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Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality (16pt Large Print Edition)

by Hill Wesley Hill

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

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Yet many who sit next to us in the pew at church fit that description, says author Wesley Hill. As a celibate gay Christian, Hill gives us a glimpse of what it looks like to wrestle firsthand with God's ''No'' to same-sex relationships. What does it mean for gay Christians to live faithful to God while struggling with the challenge of their homosexuality? What is God's will for believers who experience same-sex desires? Those who choose celibacy are often left to deal with loneliness and the hunger for relationships. How can gay Christians experience God's favor and blessing in the midst of a struggle that for many brings a crippling sense of shame and guilt? Weaving together reflections from his own life and the lives of other Christians, such as Henri Nouwen and Gerard Manley Hopkins, Hill offers a fresh perspective on these questions. He advocates neither unqualified ''healing'' for those who struggle, nor their accommodation to temptation, but rather faithfulness in the midst of brokenness. ''I hope this book may encourage other homosexual Christians to take the risky step of opening up their lives to others in the body of Christ, '' Hill writes. ''In so doing, they may find, as I have, by grace, that being known is spiritually healthier than remaining behind closed doors, that the light is better than the darkness
Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality (16pt Large Print Edition) and Two Views on Homosexuality, the Bible, and the Church
Two Views on Homosexuality, the Bible, and the ChurchWashed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality (16pt Large Print Edition)

  • Author

    Hill Wesley Hill

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    ReadHowYouWant

  • Published

    November 2010

  • Weight

    386g

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780369321732

  • ISBN-10

    0369321731

  • Eden Code

    5112469

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