Randy: A very moving witness to your TRUTH. No mendacity. I'm moved by your words. You have given back to the gay community, and given a strong and beautiful sermon to so many young people who are literally living, and some times dying, in darkness. I know. Keep that/your tower burning bright. As the grandson of Oral Roberts, or just any gay man who speaks up proudly publicly, you have instantly touched many lives. Thanks.
Dear beautiful Randy Potts ... you are not disgracing your family name AT ALL .. you are giving hope and inspiration to countless numbers of people who would never have been welcome at your Grandfather's church.
What a powerful and necessary message! It is so hard to think any good things of those who hate us for who we are, but we really DO need to realize that they are only trying to make things better in their own way. It is so painful to try to love the people who taught us that God hated us for being who we were, but if we can't love them, we will never win them over.
It does get better! Thank you for sharing your powerful story condisering your family background.....You demonstrate true grace in your lifes journey. You are a rock and a tower of hope for many gay men and women who live in mandasity. May your flame never die and may God continuue to give you the courage to spaek the truth and help the many souls who have walked in shoes like yours all with our own story. In many ways you restore, live and radiate the true image of God = unconditional love.
You've been refined by fire, Randy. Your compassion, understanding and forgiveness are inspiring. I really need to try harder. Being pissed off all the time isn't any fun.
Ryan Tofil I can see why you feel this project is so important. Randy Thank you for sharing the story of acceptance and love with others. I wish you both much success in your endeavor.
And homophobia is a filthy desire, as are all forms of hatred. I pray that the understanding and true Christian love that is pouring forth from the heart of God continues to increase and overtake every heart.
This video is amazing as I am gay and highly religious I can't stop wondering if I am eternally damed to hell because of the way I was created however now I feel more that God created me like this for a reason and loves me the same
Randy Potts makes me proud to be a gay man. Bless you Randy and your marriage. You are a strong man who has at last found his truth. Something good has already happened to you.
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The film? I remember two clean young actors slogging into the first scene, having too much fun playing the down-at-heels messes, especially ET's hanging cigarette. I laughed so hard. The sermon: I'm a happy little atheist, but if we gotta have religion, let's have more like this guy.
That's a wonderful, inspirational message. That said... I have to put on my professor/editor hat to raise one little point: it was Elijah who was "taken home" in the chariot and not Ezekiel. :-)
God speaks of Generations and multiplications in the earth to fulfill his plan for mankind before the world even began. Psalms 90. we were in his heart all generations were. How would we be here without a seed and an egg... How do we carry out without seed in the egg? For the word of God to come to pass. I just want truth no matter what man says. Hell is living in a lie to please our own self indulgences without knowledge of freedom and wisdom and understanding why once i was attracted to women but in my heart i felt i was just messed up from being sexually abused. I left it all behind and God has shown me he loved me even in my deceptiveness. I struggled with identity issues and believe God will help us all see who he created us to be before the fall. To truly place us back in his heart again. I really missed my Partner and felt so messed up. I came out too but to... Really who was i trying to please? or prove. People.. A ppl pleaser to give me security.. to agree with me to cover my identity issues. who are we trying to win ? a congregation of People to agree with us to prove who we can or can't be with. I don't give a flip now who cares anymore. Only what the one i can truly trust says about me in the mess i was in. Jesus Christ... Not myself or you or her or family. but on my face before God tell me the truth lord i surrender! my flesh screams to be feed by the touch of a woman and yet my spirit burns for you. help me Lord. You've courageously convicted my heart that its not right or wrong i need to hear but it's your love and truth to righteously judge me and not condemn what is already been condemned and that's not me anymore. I turned it over to you. No One can touch my heart like you lord and i choose to speak life daily as you clean my heart up from all the junk . I don't debate i appreciate freedom and not justification to get a people to agree with me. Id rather be alone and let God work on me than i would be in a crowd of ignorance agreeing with there own identity issues. my God lets stop degrading his name to please our preference in humanity. This world is not our home and we will all be together with the Lord in the end and none of our opinions will matter only his word. I've been there for those struggling with a need to be loved. not homosexuality or gay or all these titles we give.. like doctors do a disease they practice on us and get symptoms down to deceive our own bodies from natural healing. It's bogus systematic titles. It's simple its a need to be loved and appreciated.. The attraction to that is where the issue asks and leads us to find the answer.. Then what... Get somewhere alone with God and seek him about you alone not to fit in or get in or to make u feel good about a choice in any matter except who he says you are to him. You'll find a presence that will interrupt all justifications and pure judgement of freedom not condemning you or making u feel ashamed. stand naked before his presence and let him clothe you with the man or woman he says you are and be blessed to know your freedom us in his heart not a partner or a title or a family member or job or whatever this world offers. Just him. forget a pulpit or a religion. just imagine real freedom and truth and let every man be a liar.. But God be true. This life isn't easy sometimes. we can come together and all meet in him in love no matter where we are or who were with. leave it at his feet and be one in him. no matter what! come as we are right lord... Yes just as you are. I did it for you to have a better life he says in his word not what i did or you or the pope or president of the u.s but Jesus Christ alone.
