In reply to melinda Goodman.

Melinda,
My grandfather was a Lutheran minister and professor at St John's College in Winfield KS. Just this past month, my mother was told me about how when he started teaching at the college that he found that the science curriculum which was being taught to our future Lutheran teachers was not up to date with the state of science. So he was tasked with the effort of updating the curriculum for all the LCMS teachers' colleges. It has been almost 30 years since my grandfather passed away and science has advanced. In this 30 years' time, God has given us the ability to understand the mystery of genetics. And through this insight, we have come to find that sexual orientation is not a choice but a trait formed at birth that is part inheritable and part dictated by environment. Jesus taught that God's Kingdom is available to all regardless of social rank or infirmity. So when I pray the Lord's Prayer, it is with this thought in mind. So I pray also that God's Kingdom comes and that you may reconcile with your grandsons.