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Pieter L Valk, LPC

6 months

I've gotten some new friends recently, so I thought I might introduce myself (so you're not surprised by what you see in the future): I help churches love gay people and celibate Christians find family. I'm...

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

In shock. Father @thomasmckenzie (my pastor) + his daughter just died in an auto accident. That man saved me from losing my faith in Jesus and my hope in true family for kingdom singles. Please pray for all of us at @RedeemerNash , and especially his wife and surviving daughter.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

Celibate Christians, today we celebrate the birth of a celibate Savior who walked our path, lifted up our vocation, promised us 100-fold human family, and overcame death to empower us to build the kingdom. Celebrate today! Then let's get busy bringing forth the kingdom tomorrow.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

2 years

"Is masturbation a sin?" I get this question a LOT. You'd be surprised how many people follow me and drop this question in my DMs. Those who think they might be called to celibacy are curious (worried?) about healthy ways to follow God's wisdom. So here's my answer:

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

Pray #PCAGA will reject Overture 23 on the floor. Would bar same-sex attracted PCAers committed to a trad sexual ethic from ordination merely for enduring attractions. This is why false theologies of concupiscence matter. If passed, would send clear message of unwelcome.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

4 years

I can’t believe it 🤣 @CTmagazine published my article inviting Christian young adults to discern whether God is calling them to vocational singleness or Christian marriage. Please help me spread this message by RETWEETING, COMMENTING, AND LIKING 👍🏽

The Case for Vocational Singleness - Christianity Today

What if singles spent time discerning a call to “undivided devotion to the Lord”?

www.christianitytoday.com

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

Let's normalize celebrating celibacy anniversaries. On Oct 11th Jim and I celebrated the 1-year anniversary of each making 3-year commitments to vocational singleness and the Nashville Family of Brothers.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

Grateful, scared, & steeled about Fr @thomasmckenzie 's death. Thanks to all who've sent kind prayers & good vibes. You've comforted me, and the condolences are too numerous to adequately respond. Fr Thomas saved me from losing my faith in Jesus and from losing my hope in true...

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

Today's my birthday! Here's my hopes for year 31: 1. Get ordained as a deacon in the ACNA so I can better minister/teach around celibacy & sexuality 2. Secure a book deal with a Christian publisher to get out the message about discerning vocational singleness & Christian marriage

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

Netflix's "Pray Away" presents a false dichotomy between ex-gay theology and progressive sexual ethics, erasing gay celibate Christians who hold fast to Biblical wisdom while accepting that sexual orientation rarely changes. Read my full review at

Netflix's "Pray Away": Beware of False Dichotomies

By Pieter Valk. Pieter Valk is a licensed professional counselor, the director of EQUIP, and cofounder of the Nashville Family of Brothers , an ecumenically Christian brotherhood for men called to...

www.centerforfaith.com

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

1 year

I'm gonna make lifetime commitments to NFOB + vocational singleness. After 5 yrs of intentional discernment, I'm confident God is calling me to permanently commit to vocational singleness and to the Nashville Family of Brothers. On Sat, Sept 30th, I'll make those commitments. 1/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

4 years

Many have asked what I'm doing about the ACNA statement (as a gay celibate Anglican seeking ordination in the ACNA). Rest assured, organizational reform is often won by strategic, internal resistance. Those efforts only become apparent after public success. I'm hurting too.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

2 years

Christians, "coming out" doesn't mean: - I've given up on a traditional sexual ethic - I don't believe in God anymore - I'm dating people of the same sex now At minimum, it just means: - I'm non-straight or don't fit neatly into cultural gender norms in some way. Ask me more! 1/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

2 years

Celibate Christians, this weekend we celebrate the birth of a celibate Savior who walked our path, lifted up our vocation, promised us 100-fold human family, and overcame death to empower us to build the kingdom. Celebrate today. Then let's get busy bringing forth the kingdom!

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@PieterLValk

2 years

The challenges faced by gay Christians following a traditional sexual ethic are the symptoms of a larger problem: churches are selling romance idolatry as the solution to everyone's loneliness. But it's not working for anyone, gay or straight, married or single.

