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A Queer Thing Happened to America
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R32HBUHUJKH566/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0615406092 The book has fifteen chapters. I have written comments on about one third of the pages in my book. Addressing all of my concerns and insights are not practical in a blog post. The approach I will take it to state, as best I can, the point of each chapter followed by my opinion…
Read MoreUnderstanding Sexual Identity: A Resource for Youth Ministry
Go to this Review on Amazon & Vote “Helpful” at end of the Review An ineffective theory about gay people, wrapped in kinder packaging, and carefully tied a prettier bow of pseudo-compassion is still an ineffective theory. Understanding Sexual Identity: A Resource for Youth Ministry (October, 2013, Zondervan) by Mark Yarhouse, Professor of Psychology at…
Read MoreSame-Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful Approach to God’s Design for Marriage (A Thoughtful Response Series)
Go to this Review on Amazon & Vote “Helpful” at end of the Review This is the latest entry in the “we love the gay people but don’t think they are deserving of civil rights and this is how we express our love” category. Here is what I understand the basic premise to be —…
Read MoreTruth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom
Go to this Review on Amazon & Vote “Helpful” at end of the Review Ryan T. Anderson’s new book Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom uses only arguments “based in philosophy, jurisprudence, political science and social science” to investigate “what marriage is, why marriage matters for public policy, and what the consequences are of…
Read MoreGod & Sexuality
Go to this Review on Amazon & Vote “Helpful” at end of the Review Settle in, this will be one of my epic reviews. I am concerned about the content, the message, and the impact of Janet Boynes’ latest book “God & Sexuality.” I will go section by section in my evaluation of content. The…
Read MoreHope for the Same-Sex Attracted
Go to this Review on Amazon & Vote “Helpful” at end of the Review “Hope for the Same-Sex Attracted” (Bethany House, 2017) by Ron Citlau is subtitled “Biblical direction for friends, family members and those struggling with homosexuality” with the intended market of “pastors, church leaders, parents of a same-sex struggler, and Christians who want…
Read MoreCompassion without Compromise
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1ISAT7AOJTOA5/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0764212400 “Compassion without Compromise” (Bethany House, 2014) co-authored by Reformed Church in America (RCA) pastors, Adam Barr and Ron Citlau, is subtitled “How the Gospel Frees Us to Love Our Gay Friends Without Losing the Truth.” I read books written from this point of view regularly. As is with other authors in the same genre,…
Read MoreYou Don’t Have to be Gay
These reviews really can make a difference. Voting Kathy’s reviews as “HELPFUL” on Amazon.com drives the reviews up to the top in Amazon’s Review Rankings. When a reader looks for Reviews, the top positive and the top negative reviews automatically show up. BOOK REMOVED BY AMAZON I read this book because a mother with a gay son told me she recently read the…
Read MoreThe Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert
Go to this Review on Amazon & Vote “Helpful” at end of the Review Over the past several years, “The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert” (Crown & Covenant, 2014) by Rosaria C. Butterfield has been positioned by evangelicals and religious conservatives as one of the go-to books for conversion from homosexuality to heterosexuality. Among…
Read MoreWhen Homosexuality Hits Home –What to do When a Loved One Says, ‘I’m Gay
Go to this Review on Amazon & Vote “Helpful” at end of the Review “When Homosexuality Hits Home –What to do When a Loved One Says, ‘I’m Gay’” by Joe Dallas (Harvest House Publishers, 2015) is an expanded edition of the initial 2004 book. In the book, Dallas gives advice on how parents with gay…
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