" There is, however, one way of speaking that I've tried to avoid. Rather than refer to someone as " a homosexual," I've taken care always to make " gay" or " homosexual" the adjective, and never the noun, in a longer phrase, such as " gay Christian" or " homosexual person." In this way, I hope to send a subtle linguistic signal that being gay isn't the most important thing about my or any other gay person's identity. I am a Christian before I am anything else. My homosexuality is a part of my makeup, a facet of my personality. One day, I believe, whether in this life or in the resurrection, it will fade away. But my identity as a Christian - someone incorporated into Christ's body by his Spirit - will remain. "