Ep 886 | Donor-Conceived, Lesbian-Raised & Born Again | Guest: Ross Johnston

Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

Blaze Podcast Network

News, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, News Commentary

4.6 • 19.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Today, we’re joined by Ross Johnston, founder of California Will Be Saved, to share his story, from being donor-conceived and born to a lesbian mother to committing his life to Christ and full-time ministry. Ross shared what it was like growing up with his mother and her partner and why it was so strange to branch out and experience the presence of God during his first visit to church. We discuss the role of fathers and how God became the father that Ross never had. We also talk about grappling with God's design for marriage despite his upbringing and having open conversations with his mother in the hopes that she will hear biblical truth. --- Timecodes: (01:39) Ross' upbringing (12:28) Becoming a Christian (17:48) Working out God's design for marriage & purity (21:28) Not having a father growing up (22:58) Responding to gay marriage / lifestyles (32:04) Conversations with Ross' mother (35:17) Biological father / mentors (37:44) Future of fatherhood (40:47) California Will Be Saved --- Today's Sponsors: Good Ranchers — get $30 OFF your box today at GoodRanchers.com – make sure to use code 'ALLIE' when you subscribe. You'll also lock in your price for two full years with a subscription to Good Ranchers! Patriot Mobile — go to PatriotMobile.com/ALLIE or call 878-PATRIOT and use promo code 'ALLIE' to get free activation! ExpressVPN — have more anonymity online. Go to ExpressVPN.com/ALLIE and get three extra months FREE. Jase Medical — get up to a year’s worth of many of your prescription medications delivered in advance. Go to JaseMedical.com today and use promo code “ALLIE”. --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you hear that?
0:05.4	It might sound like nothing to you, but it's actually the sound of nuclear, wind and
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0:16.8	keep future energy costs down for everyone and help cut UK carbon emissions to nothing.
0:22.5	Sound good to you?
0:24.1	Find out more about our zero carbon generation at EDFenergy.com slash help in Britain.
0:30.8	Ross Johnston was conceived via artificial insemination in 1994, was raised in a lesbian
0:37.7	secular household, and then at the age of 16, he became a Christian and everything changed.
0:44.4	Now he's on a mission to share the gospel with as many people as possible, not just in
0:50.1	the country.
0:51.1	But specifically in the state of California today, he's here to tell us his story, how
0:57.1	God finally satisfied the longing that he had for a dad and why he cares so much about
1:06.8	saving California through the power of the Holy Spirit.
1:11.7	This episode is brought to you by our friends at Good Ranchers.
1:16.2	Go to Good Ranchers.com, use promo code Allie check out that's Good Ranchers.com, code Allie.
1:31.5	Ross, thanks so much for joining us.
1:33.8	First, can you tell us who you are and what you do?
1:36.0	Yeah, so my name is Ross Johnston.
1:37.9	I'm currently living in SoCal.
1:39.7	Everybody's favorite place to be.
1:41.7	And what I do right now is actually co-lead a ministry called California will be saved.
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