tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718407670428840070.post6367025527583687786..comments2023-04-03T02:48:26.972-06:00Comments on Finding Strength of Will: David and JonathanLucas Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283095684780343798noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718407670428840070.post-38080027059399727372013-09-01T08:02:45.708-06:002013-09-01T08:02:45.708-06:00This is a brilliant post and I love what your frie...This is a brilliant post and I love what your friend said. Some men just need to be able to rely on another a man more, a dear friend, to really help them in life. The love I felt for my best friend this year wasn't sexual but it was still a great love. I had actually never even thought about him in any sexual way and a close friend of mine asked me if I had ever felt that way about my friend and it felt so enlightening to be able to tell her "No, never." It was even more enlightening to see her smile and say "Mika, I really think that friendship is of God."<br />The musical artist Sufjan Stevens writes many songs about strong male friendships as well, and listening to those songs helps strengthen the idea of your friend.Mika McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318779510041052464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718407670428840070.post-46781897047844131202013-08-08T12:11:31.100-06:002013-08-08T12:11:31.100-06:00Thanks, Mitchell. I really appreciate the comment...Thanks, Mitchell. I really appreciate the comments and the encouragement. Likewise it was great to meet you. Lucas Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283095684780343798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718407670428840070.post-66142346407402543022013-08-06T14:02:03.438-06:002013-08-06T14:02:03.438-06:00Lucas, I love how you wrote this post. This is one...Lucas, I love how you wrote this post. This is one thing I have only very recently come to terms with, that it's ok for me to love another man so long as I use that love to create a strong friendship and close emotional bond, not as a way to have sexual relations or to participate in inappropriate behavior. <br />One thing I love that you wrote was that God gave certain men the ability to love other man greater while not inherently sexual. Now, that's not to say that men who have SSA are better than men without it, but is merely to state that God gave each of his children different gifts.<br />The story of David and Jonathan was always a struggle for me to understand, because before I had even read the story myself, I had heard things about how many people think it is a story based off of sex between the two men. There seems to be a lot of controversy around the whole story, but looking back on it now, having recently read that story myself I realize that that was not the case in the story. I really appreciate you explaining what the story means to you, and the good that can be found from it.<br />I love reading your blog and it was so great to meet you and Wrylon. May God continue to bless you.Mitchell Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094187054195000165noreply@blogger.com