How do we walk with integrity as Side B people? Must it include a wide-scale coming out, an authenticity of the external matching our internal selves? Which experiences have defined our convictions and courage to follow Jesus as we’re doing? Join Tom, Aaron, and Will for this discussion on YOB’s fifth value, including the origin stories of incorporating more Jesus into our content as well as determining our symbol for integrity: cairns on a path!
COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE
Which experiences have shaped your convictions on this journey? What is integrity defined for you?
I’m YOB’s cofounder and editor, and I also host our two podcasts. I’ve written a couple books as Thomas Mark Zuniga, including a 2013 memoir in which I first came out. Once upon another universe I anonymously blogged about my faith and sexuality under the Xanga username, twoBeckonings. I’m an INFJ, Enneagram 4w5, and my spirit animal is the buffalo. I love to travel, and my favorite place in the world is the one where coffee and vulnerability meet. When I’m not wandering, I live in Asheville, North Carolina – the Jewel of the Blue Ridge.
Financial professional by day and SSA author by night, I have the privilege of discussing people’s most private affairs: their money and their sexuality (though typically not at the same time). When I’m not discussing people’s darkest secrets, I am a reader, gamer, and enjoyer of the outdoors. For those who care, I am an ISFP and Enneagram Type 6; for those who don’t, suffice it to say I’m easy-going and enjoy both time alone and with friends. Jesus is the author of my story, and I look forward to sharing His work in my life!
I really enjoyed listening to the show on integrity. My word for the year is integrity or honesty and I’m trying to be more real with my friends. I think I feel like I have to share with everyone, but now I’m really gonna listen to when God tells me to share my story with someone. It’s not that I’ve been burned necessarily, but there are times that I wonder if the relationship would have been a little different if they didn’t know every thing about me. Since I found you YOBBERS you have made a huge positive impact in my life. And I’m looking forward to coming to the retreat for the first time! Love you guys!
I really enjoyed listening to the show on integrity. My word for the year is integrity or honesty and I’m trying to be more real with my friends. I think I feel like I have to share with everyone, but now I’m really gonna listen to when God tells me to share my story with someone. It’s not that I’ve been burned necessarily, but there are times that I wonder if the relationship would have been a little different if they didn’t know every thing about me. Since I found you YOBBERS you have made a huge positive impact in my life. And I’m looking forward to coming to the retreat for the first time! Love you guys!