In Pastor Joel’s message on April 14, titled, God’s Wisdom for Men & Women. He referenced quite a few resources. Here they are with links.
- Sam Alberry, Is God anti-Gay? & What God Has to Say about Our Bodies
Sam Alberry is a single, celibate Christian pastor who fights against same sex attraction. Sam has written really helpful books helping the church think biblically about the Bible and LBTQ issues - Becket Cook, A Change of Affections
Ten years ago, Becket Cook was a gay man in Hollywood who had achieved great success as a set designer in the fashion industry working for Vogue and other magazines. - Christopher Yuan, Out of a Far Country & Holy Sexuality and the Gospel
Christopher lived for many years as a homosexual man. In prison, Jesus found him. He tells a beautiful story of his mother’s love and prayers for him and how he was reunited with his parents. - Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God
In high school, she had her first girlfriend. Two years later, she was living openly in a steady lesbian relationship. As a young adult she came to faith in Jesus. Today Jackie Hill Perry is an author, poet, bible teacher and hip-hop artist. - Walt Heyer, Trans Life Survivors & Trading My Sorrows
Married for 19 years, successful in business, and the father of two children. Since childhood, however, he had struggled with the desire to dress in women’s clothes and to be a woman. This obsession was becoming stronger.After a divorce, and a short visit with a psychologist to refer him for surgery, Walt endured a number of procedures including “sexual reassignment surgery.” This is his story of how he came to faith in Jesus. - Rosaria Butterfield, Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert & Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age
In her late twenties, allured by feminist philosophy and LGBTQ+ politics, she adopted a lesbian identity. Rosaria was a tenured professor at Syracuse University. Her primary academic field was critical theory, specializing in queer theory. She advised LGBTQ+ student groups, co-authored Syracuse University’s domestic partnership policy for same-sex couples, and actively lobbied for LGBTQ+ legal advancements. She was befriended by a Reformed Presbyterian pastor and after 2-3 years of friendship came to faith in Jesus. - Marty Machowski, God Made Boys & Girls
If you’re looking for a book to help younger children think through this difficult topic in age appropriate yet biblical way, this book will help you think through how God has created us with gender and that gender is a gift from God.
