Jeff, I always look forward to reading your replies. This particular response is so humble; so introspectively objective. Wow! You are a shining light in the darkness, my friend! I cannot thank you enough for your loving heart!

If I may, I ask one favor of you. The phrase "gay lifestyle" is a myth. For example, I am gay, yet I play with my grandkids and generally am in bed at 9 pm. What is the "straight lifestyle?"

Some gay men seek one-night-stands through gay bars and online hookup sites. Some straight men seek one-night stands through cowboy bars and online hookup sites. Some gay men masturbate to porn and send dick pics to men. Some straight men masturbate to porn and send dick pics to women. There literally is no such thing as a "gay lifestyle" -- just as there is no singular "straight lifestyle."

In the future, if you wish to lament about certain activities, please speak of the activity itself and not as a "gay lifestyle." After all, it is the event itself that we may be focusing on, and not the global mischaricature of an entire people group.

That said, I love your heart, your humility, your Christlike character. You are a true role model!!