Living Out Podcast

Can sexuality change? Should we seek to change it? Andrew, Ashleigh and Adam talk it through. Adam also shares his journey towards openness to dating a woman, despite his enduring experience of same-sex attraction.
Resources mentioned and related
Research relating to sexual fluidity: 
What Does Heterosexuality Mean? Same-Sex Attraction, Behaviors, and Discomfort Among Self-identified Heterosexual Young Adults from Spain, Archives of Sexual Behaviour 
Lisa Diamond on sexual fluidity of men and women, Cornell University 
Individual fluidity of sexual identity in Stockholm County, 2010 to 2021, European Journal of Public Health 
Sexual Orientation Identity Mobility in the United Kingdom: A Research Note, Duke University Press 
Population Trends and Individual Fluidity of Sexual Identity Among Stockholm County Residents, JAMA Network 
Who Counts as Sexually Fluid? Comparing Four Different Types of Sexual Fluidity in Women, Archives of Sexual Behaviour 
Sexual Identity Fluidity Among Sexual Minorities: Gender Differences in Determinants of Fluidity and Health-Related Outcomes, Journal of Homosexuality 
Stories of mixed-orientation marriage:
Sean’s story
Katherine: The Power and Beauty of Stories (Different Stories #3), Living Out Podcast
Paul: Responding to Our Desires (Different Stories #5), Living Out Podcast 
Nat and Matt: Mixed-Orientation Marriage (Different Stories #9), Living Out Podcast
Other resources:
Resources on Conversion Therapy
Is Same-sex Attraction Inherently Sinful? (Questions No One Wants To Answer #4), Living Out Podcast
Is Exorcism Ever An Appropriate Response to Same-Sex Attraction?, Andy Robinson
Born Again This Way by Rachel Gilson
Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry
An Impossible Marriage by Laurie & Matt Krieg
And if this series is raising more questions than it answers, ask us those questions here!

Ashleigh, Adam and Andy explore what real love is, and consider how we can align ourselves to Scripture’s truth in a world that preaches something different. 
We also think about the question, 'My friend is so much happier now that they’re in a same-sex relationship – isn't that a good thing?'
Resources mentioned and related 
Does the Bible Affirm Same-Sex Relationships?: Examining 10 Claims about Scripture and Sexuality by Rebecca McLaughlin – in particular Chapter 10, 'A God of Love Can’t Be Against Relationships of Love'
Friendship, Living Out Podcast series
What Is It Teaching You?, Ashleigh Hull 
A Better Love edited by Ed Shaw 
Misstep 5 - 'Sex is where true intimacy is found' (The Plausibility Problem #5), Living Out Podcast 
And if this series is raising more questions than it answers, ask us those questions here!

Is the Bible’s teaching unjust or unfair to same-sex attracted Christians like us? Andrew, Ed and Andy talk through the intellectual and the emotional sides of this, considering how this objection has looked for us personally as well as how we might respond to it.
Resources mentioned and related
Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind by Tom Holland 
The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality by Glen Scrivener 
Purposeful Sexuality by Ed Shaw 
Explore Questions: Isn’t God Being Unfair?
Isn’t God Being Unfair? (Explore Questions #4), Living Out Podcast 
Is Same-Sex Marriage An Issue of Equality?, Andrew Bunt 
And if this series is raising more questions than it answers, ask us those questions here!

How has this view harmed us, or people around us? Has it done us any good? And does it do the ultimate harm of keeping people from coming to know Jesus? 
Andy, Ashleigh and Adam explore the harm and the good of the traditional Christian sexual ethic.
Resources mentioned and related 
Isn’t the Christian Sexual Ethic Harmful and Repressive? (Explore Questions #2), Living Out Podcast 
Does Christian Teaching Cause LGBT Mental Health Problems? (Questions No One Wants To Answer #5), Living Out Podcast 
Podcast Series: The Plausibility Problem, Living Out Podcast 
Resources on Conversion Therapy 
Kaleidoscope  
Does allowing same-sex marriage result in church decline? Here's what the numbers show, Ian Paul 
UK Church Decline and Progressive Ideology, John Hayward  
The Case Against the Sexual Revolution by Louise Perry  
And if this series is raising more questions than it answers, ask us those questions here!

In this special episode, featuring the occasional serious answer and several shameless plugs, the Living Out team reflect on 2025 and look ahead to 2026. We hope you enjoy seeing in the new year with us!
The questions 
What’s one moment in 2025 that you’re grateful for?
What habit or practice have you found helpful in the last year?
Who has inspired you this year?
What book, film, or song has shaped your thinking?
What’s one challenge that you overcame this year, or something brave that you did?
Describe your faith journey in 2025 in one word.
What has surprised you about yourself this year?
What’s one hope or goal you have for 2026?
Resources mentioned and related 
Kaleidoscope 
The Intimacy Deficit by Ed Shaw 
Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper 
The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling 
John Piper’s series on Hebrews 
John Piper’s series on Romans 
The Psalms: A Christ-Centered Commentary by Christopher Ash 
The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis 
The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis 
Pray Without Ceasing by Wendell Berry (found in Fidelity: Five Stories) 
The ‘film with some kind of musical theme’ that Andy considers himself brave for enduring