In Season 2, Episode 8 of the Renewed and Transformed Podcast, host Kyla Gillespie sits down with licensed therapist, author, and ministry leader Ellen Radcliff for a deeply honest and hope-filled conversation at the intersection of faith, sexuality, identity, and grace.

Ellen shares her powerful testimony of growing up in a Christian home, wrestling with same-sex attraction, navigating shame around femininity, and ultimately surrendering her entire life to Christ—not through behavior modification, but through falling deeply in love with God. Now married with children, Ellen offers wisdom shaped by Scripture, clinical insight, and lived experience.

This episode provides compassionate, Christ-centered guidance for Christians navigating same-sex attraction, parents raising children in today’s LGBTQ+ culture, and anyone longing to live faithfully without sacrificing love, dignity, or truth.

Key Highlights:

- Ellen’s Story: From same-sex relationships to wholehearted surrender to Christ—without pretending the struggle disappeared. - Same-Sex Attraction & Faith: Why attraction itself isn’t sin, and how Christians can live faithfully amid ongoing tension. - Healing Shame & Identity: How insecurity, stereotypes, and cultural expectations shape sexuality and self-worth. - Healthy Christian Friendships: Learning godly boundaries, connection, and intimacy without emotional enmeshment. - Parenting in a LGBTQ+ World: Practical, grace-filled guidance for walking with children wrestling with gender identity or sexuality. - Grace & Truth in the “Messy Middle”: How to hold biblical conviction while embodying Christlike love and compassion. - Community & Belonging: Why the church must become a place where people are known, loved, and discipled—not fixed.

Whether you’re a parent, pastor, therapist, or believer wrestling personally with questions of sexuality and identity, this episode offers clarity, empathy, and hope rooted in the unchanging truth of Scripture and the transformative love of Jesus. 👉 Subscribe to the Renewed and Transformed Podcast for more life-giving conversations on sexuality, identity, faith, and living freely in Christ.

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