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Join Dr. Lewis B. Smedes, a renowned pastor-professor-author, as he recounts his journey toward a new understanding of gay and lesbian people in the Christian community. Early in the video, Dr. Smedes sets the stage: "I'd like to put it this way: We are all born with a story to write, but we can only write it with the raw material we're given. What God wants of us is to write the best story we can out of what we have. So that enters into this: What's he best way that a homosexual person can write his or her story?" WIth that compelling question in mind, Dr. Smedes takes us on a personal journey as he tells about his own friendships with gay and lesbian people, his observations about the church's history of facing ethical issues, and his insights into Scripture (especially Romans 1). He then reflects on the hymn from which the title of the video is taken, "There's a Widneness in God's Mercy" Dr. Lewis B. Smedes (1921-2002) was one of the twentieth century's finest Christian teachers. During the span of his career, he was a church pastor, a professor at Calvin College and Fuller Theological Seminary, and the author of more than 15 books. Introductions by Nicholas Wolterstorff and Mel White. Mel White is co-founder of Soulforce.org and author of several books, the most popular being "Stranger At The Gate: To Be Gay And Christian In America" and is active to this day via his official website (full of videos and downloadable free material) and in 2020 is authoring the long-awaited sequel to his "Stranger at the Gate" . Video introcuced by Mel White, author, activist, co-founder of Soulforce.