Marriage by Design, Sin by Choice

As we discussed the issue of homosexuality in Romans 1:26-27, Pastor Paul shared a number of resources during his April 19th sermon.  These resources are very helpful in the way they emphasize union with Christ as the core identity of any believer. We might not agree with every detail/point, but very much appreciate their emphasis on God's redemptive and sustaining work in the death and resurrection of Jesus, the power of the Holy Spirit and the community found in Christ's body, the church.

Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: Rosaria Butterfield and Russell Moore (youtube)
From the 2014 ERLC National Conference on “The Gospel, Homosexuality, and the Future of Marriage.”

Christopher & Leon Yuan (youtube)
Christopher Yuan gives his testimony with his father, Leon at Willow Creek Community Church on Nov 21, 2006.
Christopher has co-authored with his mother a memoir, Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son's Journey to God, A Broken Mother's Search for Hope. For more information visit www.christopheryuan.com.

Is God Anti-Gay? (Questions Christians Ask) by Sam Allberry
From Amazon's description: In this short, simple book, Sam Allberry wants to help confused Christians understand what God has said about these questions in the scriptures, and offers a positive and liberating way forward through the debate.

Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality by Wesley Hill.
From Amazon's description: Hill gives us a glimpse of what it looks like to wrestle firsthand with God's "No" to same-sex relationships... He advocates neither unqualified "healing" for those who struggle, nor their accommodation to temptation, but rather faithfulness in the midst of brokenness.