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The Bridge Between Us: Loving Your LGBT Identified Child Without Compromising Biblical Truth

Melinda Patrick

When your child embraces an LGBTQ identity, it can feel as though the ground beneath your feet has shifted. You love your child deeply. You love Jesus deeply. And now you"re asking questions you never expected to face. How do I stay faithful to God"s Word while keeping my relationship with my child? What does it really look like to walk in both grace and truth? Is there anyone who truly understands what I"m going through? You are not alone. The Bridge Between Us is a podcast for Christian

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23:47

Let's Walk This Out Together: I Found Out Something...

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2026/10/07

What do you do when you discover something significant about your adult child—but they don't know that you know? Do you bring it up? Wait for them to tell you? And how do you know whether the urgency you feel is God prompting you to act—or fear telling you that you need to do something now? In this Let's Walk This Out Together episode of The Bridge Between Us Podcast, Melinda responds to a listener who recently learned that her daughter experiences same-sex attraction. Her daughter hasn't shared

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22:29

Walking on Eggshells With Your Adult Child? Here's...

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2026/09/30

Do you find yourself rewriting texts, avoiding certain topics, or replaying conversations because you're afraid one wrong word could push your adult child further away? When a relationship with your child feels fragile, even ordinary conversations can start to feel high-stakes. You may stay quiet to keep the peace or find yourself explaining, correcting, and saying too much because silence makes you anxious. Either way, fear of losing the relationship can quietly begin shaping how you show up. In

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14:21

Afraid You're Making the Wrong Decision With Your...

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2026/09/09

How Do I Know If It's God Leading Me—or My Fear? When you're walking through a hard season with your child, fear can sound surprisingly convincing. I need to say something. I need to fix this. What if I wait too long? What if I make the wrong decision? What if something happens and I could have prevented it? But how do you know when God is leading you to act—and when fear is creating a sense of urgency? In this episode of The Bridge Between Us Podcast, Melinda helps Christian parents slow down and

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08:34

Let's Walk This Out Together: Preparing Your Heart...

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2026/09/02

What do you do when you know an upcoming family moment is going to feel emotionally complicated? In this episode of Let's Walk This Out Together, Melinda responds to a listener who is preparing to meet her son's same-sex partner at his birthday celebration and is already feeling anxious about how to act, what to say, and whether simply showing up will communicate something she does not intend. Rather than focusing on having the perfect words, this conversation invites parents to prepare their hearts

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10:33

What If God Wants To Do More Than Answer Your Prayer...

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2026/08/26

If I asked what you most want God to change about the situation with your child, you could probably answer quickly. Maybe you want a decision reversed. A relationship restored. A conversation to finally happen. Or you desperately want your child to see something you wish they could see. So you pray: "God, please change this." There is nothing wrong with bringing that desire to God. But what if there is another prayer to pray in this season? "God, what do You want to do in me while I wait?" In this

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17:18

When Your Child's Choices Start Consuming Your Life...

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2026/08/19

When something is happening in your child's life that you desperately want to change, it can all start feeling like your responsibility. Their choices. Their relationship with God. Whether they understand what you're trying to tell them. Even what happens next. In today's episode, Melinda shares a way that can help us determine where the lines of responsibility get blurred. Listen in as she discuss how to determine what responsibility is ours, what is our childs, and what is Gods. Releasing

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08:43

Why You Keep Second-Guessing Yourself After Every...

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2026/08/12

Have you ever walked away from a conversation with your adult child and spent the rest of the day replaying every word? Should I have said more? Did I say too much? Was I loving enough? Did I compromise my convictions? If you've ever found yourself caught in that cycle of second-guessing, you're not alone. In this episode, Melinda introduces one of the most important foundations for parenting with confidence and consistency: core values. Many parents believe they lack the right words or the perfect

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16:15

Can I Love My LGBT-Identified Child Without...

The Bridge Between Us: Loving Your LGBT Identified... ·

2026/08/05

One of the most common—and most heartbreaking—questions I hear from Christian parents is this: "Can I love my child without compromising my faith?" When your adult child embraces an LGBT identity, it's natural to wrestle with difficult questions about truth, love, boundaries, and what faithfulness looks like. How do you remain true to God's Word while continuing to love your child well? How do you know when your presence communicates love instead of approval? How do you honor both your convictions

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09:19

When Fear Becomes Your Parenting Strategy {Eps 137}

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2026/07/29

Fear is a natural response when someone we love is making choices we don't understand or when the future feels uncertain. For many Christian parents, fear can quietly become a constant companion—fueling worry, second-guessing, and an exhausting need to control outcomes. In this episode, Melinda explores how fear influences our parenting decisions and why it can become a hidden strategy for navigating difficult relationships with our adult children. You'll learn how to recognize fear-driven

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09:47

When Guilt Is Driving Your Parenting {Eps 136}

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2026/07/22

Guilt is one of the heaviest burdens many Christian parents carry, especially when an adult child makes choices that differ from their values, faith, or hopes for the future. Questions like What did I do wrong?, Could I have prevented this?, or Did I fail as a parent? can quietly shape how we think, pray, and respond. In this episode, Melinda explores the difference between guilt and conviction and how unresolved guilt can influence our parenting in ways we may not even recognize. She discusses why

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08:54

The Beliefs That Quietly Drive Your Parenting {Eps 135}

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2026/07/15

As Christian parents, we often focus on our child's choices, behaviors, and circumstances. But what if some of our strongest emotional reactions are actually being shaped by our own beliefs that we haven't fully recognized? In this episode, Melinda explores the hidden beliefs that quietly influence how we parent our children—especially when we're navigating difficult situations involving faith, identity, relationships, or life choices we didn't expect. Many parents carry beliefs such as: "If my

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43:23

Justin Greenfield: Healing the Root, Not Just the...

