Wesley Hill is known as a big brother to many people who have recently come out as celibate LGBT+ Christians. When this conversation was still whispered about in church basements, Wes stepped up to the podium and offered a beautiful picture of living with hope.

We talk about this “big brother” status, as well as dive into the new-to-us concept of emotional chastity: giving up the right or demand for extremely intimate non-sexual relationships.

We’d love to hear what you think of this concept of emotional chastity, and please let us know which goofy triathlon would you try. (You’ll understand when you listen.)

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Highlights:
“Part of celibacy for me is not simply giving up a sexual relationship, but it’s also a giving up that I have the right to an extremely intimate non-sexual relationship.” –Wesley Hill

“When you choose a life of sexual absence . . . you’re not just choosing not to go to bed with someone, but you’re also choosing a kind of emotional chastity. You’re choosing a life that is surrendering not just physical intimacy, but a certain amount of emotional intimacy–or at least the idea that someone owes you that or that God owes you that.” –Wesley Hill

Do The Next Thing:
Read the Spiritual Friendship book
Read the Washed and Waiting book
Read the Spiritual Friendships blog
Follow all the Wesley Hill things
Watch this “We Like Sports” video we mention (sorry about the swears)
Check out this link Laurie mentions called “Wellness in the Age of Trump and Terror“