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@PieterLValk

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Respecting pronouns/names is hospitality, not theological affirmation 🧵

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

Jesus lifted up vocational singleness and Christian marriage as equally beautiful and difficult, equally kingdom-building and gospel-sharing, equally a call to family and bringing life to a broken world.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

2 years

SO PEOPLE THINK CELIBACY IS ABOUT GIVING UP FAMILY SO YOU CAN HAVE MORE FREEDOM. BUT ACTUALLY, IT'S A CALL TO JUST AS MUCH HUMAN INTIMACY. AND IT'S A CALL TO RADICALLY SERVE YOUR NEIGHBORS WITH UNDIVIDED ATTENTION IN WAYS THAT HEAL OUR CITIES AND BRING GOD'S CHILDREN BACK TO HIM.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

2 years

Recognizing my attractions, submitting my brokenness to God, & collaborating with Him to redeem my sexuality has led to more blessing and given God more glory than anything else in my life. I cannot tell of the fullness of God’s grace and power without mentioning that I am gay.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

Custom icon of the late Fr @thomasmckenzie . The dark night sky at his heart represents the way he ministered to those struggling w/ depression + doubt from his own wrestling. A prophetic finger points in attention, reflecting his prophetic voice in current events. 1/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

I think you were looking for, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

Tom Buck (Five Point Buck)

@TomBuck

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In the beginning, God created the nuclear family.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

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Did God make me gay? I recently went on the Things You Don't Hear In Church Podcast to talk about faith and sexuality. One of the questions we explored was whether God intends for people to experience same-sex attraction. 1/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

5 years

Deleted the Fox News app on my dad's phone at a restaurant while he was in the bathroom. It's the little things.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

4 years

@BpToddHunter of The Diocese of C4SO just released what is hopefully the first of many statements from individual ACNA bishops contrasting the Provincial ACNA Statement on Sexual Identity. His statement (1) frees gay Christians to discern for themselves faithful language to use

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@PieterLValk

3 years

Many gay Christians committed to a traditional sexual ethic have labored faithfully in their sanctification but struggled to thrive because our churches haven't taken practical steps to promote our thriving.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

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I am now His and theirs.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

2 years

What's five ways churches can support singles? 1️⃣ Teach about vocational singleness 2️⃣ Value by hiring & making godparents 3️⃣ Celebrate commitments + kingdom work 4️⃣ Guide young adults to discern 5️⃣ Help vocational singles find family

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

Churches should prevent the wounds of the closet, raise the bar for everyone's sexual stewardship, and ensure that kingdom singles find lifelong family, not loneliness—helping everyone in our churches thrive according to God's good and weighty wisdom.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

1 year

When I make lifetime commitments to vocational singleness and to NFOB next month, I want some kind of physical symbol to remind me of my commitments and help me share my story with others. So I decided to get a tattoo. 1/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

Thanks to the ~2,700 of you who follow/like/comment/retweet me. 2 yrs ago Christian publishers said they liked my manuscript on discerning celibacy&marriage, but I needed 20k followers. So I started posting on this app. You're helping make that book a reality. So grateful.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

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Celibate Christians, today we celebrate the birth of a celibate Savior who walked our path, lifted up our vocation, promised us 100-fold human family, and overcame death to empower us to build the kingdom. Celebrate today! Then let's get busy bringing forth the kingdom tomorrow.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

2 years

How can Christians respond to gay pride? Decades ago, Christians failed to offer gay people a place where they could share their story and find belonging as they faithfully stewarded their enduring same-sex attractions (SSAs). 🧵

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

Do I run shirtless in my neighborhood just to hear older black ladies yell from their porches, "Hey! You lookin' handsome, baybe." Maybe. (tbh, it's to help with my body shame)

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

4 years

Just dropped off 20 care packages for LGBTQ+ teens navigating homelessness. EQUIP delivered another 50 to LGBTQ+ teens in foster care. Would you pause and pray with me for the individuals who will receive these gifts and notes of encouragement?

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

I came out to my parents at 15, & a pastor referred us to an ex-gay therapist. We only met once. He taught me to block gay thoughts by imagining a Godzilla-sized STOP 🛑 sign. After, my parents asked, "Is it… umm… fixed?" "Yeah,” I answered. “Sure."

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

My marriage therapy prof said falling out of love isn't what ends marriage. Most marriages fall out of love at least once. Marriages that recognize their lack of love and learn to love again are the ones that last...sometimes with the help of a save-your-marriage retreat.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

9 months

Should I call myself gay? Here's the problem: no matter what words I use to refer to my sexuality, I'll be misunderstood by someone. Every possible term/phrase carries baggage with one group or another. There are no good options––

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

2 years

What if single Christians leveraged our freedom from romance and children to heal our communities in ways that radically display the gospel, instead of swiping on dating apps and blowing our incomes on expensive distractions?

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

So grateful for how my biological family welcomed an NFOB brother into our Valk family Christmas. When Forrest (also in the Nashville Family of Brothers) said he was looking for somewhere to spend Christmas, my mom eagerly agreed!