Love the sentiment, but the linguistic analysis is incorrect. Mendax means lying, untruthful, etc. in Latin the same as mendacity in English. It's related to the verb mentior--to lie--which has its origin in mentis--the mind (where you invent new/false thoughts, or conjure up untruths). The closest I can think of for your ideas about making things right is the unrelated emendare (where we get the words amend/to mend), which comes from e (out) + menda (fault), or to remove faults/flaws.
@Marksnotebook I'm guessing that you are not gay yourself and yet you feel as if your life experience allows you to pass judgment on gays based on....I'm not sure what. I am gay and I have been with my partner 30 years next November. Like all couples we have ups and downs & yet I cannot imagine my life without him. When I was young, I was very handsome-sought by men & women alike, but that fades for everyone. so I don't quite understand your observation about youth. Randy will be just fine too.
Very sad to me. He is lost and the family could not connect. I see nothing funny or good about this situation at all. And I find Randy to be too much of a smart ass like attitude towards his family but yet he still seems to desire to connect to them? Its like a gotcha type thing. I think they all have plenty of problems to work out. If he thinks being gay is going to be a wonderful life just give him another 10 years and we'll see how well he likes it as the youth fades.
Randy: A very moving witness to your TRUTH. No mendacity. I'm moved by your words. You have given back to the gay community, and given a strong and beautiful sermon to so many young people who are literally living, and some times dying, in darkness. I know. Keep that/your tower burning bright.
As the grandson of Oral Roberts, or just any gay man who speaks up proudly publicly, you have instantly touched many lives. Thanks.
All truth is coming to the light. Amen stop the harm. Learn to love people ❤️💙
Dear beautiful Randy Potts ... you are not disgracing your family name AT ALL .. you are giving hope and inspiration to countless numbers of people who would never have been welcome at your Grandfather's church.
I’m so happy to be a part of the “crazy “ Unitarian Church called All Souls!!!!!
What a powerful and necessary message! It is so hard to think any good things of those who hate us for who we are, but we really DO need to realize that they are only trying to make things better in their own way. It is so painful to try to love the people who taught us that God hated us for being who we were, but if we can't love them, we will never win them over.
It does get better! Thank you for sharing your powerful story condisering your family background.....You demonstrate true grace in your lifes journey. You are a rock and a tower of hope for many gay men and women who live in mandasity. May your flame never die and may God continuue to give you the courage to spaek the truth and help the many souls who have walked in shoes like yours all with our own story. In many ways you restore, live and radiate the true image of God = unconditional love.
You've been refined by fire, Randy. Your compassion, understanding and forgiveness are inspiring. I really need to try harder. Being pissed off all the time isn't any fun.
Randy, I found you by accident. Glad I did. Beautiful words, spirit, and form.
Excellent, job Randy! Thank you for having the courage to share this powerful story! HUGS!
Powerful...ABSOLUTELY POWERFUL!!! God bless you, Randy.
Amazing story of forgiveness and redemption
Ryan Tofil I can see why you feel this project is so important. Randy Thank you for sharing the story of acceptance and love with others. I wish you both much success in your endeavor.
Thank you!!!!!!! Thank you for being on Rosie!!!! I am glad I found you........thank you for your strenght!
What a wonderful speech Randy! So amazing!
And homophobia is a filthy desire, as are all forms of hatred. I pray that the understanding and true Christian love that is pouring forth from the heart of God continues to increase and overtake every heart.
beautiful message of forgiveness! BRAVO!
damn! what a great sermon! i really wish he had been my pastor!
This video is amazing as I am gay and highly religious I can't stop wondering if I am eternally damed to hell because of the way I was created however now I feel more that God created me like this for a reason and loves me the same
Wow sounds just like my own life.. Looking back I don't know how I made it through the 80 and coming out..
i wish he had been my pastor! he's honest, smart, and really hot!
+vapid Rabbit (vapidRabbit) Yep being gay is all about being..HOT. Gotta be hot to be gay...WTF . SHHHHH DON'T SPEAK
Randy Potts makes me proud to be a gay man. Bless you Randy and your marriage. You are a strong man who has at last found his truth. Something good has already happened to you.
This was a very good posting. I have been watching you Randy. Keep up the great work.
Profoundly moving.
Brilliant speaker.
John 8:1-11
“Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”
I do cry every day because I’m gay. I’m 48 years old.
GREAT VIDEO AND iM NOT EVEN RELIGIOUS........THNK U
The swamp rabbit is found in much of the south-central United States and along the Gulf coast. It is most abundant in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, but also inhabits South Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, and Georgia.
