Wesley Hill
Wesley Hill
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9 March 2026
22 March 2026
Wesley Hill (PhD, Durham University, UK) is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.
He is the author of Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0310534194/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0310534194&linkCode=as2&tag=jameslepine-20&linkId=3ebf1979b934706894d372e7387986ef) , and Spiritual Friendship: Finding Love in the Church as a Celibate Gay Christian (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587433494/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1587433494&linkCode=as2&tag=jameslepine-20&linkId=0e79fd0f91fd84cd6a1bb178d06f4e43) .
He has written for Books & Culture, Christianity Today, and First Things. He co-founded and writes regularly for SpiritualFriendship.org (http://SpiritualFriendship.org) .
Listen
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Show Notes
7:12 – Why he wrote his first book, Washed and Waiting
10:01 – Why he decided to come out in college (and who he told)
12:45 – What “the gift of going second” is, and how to give it to others
14:23 – The history of the term “ex-gay” (and what’s unhelpful about it)
16:25 – Why he identifies as a “gay, celibate Christian”
23:05 – How the church can disciple those who are same-sex attracted
26:05 – Why he wrote his second book, Spiritual Friendship
28:27 – The two options he thought he had as a 20-year-old (and the third way he’s discovered today)
30:55 – How to find friendship after college
37:44 – When it might be appropriate to end a friendship
41:57 – How the culture views friendship vs. how Christian history views friendship
42:55 – Favorite book he’s read recently, nerdiest thing he’s into right now, and who he’s planning to vote for
Links
Mark Yarhouse (https://avemariaradio.net/understanding-the-transgender-phenomenon/)
Gay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594715424/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1594715424&linkCode=as2&tag=jameslepine-20&linkId=c27049200515d98c7638bed4145e2229)
Why 30 is the decade friends disappear – and what to do about it (http://www.vox.com/2016/7/12/12148938/friendship-adult-challenges-solutions)
The Lake of Darkness (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375704973/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0375704973&linkCode=as2&tag=jameslepine-20&linkId=9da01e558fc6733b7a52c000995efc0b)
Stranger Things (https://www.netflix.com/title/80057281)