Speaker, author, Bible professor and bearer of Christ Dr. Christopher Yuan joins as a special guest discussing the topic of identity. He shares his journey of "coming out" to his non-Christian parents and how God's redemptive story for them begins with changing his parents’ hearts and ultimately catching up to him through a long and hard prodigal story.   

0:27 Twanna introduces special guest, Dr. Christopher Yuan.

1:24 Dr. Yuan opens up about his family history and how they did not begin as a Christian family. 

1:51 Dr. Yuan shares about when he told his parents he was gay.

2:10 Dr. Yuan describes his mother as a "Tiger mom." Tiger moms would go to the end of the world to make sure their kids are the best at everything. This is a common term that the Chinese would call their mothers.

2:45 Dr. Yuan shares a quote from his friend, "often the enemy distracts us with good things from doing the best things." 

3:40 Dr. Yuan opens up about how he abandoned his Chinese culture for the American dream. 

4:50 Dr. Yuan shares how his mother was going to end her life. 

6:07 Twanna reiterates how it wasn’t until his mother became a Christian that she was able to love him just as he was. 

9:27 Dr. Yuan explains that sometimes mothers or parents can get in the way of God and try to remove the consequences that God wants to use to break them free. 

10:50 Dr. Yuan shares how his miracle finally came knocking at his door when he was charged with having the equivalent of 9.1 tons of marijuana. 

12:41 Dr. Yuan's mom specifically prayed that God would do whatever it takes for his friends to desert him.

13:38 Dr. Yuan shares how he found a Bible in the trash in prison and scribbled on his cell wall it said, "if you are bored read Jeremiah 29:11." 

14:30 Dr. Yuan says God was first calling him to himself before calling him out of homosexuality. 

16:10 Dr. Yuan explains theological anthropology, which is the study of humanity through God’s eyes. 

17:16 Dr. Yuan answer Twanna’s question on identity.

18:42 Dr. Yuan shares how sexuality is not who we are; it is how we are. 

18:50 Twanna asks Dr. Yuan, what is holy sexuality? 

20:20 Holy sexuality is either chastity and singleness or faithfulness in marriage. 

24:20 Dr. Yuan shares how there will be no sexuality in heaven; sexuality will be filled in Christ.

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