'Gay,' 'Christian,' and 'celibate' don't
often appear in the same sentence. 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.'
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