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

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Would you pray that I'd have the strength to ask? And if you're a risk-taker, would you pray that God would perform a miracle?

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

It's not enough to just teach a traditional sexual ethic: churches must embody it in ways that lead to good and beautiful thriving for gay people.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

Easter marked 2 yrs since I became Bentley's godfather. It's changed how I love him (+comfortable +affectionate) and see myself (motivation to be healthy). Parents, choose vocational singles to be godparents. We're available and need it! Read the rest at

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

5 years

Me: Side Xers like Rosaria question my salvation because I use the word gay. Pastors: Yeah, says who? Me:

Toby Sumpter

@TJSumpter

5 years

“Gay Christianity is a different religion. I’m not standing in the same forest with Greg Johnson and Wes Hill and Nate Collins looking at different angles of the trees, I’m in a different forest altogether.” - Rosaria Butterfield This is what love looks like. It tells the truth.

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@PieterLValk

3 years

The ex-gay overture passed. Ask your pastor if he voted "yes" on Overture 23. If so, for the sake of your spiritual & mental health, please be careful. Pray-the-gay-away has already killed too many gay bodies and souls. #PCAGA

byFaith Online

@PCAByFaith

3 years

The Assembly voted to answer Ov. 23, “Amend BCO 16 by Adding a Clause Which Prohibits Ordination for Men Who Self-Identify as ‘Gay Christians,’ ‘Same-sex Attracted Christians,’ ‘Homosexual Christians,’ or Like Terms” in the affirmative as amended. The vote was 1438-417. #PGAGA

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

4 years

Heard back from the @AndCampaign about starting a Nashville Chapter. If any Nashvillians are interested in disrupting America's socio-political arena by asserting the justice and righteousness of Jesus Christ, hit me up!

The AND Campaign

@AndCampaign

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The problem isn’t that Christians are in political parties, it’s that we’ve allowed the parties to frame the issues for us and create a false dichotomy. We’ve split the Gospel in our public witness, placing social justice on one side and moral truth on the other. #AND2020

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@PieterLValk

2 years

My grandma was a great mother, a faithful Christian, & eager to join Jesus in paradise as her health deteriorated over the past few months. At our Ash Wednesday service lat week, we were reminded of a central theme of Lent: From dust we came, and to dust we shall return.

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@PieterLValk

2 years

For nearly a decade I was burdened by crushing shame, in large part because I was told gay sexual sin was worse than straight sexual sin. 1/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

2 years

Do historic sexual ethics cause suicide? The short answer: No, and there's scientific evidence to prove it. 🧵

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

I'm giving a eulogy for my highschool bassoon teacher tonight. During his final weeks, we held hands and pushed away the fears of every celibate Christian: that without children we would die alone and be quickly forgotten. You can read the eulogy here:

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

New followers, here's a bit about me: (1) Writer/public speaker about discernment, vocational singleness, & LGBT+ topics according to a traditional sexual ethic for places like Christianity Today and Revoice Conference

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

2 years

I'm not anti-romance. I'm not anti-marriage or anti-love. I just care deeply for people who seem to be chasing false hope of what romance could provide, leading to loneliness, self-medicating of all kinds, broken relationships, lack of purpose, and a scarcity of money + time. 1/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

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Respecting pronouns/names is hospitality, not theological affirmation 🧵

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

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Gay Christians committed to historic sexual ethics aren’t struggling because they haven’t tried hard enough. Instead, they struggle because our churches haven’t done enough to promote their thriving.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

My latest article about misinterpreting 1 Corinthians 7:9. Using marriage as a band-aid for a lack of self-control haunts marriages + poisons generations of loved ones. What if Paul is actually calling us to discipleship & discernment?! Thanks @Fathom_Mag !

Is it really better to marry than burn with desire?

A lack of sexual stewardship is not a call to marriage.

www.fathommag.com

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

2 years

Jesus lifted up vocational singleness and Christian marriage as equally beautiful and difficult, equally kingdom-building and gospel-sharing, equally a call to family and bringing life to a broken world.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

My experience exactly, except after Fr Thomas admitted that I wouldn't find the family I needed at his church or any church in Nashville, he challenged me to start the family of celibate brothers I needed and offered his time, energy, prayers, & social capital to make it happen.

