Faith...

What is faith? This question has perplexed many philosophers over many centuries. For me, it is what I believe in:

• My God,
• my partner, and
• myself.

My Spiritual Story: In here I give a very good summary of my life, my walk with God, and how my faith and sexuality are growing together. This also contains just general rabblings from me. Not always spiritual in nature, so be warned. These pages have become a more cathartic experience in some ways. There is also a number of poems that are tied closely with events in these pages. Check the writings section.	Chapter 1 - The Early Years
	Chapters 2, 3 - University, Crisis, and Big Moves
	Chapters 4, 5 - Resting in the Cave, Blessing and Visions
	Chapters 6, 7 - Who am I, Coming Out, Love, a God given gift
	Chapters 8, 9 - Meetings, Denials, Acceptance, and Trials Begin
	Chapter 10 - Support, God's Grace, and Long Leave
	Chapters 11, 12 - Destruction, Life and Reconcilliation
	Chapters 13, 14, 15 - Resting, Work, and Preparation
	Chapters 16, 17 - Travelling, God Blesses Gareth, Home
	Chapter 18 - Separation, Sydney, and Homeward Bound
	Chapter 19 - Unwanted, Despair, and Returning to Work
	Chapter 20, 21, 22 - Teaching, Joy and Urgency
	Chapter 23 - Love and Loneliness
	Chapter 24 - A Brand New Day
	There has not been much action here for a long time, the next chapters will be appearing soon... I've had a lot happening, and it's time for the cathartic process to start again... watch out! I have to tell you, the readers, that the next chapters are RAW in feeling, they are ANGRY, HATEFUL, BALLISTIC, and sometimes very DEPRESSING. I apologuise to those that it may hurt, but I had to get these feelings out of my system and QUICK.
	Chapter 25, 25a - Work, Depression, Counselling
	Chapter 26, 27 - Love Lost, and Life Ending
	Chapter 28, 29- Why Live?
	Chapter 30, 31 - Balancing Acts
	There will be more chapters added to this page as the months pass.

Those Special Songs

Every so often I will add a song that means a lot to me. See also the Poetry Page for more writing that means a lot to me.

Eternity

"Eternity" sings of the love that two people can have in eternity. Those two people are you and God, but it can also be sung as a song of pledging yourself to another person.

The Power of Your Love

I'll just summarise using "hold me close, let your love suround me, bring me near, draw me to your side". I think that says all when I sing and listen to this song.

Footprints in the Sand

Despite this not being a song, this piece of poetry is a good indicator of what I think God is like...

Awesome God (Rich Mullins)

The full version of Awesome God suprises most by having verses. It is made even morepowerful by them.

Amazing Grace

This is an old hymn that inspires me every time I see it. I love singign this with a group of peopel with tight and improvised harmonies being used. We did this A Capella one day, with the last verse sung with a black gospel rythm... we finished feeling so uplifted, and with a totally gobsmacked group of people around us.

The Gay Christian Debate

In here I provide links to resources, book titles on the Gay Christian and the radical right of the Church, and also a history of attacks on myself as they occur.

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