Menu
Recorded: July 1, 2021
Posted: PART I July 3, 2021 – PAJuly 9, 2021RT II
Andy enjoys numerous hobbies and skills. Over the years, he’s been a pilot, sailor, international competitive windsurfer, musician, HAM radio operator, and SCUBA diver. Flying around the western states has become Andy’s favorite pastime, with over 1,100 hours logged in the pilot’s seat. He uses this hobby to offer flights in charity auctions to meet new people and enjoys seeing the charities grow as a result.
Professionally, Andy spent 15 years in the fire service before becoming an emergency preparedness professional at a nuclear power plant. Andy remains a professional in the field of emergency preparedness in the utility industry.
He has presented at several churches on numerous topics, including apologetics, strategizing liturgies and programs to reach across generation gaps, and his favorite portion of Scripture,
Hebrews 10-12.
Andy has had a boyfriend for the past 6 years. His brother, Peter, is a former Olympic athlete, and his sister, Susan, is raising four great kids with her husband. Andy’s mother passed in 2019. His father still lives in the house Andy grew up in. At the time of his mother’s passing, his parents had been together 64 years
https://www.triedtobestraight.com/
Growing up in the Pasadena area of Los Angeles, Andy has lived in Oklahoma and on Catalina Island, where he ran a youth camp for a few years. With an adventurous spirit, he has rappelled from a Sikorsky rescue helicopter, flown an airplane upside down, and worked inside the containment building of an operating nuclear reactor.
His glowing approach to life shines through Andy’s writing.
Sign up for Andy’s NEWSLETTER
Get your copy of Chapter 1 and updates on the release of the book.
For years, a debate has continued over what churches should do with LGBT people, how Christians should treat gays, and what the Bible has to say about our modern phenomenon of committed, loving gay relationships.
In the midst of all this, there’s a group of people who are struggling with what to do with themselves. They believe the Bible. They trust the pastors leading their churches. They want to remain accepted by their Christian friends and family and by God.
How should a person who loves Jesus respond when their sexual desires go against what they’ve been taught in the Bible? This book will equip Christians struggling with their sexuality to build a faith that works. Coming Spring, 2021
Tried to be Straight: Options for Gay Christians is written to the people who need solutions, because the all-too-frequent advice of “just don’t be gay” doesn’t work.
More Pending
