Risking Grace, Loving Our Gay Family and Friends Like Jesus
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.43 (520 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1939445019 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 237 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Three weeks later I found myself humming "How Great Thou Art I just finished reading "Risking Grace." I am 67 year old ex-pastor who was outed in November 1993. I tried 2 programs to become straight, plus weekly ex-gay meetings, then in Feb.1st, 1995 decided to live honestly as a gay man. I was mad at God for not making me straight. After all I had prayed for 32 years to become s. Thought provoking Kathryn W. Binford I have read, I think, all of Neta and Dave's books. I love the way they right and the way they portray their characters. I feel that I am a strong Christian, reading my Bible everyday, talking and walking with God all day long. Dave's book opened up passages to me that I had not placed in the context of the gay communit. "If you only read one book on this subject, this is the one." according to J. Fried. This is my current favorite of the books on being LGBT and Christian. This book is in the oldest tradition of faithful questioning that started with Abraham, while being grounded in the Bible without simply towing the conservative party line. The author calls us to faith first and foremost, and with that, the author cal
We fi rst prayed that God would change her, then that he would work out his purpose in her life, and fi nally, "Lord, what are you trying to teach us?" God answered with insights that led me to write RISKING GRACE, Loving Our Gay Family and Friends Like Jesus. As someone who helped write a book advocating reparative therapy for gay people back in 1987, it was with gut-wrenching love that my wife and I did not let our daughter go when she came out 16 years ago. I've written with as much transparent vulnerability as I can, wrestling with the questions and presuppositions of the average straight dad (or mom) who loves his daughter and his church but discovers that we have been driving gay people away from Jesus.. I explore alternative interpretations to the "prohibitive texts," but the main foundation for my change of heart is the life and ministry of Jesus, how he embraced marginalized people, and the way he and the ear