Carolyn Schultz-Rathbun 🐝

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3 years

When my friend, a lesbian who accepted the historical teaching of the Church on sexuality, asked her pastors for a ceremony to celebrate a lifelong commitment to celibacy, they asked what she needed from the church. She said she needed them 2B the family she was giving up. 1/2

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

4 years

but because the Holy Spirit will ensure that over a lifetime my Bishop's wisdom will be better than my own. I will continue to work toward a Church where gay/same-sex attracted people can thrive according to God's wisdom. Please pray for me, and pray for the ACNA.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

2 years

Is what you're doing today working? If not, are you willing to mildly or meaningfully inconvenience yourself to get some freedom from those compulsive habits? 8/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

5 years

Celibate Christians, Today we celebrate the birth of a celibate Savior who walked our path, lifted up our vocation, offered us 100-fold family, and overcame death to give us the power to build the kingdom. Celebrate today. Then let's get busy building up the kingdom tomorrow!

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

My evangelical deconstruction (& rediscovering orthodoxy) 🧵 I grew up in theologically homogenous spaces where pastors claimed that all Christians come to the same conclusions after reading the Bible, including the passages about homosexuality. For years, this seemed true. 1/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

2 years

It's not enough to just teach a historic sexual ethic: churches must embody it in ways that lead to good and beautiful thriving for gay people.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

2 years

A friend on social media asked me about my Christmas plans: Friend: What are you up to this Christmas? Me: The Nashville Family of Brothers is doing Christmas together as a family! F: Ohh cool, what does that entail? Like a meal in between stuff with your biological families? 1/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

Thank you for all of the encouraging messages and inquiries about my well-being. I'm sorry for being short or non-responsive. It's been more than a month since the ACNA Statement was released. I'm tired, but also thankful and hopeful.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

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There’s a big difference between “call me in an emergency” family and everyday family. Let’s face it, any day without committed lived-in family is an emergency.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 months

It's the first of June! Let's talk about pride...

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

5 years

The Church needs a new generation of Christians who will accept God's call to celibacy for His sake, gather together in families, and use their availability to heal our cities in ways that will evangelize far more than light shows and self-help sermons ever could.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

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I've gotten some new followers recently, so I thought I might introduce myself (so you're not surprised by what you see in the future): I help churches love gay people and celibate Christians find family. I'm... 1/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

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I recently joined the Atlanta City Fellows. We explored how straight Christians can better care for their gay friends: 1. Do your own homework 2. Take your sexual stewardship seriously 3. Give God a chance to call you to vocational singleness

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@PieterLValk

4 years

I have been asked by Bishop Martyn Minns of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh to take down the Dear Gay Anglicans Letter. I will submit.

Dear Gay Anglicans Letter

Help gay Anglicans know the love and wisdom of Jesus by reading, signing, & sharing the Dear Gay Anglicans Letter.

deargayanglicans.com

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If not a sacrifice, why is gay celibacy so difficult? Last week I shared that giving up gay sex/romance isn't a sacrifice. God isn't asking me to give up anything good/that I need. I want to be clear: being a gay Christian committed to a traditional sexual ethic is painful...🧵

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@PieterLValk

3 years

I recently shared @revoiceus #revoice21 about the challenges of involuntary celibacy for gay Christians committed to a trad sexual ethic—including my own. I used to refuse owning my celibacy because Christian leaders had made vocational singleness impractical and unlivable. 🧵

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@PieterLValk

3 years

so much kingdom work to be done. Yet we don't know how many days we will have. There's no time to waste. We're not ready to fill Thomas' shoes. We were never going to be ready. But it's time to try. 9/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

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A closeted pastor recently told me about a 15-yr-old boy forced by his parents to attend daily 12-step meetings to "cure the addiction of homosexuality." He wept when they dragged him back to ex-gay camp. That's why 🏳️‍🌈 pride month matters. Read the rest at

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3 years

Gay Christians are canaries in the coal mine 🧵 Canaries were low-tech carbon monoxide monitors. Coal miners took caged canaries into the mines. If miners accidentally released poisonous gases, the canary would die from the colorless, odorless gas, warning the miners to get out.

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Monogamy and celibacy don't come naturally in a broken world.🧵

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3 months

Sometimes we make a lot of assumptions about coming out…

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

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may have gone a little overboard with my gingerbread project this year...😬

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4 years

It's my birthday. I'd like a complementary 25th amendment, please. Thanks.

