You better preach! Loving thy neighbour “as a gay Christian”
Missing a flight from Miami provides Benjamin Morse with "God moments" and a chance to reflect on grace beyond narrow identity groupings.
Spirituality
Paradise Calling: Inclusive Church and the Masquerade of Good Intentions
Benjamin Morse reflects on his journey as a gay Christian, navigating the challenges of faith and identity. He discusses how his supportive Episcopal upbringing protected him from self-doubt, and his struggle with more progressive views. Despite these challenges, Morse remains committed to his faith, advocating for a Christianity that sees suffering as a path to knowing God.
Walking Deeper with God
Rev Glenn Martin explores approaches to deepening our relationship with God: retreats, spiritual direction and Ignatian spirituality.
Transsexual Apostate
By Available from Swift Press
In 2016, Debbie Hayton underwent gender reassignment surgery. Fast forward to today, and Hayton’s refusal to validate the standard gender identity orthodoxy has led to excommunication by the trans activist community. What happened? In a compelling first-hand account of what it means to be a transwoman — and where she feels the impulse comes from — Hayton explains why much of gender identity ideology is, in her view, false and damaging. Once a prominent member of the TUC LGBT+ committee, she charts how her views developed and put her at odds with the majority of trans activists. Instead, she issues a compassionate call to move beyond ideological conflicts, and acknowledge the legitimate concerns that many have with an agenda that asserts that transwomen are women. Hayton’s honest, humane and moving book shows that by accepting reality, transwomen can live their best lives based on the truth of who they are— rather than the fantasy of who they are not.
Coming In
By Available from Wild Goose Publications
The issue of homosexuality has become one of the most contentious within the Christian church today. Urs Mattmann shows that the spiritual and indeed practical aims of gay and lesbian people are no different from those of others on the path of true spirituality throughout the ages; in fact, their particular lifestyles and experiences put them in a better position to work for good in the world. Gays and lesbians reclaiming the spiritual journey. The author, a member of an ecumenical Christian order, explores a mystic spirituality for gay and lesbian people and describes numerous practical steps that they can take in order to connect with their innate spiritual nature. He provides prayers, meditations, rituals, exercises and other suggestions to foster spiritual discovery. With a Foreword by Richard Rohr.