[FamilyofGod] Responding to those who struggle
Good Guys,
It still surprises me how many Christians seem to think that some life issues are beyond the grasp of Christ, that sexual issues somehow are beyond the reach of divine intervention, that healing is too hard and that we have to accept sexual brokenness in the lives of people we love. People are in pain and we say "so sad, too bad." We equip ourselves to respond to other needs. Why not this one?
We know that there is no temptation for which God does not provide a way of escape. We know that His grace is sufficient. We know that Christ is always with us.
Yet . . . many Christians still wring their hands when confronted with the reality that some of the people in their churches and in their families struggle with homosexuality, pornography and sexual addiction. Why don't we do more to help? Mostly because we don't know what to do, what to say, what to pray.
I hope you'll check out a couple of books that I believe will be helpful to you, not only with your own sexual struggles, but in knowing how to be more responsive to those you love. Sharing the Christian perspective on these issues becomes more and more important as culture proceeds with efforts to normalize sexual brokenness.
Here are the links to a book recently released by Debbie Thurman and to my book as well:
Post-Gay? Post-Christian?: Anatomy of a Cultural and Faith Identity Crisis , by Debbie Thurman. ($11.69)
Surviving Sexual Brokenness: What Grace Can Do , by Thom Hunter. ($11.86)
I hope you will consider adding these books to your personal library or purchasing them for people you know who need them. By helping books on this subject succeed, we open the door for the possibility of more resources being more available to more people.
God Bless,
Thom Hunter
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