A Ministry Offering Hope to Individuals, Families, and Churches Impacted by Same-Sex Attraction & Gender Dysphoria
Alive in Christ Newsletter Vol. 74, May/June 2022 Hello, friends of Alive in Christ! When you receive this letter, Gay Pride Month will be ending. During June, our ministry participants are bombarded with everything being turned into a rainbow: bank … Continued
The Alive in Christ leadership team recently presented one of our new trainings, “Speaking to Youth about LGBTQ+ Issues.” We end all our trainings by answering questions from participants as a panel. I thought I’d share a few of those … Continued
Brenna Kate Simonds and others were quoted at this article concerning the pattern of teenagers identifying as transgender.
Our director, Brenna Kate Simonds, was recently featured in an article at AG.org. Read that article here.
Hello, friends of Alive in Christ! Psalm 107:2a says, “Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story.” At the end of 2021, I asked those who attend one of our four support groups to share a short testimony of … Continued
Friends of Alive in Christ, We’ve just begun the season of Advent. While Advent is generally thought to be about expectation, all I can think of this year when reflecting on Christ’s birth is gratitude. I am so grateful for … Continued
Hello, friends of Alive in Christ! We recently read Watchman Nee’s Sit, Walk, Stand in our weekly support group. The book takes the reader through the major themes in the biblical letter written to the church in Ephesus (Ephesians). These … Continued
Alive in Christ director Brenna Kate Simonds shares some thoughts on the recent Netflix release, “Pray Away.”
There are many new books, resources, and ministries that address how to love as Jesus loves those impacted by same-sex attraction and gender dysphoria, as well as how to wrestle well with these issues personally. How does one differentiate how … Continued
It was such an honor to host the Alive in Christ ministry team at Crossroads International Church for the “Same-Sex Attraction & the Church: Compassion without Compromise” training. Ministry director Brenna Kate Simonds and the team had a great impact … Continued
At the beginning of 2018, the church I (Brenna Kate Simonds) attend invited us to read through the Bible in a year, using the Message paraphrase. I didn’t have a copy, so I decided to use The Living Bible (TLB) … Continued
In March of 2000, I reached a pivotal moment in my walk with Jesus. I make it sound as if we had a long history! I had only been a Christian for 14 short months. Jesus, however, had a long … Continued