Ex-Gays? A Longitudinal Study of Religiously Mediated Change in Sexual Orientation
“Nothing comes from nothing; nothing ever could” – The Sound of Music Today in the mail I received a copy of an interesting book named “Ex-Gays? A Longitudinal Study of Religiously Mediated Change in Sexual Orientation” by researchers Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse. The authors conducted a study over a 6-year period that...
Out of a Far Country – Christopher Yuan
People need truth, but more than anything they love good stories, including testimonies of how people have survived trauma and adversity and gone on to live a thriving existence. ”Out of a Far Country: A gay son’s journey to God; a broken mother’s search for hope” is that kind of story. It tells of how a...
Emotions, God, and the Whole Thing
In October of 2010, I purchased a book named “When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man”, by Edward T. Welch (1997, P&R Publishing, New Jersey). For me, the fear of others has been a big feature in my journey of life and it’s often obscured my...
CRAVING for Love
Recently I heard of a book named Craving for Love by Briar Whitehead, as it was recommended by the founder of Liberty Ministries, Christopher Keane. I have read the the first 100 pages or so, and have a fair bit to go before completing it, but I would have to say that it is the...
SSA and Addiction
THE PIT A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out of it. Respectable people came and said: “We don’t associate with pit-dwellers”; An empathist came and said: “I really feel for you in that pit”; A sociobiologist came and said: “You were born in that pit”; A psychiatrist came and said: “It...
Desires in Conflict – Joe Dallas
For anyone with an unwanted same-sex orientation, this book is the most valuable resource. Written compassionately and informatively, it gives a background to the origins of the homosexual orientation and how it can be dealt with in Christ and in Christian community. This resource is also helpful for those who have friends, relatives, and associates...
Growth Into Manhood: Resuming the Journey – Alan Medinger
What happens when a boy grows physically into an adult male but misses some of the experiences and relationships that help him reach complete manhood? Many such boys grow up with homosexual attractions; others may be heterosexual but lack a true sense of their manhood. Alan Medinger writes for such men and for those who...
What Some of You Were – Christopher Keane (ed.)
This book is a bold and timely commentary on homosexuality for a distinctly Australian perspective. It combines open, honest and at times moving personal stories of those who grapple with homosexuality (their own of that of people close to them). Personal testimonies are supplemented with appendices providing impressive medical, social and theological perspectives on the...
Choices: One Person’s Journey Out of Homosexuality – Christopher Keane
‘Choices’ is a well-written account of a man, Christopher Keane, who came out of the gay lifestyle and experienced the deep love of Jesus Christ, to live a life of victory and hope. Eventually, Christopher went on to marry Truda and established Liberty Christian Ministries. A detailed review of ‘Choices’ can be found here.
The Father Heart of God, by Floyd McClung
The Father Heart of God is a short book, a mere 160 pages in length, but it is a timely one and it speaks to one of the greatest – if not the most profound – problems that afflicts humankind. It addresses the issue that people find themselves unable to approach God because they suffer...
Healing Wounds Of The Past: Finding Inner Peace at Last – Don Schmierer
Pain is certainly a part of our lives, and there are very few people who haven’t, at some point, been deeply hurt. The stories in this book are moving and the applications from the Bible are powerful.
Homosexuality: The Use of Scientific Research in the Church’s Moral Debate – Stanton L. Jones and Mark A. Yarhouse
The authors, in great detail and with exceptional clarity, address the four issues on which false statements have often carried the day: How common is homosexuality, what causes it, is it changeable, and is it harmful. They declare up front that they are on the side of traditional Christian teaching, they examine each question with utmost...