Ex'd Out: How I Fired the Shame Committee
John Smid's amazing story reveals his authenticity as a true follower of Christ.  But the price of his freedom in Christ today meant first taking a very long journey through many seriously deep pitfalls along the way.  Lacking confidence in himself at the outset, he believed and placed his hope in the teaching of apparently "good" but (as his story reveals) seriously misguided Christian people.  John has carried out a merciless moral inventory of his own life and teaching, and publicly repented of all his mistakes and false teachings. Jeremy Marks, Executive Director Courage-UK courage.org.uk "However well-intended, the 'ex-gay' efforts of the past four decades were always as ill-conceived, ineffective and counterproductive as were all those bygone secular efforts at sexual orientation change.  Now, after years of entrapment in and endorsement of 'ex-gay' promises, John Smid tells of the painful desperation and disillusionment that drove him deeper into the Good News of God's grace and peace.  Christians who continue to misunderstand and misadvise on gay issues need to take his hard-won testimony seriously."  Dr. Ralph Blair, Founder, Evangelicals Concerned  ecinc.org John Smid was a well known national leader within the Ex-gay movement and the evangelical church network. Within these pages he describes the journey that he embarked upon after he said "God, Surprise Me!" His journey will challenge many, it will cause questions for some, and it will hopefully bring courage and comfort to those who have experienced being gay, or someone they love who is, and have tried to understand God's response to homosexuality.