Resource List: Living in God’s Family as a Gay Person

Resource List

By Fr. Kevin

Following my sermon on Living in God’s Family as a Gay Person, some people asked for more resources.

 On reading the Bible

· If you want a quick overview of the biblical verses in question, see What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality?

· If you’ve wondered or heard, “Christians ignore so many commands in the Bible, like executing people for breaking the Sabbath, but still condemn gay sex. Aren’t you just picking what you want?” see Tim Keller’s blogpost, “Making Sense of Scripture’s ‘Inconsistency’.”

·If you’ve wondered, “But the church has moved on overturning slavery and in freeing women to serve as leaders, why shouldn’t we move on homosexual behavior for believers?” see William Webb’s book, Slaves, Women, and Homosexuals.

· If you’ve wondered, “But what about same-sex marriage?” see Preston Sprinkle’s book, Does the Bible Support Same-Sex Marriage?

On making the church a welcoming place

· 2 celibate gay Christians talked about their experiences on the C4SO podcast: Wesley Hill on Human Sexuality and the Church; and Pieter Valk on a Traditional Sexual Ethic. 

· Costly Obedience: What We Can Learn from the Celibate Gay Christian Community by Mark Yarhouse and Olya Zaporozhets

· The websites Spiritual Friendship; Equip; Revoice; and The Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender.