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Friday, June 5, 2015

Movie: Sing Over Me

I see that a fairly new movie, by Dennis Jernigan, a well-known Christian songwriter, is out. In it he traces the story of his life, including a period of homosexuality, through a life-changing experience at a concert given by a Christian group, on through his eventual marriage and his becoming the father of nine, to the present time.

It is not a free movie, but the cost to rent is not a large one:  I think it is $4.99 USD, or something like that.  It is at Vimeo so it can be seen on your computer screen.  The DVD version could be ordered from Amazon.

Here is the Vimeo link:  Sing Over Me
And, here is the trailer link:   Link to trailer:

This is an unusual story, but Dennis' transparency has led to many other people finding hope in their particular dilemmas, particularly if they are ones like his.
I, personally, have viewed it, and thought that this film did not try to take a prescriptive role, but merely described the experience of a particular person, taking account of the fact, that, for example, that not every person that is same-sex attracted will change his or her orientation or even be able to do so, even if those persons take the traditional Biblical view.
It would appear that, in the case of Dennis Jernigan, there were significant factors from outside that encouraged his lifestyle initially, so it was something perhaps more environmentally than biologically related.
So, it could be helpful to someone whose dilemma is the same as Jernigan's.  It is a film, moreover, that helps us realize that there are many cases within the domain of homosexuality that do not fit the usual profile.
In the case of others, such as Sam Alberry of the UK, the situation is quite different, although Allberry takes the traditional Christian and biblical stance as well Sam Allberry's Same-Sex Attraction Remarks at Synod.

So, this film depicts a particular situation:  there are others, as well, within the Biblical and Christian paradigm, eh?

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