In the desperate pain of our world, the Scriptures remind that God's loving hand has never lifted off of us, but is working in the midst of hardship for our eternal good.
From the megachurch world to the reformed, there will always be prominent pastors. But much more normal men are in fact supposed to hold the place of honor in our churches.
Many churches are attempting to find a half-way house between becoming fully affirming of homosexuality, and being considered bigots. But the ideas behind celibate gay theology sell the gospel short.