The film? I remember two clean young actors slogging into the first scene, having too much fun playing the down-at-heels messes, especially ET's hanging cigarette. I laughed so hard. The sermon: I'm a happy little atheist, but if we gotta have religion, let's have more like this guy.
That's a wonderful, inspirational message. That said... I have to put on my professor/editor hat to raise one little point: it was Elijah who was "taken home" in the chariot and not Ezekiel. :-)
Hope.
God speaks of Generations and multiplications in the earth to fulfill his plan for mankind before the world even began. Psalms 90. we were in his heart all generations were. How would we be here without a seed and an egg... How do we carry out without seed in the egg? For the word of God to come to pass. I just want truth no matter what man says. Hell is living in a lie to please our own self indulgences without knowledge of freedom and wisdom and understanding why once i was attracted to women but in my heart i felt i was just messed up from being sexually abused. I left it all behind and God has shown me he loved me even in my deceptiveness. I struggled with identity issues and believe God will help us all see who he created us to be before the fall. To truly place us back in his heart again. I really missed my Partner and felt so messed up. I came out too but to... Really who was i trying to please? or prove. People.. A ppl pleaser to give me security.. to agree with me to cover my identity issues. who are we trying to win ? a congregation of People to agree with us to prove who we can or can't be with. I don't give a flip now who cares anymore. Only what the one i can truly trust says about me in the mess i was in. Jesus Christ... Not myself or you or her or family. but on my face before God tell me the truth lord i surrender! my flesh screams to be feed by the touch of a woman and yet my spirit burns for you. help me Lord. You've courageously convicted my heart that its not right or wrong i need to hear but it's your love and truth to righteously judge me and not condemn what is already been condemned and that's not me anymore. I turned it over to you. No One can touch my heart like you lord and i choose to speak life daily as you clean my heart up from all the junk . I don't debate i appreciate freedom and not justification to get a people to agree with me. Id rather be alone and let God work on me than i would be in a crowd of ignorance agreeing with there own identity issues. my God lets stop degrading his name to please our preference in humanity. This world is not our home and we will all be together with the Lord in the end and none of our opinions will matter only his word. I've been there for those struggling with a need to be loved. not homosexuality or gay or all these titles we give.. like doctors do a disease they practice on us and get symptoms down to deceive our own bodies from natural healing. It's bogus systematic titles. It's simple its a need to be loved and appreciated.. The attraction to that is where the issue asks and leads us to find the answer.. Then what... Get somewhere alone with God and seek him about you alone not to fit in or get in or to make u feel good about a choice in any matter except who he says you are to him. You'll find a presence that will interrupt all justifications and pure judgement of freedom not condemning you or making u feel ashamed. stand naked before his presence and let him clothe you with the man or woman he says you are and be blessed to know your freedom us in his heart not a partner or a title or a family member or job or whatever this world offers. Just him. forget a pulpit or a religion. just imagine real freedom and truth and let every man be a liar.. But God be true. This life isn't easy sometimes. we can come together and all meet in him in love no matter where we are or who were with. leave it at his feet and be one in him. no matter what! come as we are right lord... Yes just as you are. I did it for you to have a better life he says in his word not what i did or you or the pope or president of the u.s but Jesus Christ alone.
Randy, if u see this check out the Georgia poet Byron Herbert Reese. Think you'll love him.
@nclewine I agree.
@zaitesushion That's funny on SO many levels.....lmao!!!
Love the sentiment, but the linguistic analysis is incorrect. Mendax means lying, untruthful, etc. in Latin the same as mendacity in English. It's related to the verb mentior--to lie--which has its origin in mentis--the mind (where you invent new/false thoughts, or conjure up untruths). The closest I can think of for your ideas about making things right is the unrelated emendare (where we get the words amend/to mend), which comes from e (out) + menda (fault), or to remove faults/flaws.
@Marksnotebook I'm guessing that you are not gay yourself and yet you feel as if your life experience allows you to pass judgment on gays based on....I'm not sure what. I am gay and I have been with my partner 30 years next November. Like all couples we have ups and downs & yet I cannot imagine my life without him. When I was young, I was very handsome-sought by men & women alike, but that fades for everyone. so I don't quite understand your observation about youth. Randy will be just fine too.
Very sad to me. He is lost and the family could not connect. I see nothing funny or good about this situation at all. And I find Randy to be too much of a smart ass like attitude towards his family but yet he still seems to desire to connect to them? Its like a gotcha type thing. I think they all have plenty of problems to work out. If he thinks being gay is going to be a wonderful life just give him another 10 years and we'll see how well he likes it as the youth fades.
dogs going back to their own regurgitaion?
It's sad how one's decision to be gay desires to let the whole world know about it. Sad. It's worst than being in the closet. God help us.
Beyond Shame...!!!
DECEPTION OR STUPIDNESS?