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2026/07/02

Many parents walking the difficult journey with an LGBT-identified child feel burdened by guilt, shame, regret, confusion, or fear. Some are estranged from their children. Others are trying to navigate relationships filled with tension and uncertainty. Most people focus on symptoms while ignoring the deeper issues beneath them. Whether it's same-sex attraction, family conflict, shame, anger, addiction, or relational brokenness, lasting change cannot happen if root causes remain untouched. As Justin

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31:11

Justin Greenfield: Running From Masculinity While...

The Bridge Between Us: Loving Your LGBT Identified... ·

2026/06/22

Justin Greenfield is joining Melinda Patrick on The Bridge Between Us Podcast. In Part One, Justin shares a portion of his testimony. If you would like to understand the root issues of homosexuality, hear a few testimonies of those who now live a life beyond homosexuality through Christ and wisdom, or connect with healthy resources that address homosexuality check out godloveshomosexuals.com If you're seeking spiritual direction, ministry consultation, would like to discuss a speaking

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16:41

Staying Anchored In Jesus During Pride Month {Eps 132}

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2026/05/28

June can feel especially heavy for Christian parents navigating the complexities of loving a child who identifies as LGBTQ while also holding to biblical convictions. In this episode, Melinda Patrick offers compassionate encouragement for parents who feel caught between truth and relationship, conviction and compassion, grief and hope. This conversation is not about fear, outrage, or culture wars. It is about staying anchored in Jesus — emotionally, spiritually, and relationally — while walking a

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12:38

Still Faithful - New Life Can Still Come From This...

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2026/05/13

After months of walking through grief, surrender, shame, boundaries, courage, renewal, and unresolved pain, we come to one final question in the Still Faithful series: Can new life still come from this? In this closing episode, we talk about hope — not the kind that demands immediate answers or guaranteed outcomes, but the kind that trusts God is still present and still capable of bringing life, even in difficult and unfinished stories. This conversation is for the parent who feels weary,

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13:29

Still Faithful on Mother's Day: Hope for the Mom...

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2026/05/08

Mother's Day can be beautiful — but for many mothers walking difficult parenting journeys, it can also feel deeply tender. While others are celebrating, many moms are quietly carrying grief, estrangement, worry, disappointment, exhaustion, or unanswered prayers connected to their children. In this special Mother's Day episode of the Still Faithful series, we talk honestly about the emotional weight many mothers carry and the hope God offers in the middle of unfinished stories. This conversation is a

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07:33

Still Faithful: What Faith Looks Like Moving Forward...

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2026/03/30

After walking through pain, courage, renewal, and joy, many parents find themselves asking a new question: What does faith look like now? Not before the hardship. Not once everything is resolved. But here — in the middle of an unfinished story. In this episode of the Still Faithful series, we explore what it means to live out your faith in real, daily ways when life still feels uncertain. This conversation reframes faith as something active and present — not something we pause until circumstances

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07:33

Still Faithful: Rebuilding Joy Without Betraying the...

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2026/03/25

After a long season of grief, uncertainty, and emotional weight, joy can feel complicated. Many parents find that when moments of lightness or happiness begin to return, they are quickly followed by guilt. It can feel wrong to experience joy when your child's story is still unresolved. In this episode of the Still Faithful series, we talk about what it means to rebuild joy without betraying the pain. This conversation offers permission to experience joy again — not as a replacement for grief, but

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08:47

Still Faithful: Courage When The Story Isn't Finished...

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2026/03/13

When a parenting story remains unresolved, courage can feel difficult to define. Many parents believe courage means having answers, confidence, or certainty about the future. But faith often asks something different. In this episode, we explore what courage looks like when the outcome is still unknown. Rather than dramatic strength, courage in these seasons is often quiet — choosing to stay open, continuing to trust God one step at a time, and showing up in love without guarantees. If you are

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08:54

Still Faithful: When God Invites You To Rise Again...

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2026/03/06

After long seasons of grief, uncertainty, and emotional exhaustion, many parents find themselves in a kind of spiritual winter. Life has been focused on carrying, praying, waiting, and holding tension. But sometimes, quietly, something begins to change. In this episode of the Still Faithful series, we talk about what it looks like when God begins inviting you back into life again. Not with pressure or urgency, but with gentle renewal. This conversation explores spiritual winter seasons, the slow

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