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1 year

God, I hope I delight in what's beautiful, notice what's true, receive what's good, and honor what I feel. (when I don't know what to pray, I pray this)

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

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Church leaders, it's your job to build families for celibates! Before you respond, answer this: What was the 1st administrative act of the Church? When the community of believers started getting too big to just run organically on good vibes + good intentions, when the Church 1/

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Gay people aren't inherently more likely to be sex addicts. Unfortunately, many straight Christians assume that every gay person is a sex addict. When gay Christians ask pastors for help, they're automatically referred to a sex addiction support group. 1/

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Vocational singles need bachelor parties, too. If bachelor parties (at their best) are celebrations of the past and preparation for a lifetime commitment in the near future, then vocational singles deserve a bachelor party as much as any groom-to-be. 1/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

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After 5 years, I finally did it—I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of TN! My clients remind me how painful my life used to be, motivating me to help the Church become a better place for gay people. I am honored to offer others the comfort I needed years ago.

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How can churches offer a winsome witness to LGBT+ people? 🧵 1⃣ Confess the Church's sins. You don't have to apologize for a trad sexual ethic, but we should confess Christian complicity in hate crimes & propagating ex-gay theology, leading millions to lose their life or faith.

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3 years

just thankful for summer, the kingdom work God has given me to do, the family God is helping me build, and all of you!🙏

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Arguing about the practicalities of perfection is a common way the Enemy tempts us to give up our sanctification. Ignore him. Just focus on taking steps to progressively reduce your frequency and depth of lust. 5/

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3 years

20 miles hiked in less than 36 hours surrounded by 400-year-old poplar trees with Woody Giles in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forrest

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3 years

What can ancient eunuchs teach us about modern sexuality? A few weeks ago I taught an Old Testament theology class at a local Christian university about the Curse and the Glory of the Eunuch. 🧵

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4 years

Stefanie Bishop, a friend of the Nashville Family of Brothers, sent us 2 cheesecakes today! She knows how painful the barrage of messages about romance on Valentine's Day can be for people like me trying to find healthy family in the Church as a gay celibate Christian. ❤️Thanks

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@PieterLValk

2 years

You gotta start w/ straight sex ethics. At a recent campus minister training, I urged them not to bring up gay sex ethics with students until they first covered God's wisdom for everyone's sexual stewardship (and addressed ways straight Christians often fall short). Why? 1/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

1 year

Marriage isn't the solution to untamed lust. 🧵

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

4 years

Discerning brothers recently heard from Father @wesleyhill about his discernment, finding community, and kingdom work: Wes shared about mourning the loss of the blessings of marriage (and the false promises of the idolatry of romance). 1/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

8 months

What’s the solution to LGBT+ loneliness? What’s the solution to loneliness (if not romance/sex)? God made each of us for intimacy. But romance idolatry inside and outside of the Church often tricks us into believing that our loneliness is exclusively a cry for romance/sex...

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

2 years

I only have social media apps from 11 am to 1 pm each day. Multiple accountability partners get daily and realtime alerts. All my devices are password-restricted in ways I can't get around. Maybe you don't need to take as severe practical steps. But let me challenge you: 7/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

1 year

I'm back! And I've got lots to share :) I went into my sabbatical hoping to detox from workaholism, and in the process, God taught me even more than I expected about what over-working has cost me over the years. 🧵

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

9 months

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

4 years

I'm with Gabe and Laura this weekend and reminded of their celibate-friendly wedding. They let me bring 2 NFOB brothers, invited all 3 of us to the rehearsal dinner, and sat all of us at the head table. Thanks for making sure I never felt less than or left out. Love you both❤️

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

Archbishop @JustinWelby , thank you for your leadership. In the past month I've been accused of "dissenting", "misleading", "undermining", and spreading "the deadly virus of homosexuality" that must be "expunged and excised". ACNA priests publicly accused me of being a "heretic",

Archbishop of Canterbury

@JustinWelby

3 years

All baptised, believing and faithful people, regardless of sexual orientation, are full members of the Body of Christ. I condemn the language recently used by the Primate of Nigeria. My full statement:

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

4 years

Two years ago I came out publicly. I shared that I was a Christian and gay. I shared that I was convinced that God’s best for every Christian is abstinent singleness for the sake of the kingdom or opposite-sex Christian marriage to raise children, including me. 1/

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

1 year

Father of all, by whose mercy and grace your saints remain in everlasting light and peace: we remember with thanksgiving those whom we love but see no longer; and we pray that in them your perfect will may be fulfilled; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Pieter L Valk, LPC

@PieterLValk

3 years

The Nashville Family of Bros are in Amish country to connect+reflect. Our 1st step: gather supplies from Amish farms. We got pickled beets, spaghetti sauce, pasta, bread, apple butter, eggs, butter, cheeses, honey, salsa, jellies/jams, and a local favorite called chow chow.

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