in our lives, what we have to offer as mentors, and how we can honor the wisdom of LGBT+ and same sex attracted Christians who have been on this journey longer than us. There are so many great points in this episode. We will be back with more episodes in August. If you feel you can't wait till then, we will still be posting one "Other Side of the Episode" episode on our patreon page. Join by going to parteon.com/lifeonsideb

S2E12 | Joel on Sex and Porn (w/ Bekah)

Many of you have asked us to talk about it...and we have listened. Bekah is going to be talking with Joel Jones about sex and pornography. Joel is a same sex attracted man in a mixed orientation marriage and him and Bekah will be discussing how to deal with our sex drives when living according to our convictions as man and women, married and celibate. Nothing is off the table in this conversation and we are sure this is only the beginning of many conversations to come on the topic. 
 
Music:
Theme Song: Driven to Success by Scott Holmes

S2E11 | Henry on Loneliness (w/ Bekah)

In today's episode, Bekah is interviewing Henry on his experience of loneliness as a celibate gay man. Their discussion is amazing and very insightful on how not to simply avoid loneliness but lean into and learn from it. We hope you all enjoy it!

S2E10 | Grant, Mary, Michelle, and Josh on Things Straight People Say

Michelle is back! She is joining Josh, Grant, and Mary as they discuss different things many LGBT+ Christians especially those with a Side B view hear a lot from straight people. We asked a bunch of Side B LGBT+ Christians in multiple platforms to give us their weirdest and most interesting questions and critiques they have received. So much of what we received was gold. We are discussing what we received along with our own thoughts. Plus, Michelle brought some of her own questions she wanted to ask as a straight person. This is both a funny and enlightening episode that you won't want to miss. 
 
Here is the link to the Canadian study on gay male speech which Josh referenced in the episode: https://web.archive.org/web/20071101043238/http://www.newsandevents.utoronto.ca/bin2/020218c.asp

S2E9 | Ashley, Grant, and Josh on Shame

This week, Ashley, Grant, and Josh are talking about shame about being LGBT+ and sexual history. Shame is something we all deal with as humans going all the way back to the garden. So how do we confront it and deal with it? This is a very vulnerable episode for all of us and we are really excited to share it with you all.     
Here are the links to the books and resources mentioned in the episode:
The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs - https://www.amazon.com/Velvet-Rage-Overcoming-Growing-Straight/dp/0738215678/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1586754287&sr=8-1
"Experiencing intimacy with God & others as the antidote for shame in your sexuality" - Presented by Ty Wyss at Revoice 2019 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGOA2P2Xtwc&t=2616s

S2E8 | Dr. Julia Sadusky on Depression and Anxiety (w/ Josh)

We are going to go to a weekly release of episodes for a time while we are all in shelter in place. Today, Dr. Julia Sadusky is back with us and is talking with me about depression and anxiety. Many of us deal with depression and anxiety on a normal basis and now with a global pandemic, those issues can be magnified. We also talk about managing relationships with our family and roommates as emotions run high. 
If you want to contact Dr. Julia Sadusky, you can email her at drsadusky@gmail.com.

S2E7 | Side B on Life During Corona

In the last month, a lot has changed in our world. We are not facing a global pandemic and an economy falling into recession. We debated whether it would be something to discuss here on Life on Side B but it seems we have arrived to the point where no one can ignore COVID-19 and it's impact on our world. So in this week's episode, Josh is talking with the cohosts as well as a number of previous guests and what it means to be Side B during a pandemic?
 
Here are a link to some info on research showing the importance of touch in a human's life:
https://www.khca.org/files/2015/10/8-Reasons-Why-We-Need-Human-Touch-More-Than-Ever.pdf
 

S2E6 | Ray on Forgiveness (w/ Henry)

This week Henry is interviewing Ray Low on forgiveness. What is biblical forgiveness? What does it look like to forgive others, institutions and even ourselves? Ray and Henry have a great conversation about forgiveness, its importance and difficulty. At the end, they also answer questions that were sent in through Instagram and Twitter. So if you sent a question in, listen through the episode to see if you question is discussed. 
Here are the links to the two articles Henry mentions in the episode:
1. Here is the article on masculinity which was mentioned (correction: the article comes from Desiring God, not the Gospel Coalition): https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/play-the-man-you-are?fbclid=IwAR137raJR1XpYhY3dloon82Zsv-ltAlEjjZpL-EDylmFg4CTperfRVRYfdw 
2. Here is the article from the Dallas Morning news which was mentioned: https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/03/08/what-churches-get-wrong-about-the-lgbtq-conversation/

S2E5 | Bridget on Victimization and Criticism (w/ Grant)

On today's episode, Grant is talking with Bridget Eileen about LGBT+ victimization in the church and the criticism we as Side B Christians face from both the conservative church and other LGBT+ individuals. She discusses the book she is writing on this topic along with the importance of keeping our focus on the Gospel that Jesus alone saves. 
You can follow her on Twitter @TravelingNun and follow her blog at https://bridgeteileenrivera.com/
Learn more about her upcoming book at http://bridgeteileenrivera.com/heavy-burdens-unpacking-legacy-lgbtq-discrimination-church/
Theme Song - Driven to Success by Scott Holmes