When Gay Comes Home: Learning to Build Bridges

by Wilna Van Beek

When a person tells you they're gay, what is your first reaction? How do you "see" them? What kind of "glasses" do you have on? Are you comfortably able to speak with confidence, using the right language, when this topic comes up? In When Gay Comes Home, you will learn about the redemptive power of God and it will guide you in how to put on your Jesus glasses, helping you to communicate in a loving and respectful way, thus building bridges instead of walls.Study Guide Included. Recommended for parents, youth pastors, and teachers to educate and equip children from the age of nine and up. Also includes a section specifically developed for pastors.Never before have we faced such challenges in our culture with respect to issues of our sexuality and gender identity. Wilna van Beek is a voice of wisdom, strength, and courage in the desert. I have not seen this kind of profoundly important information presented so succinctly in any other format. Simplifying and bringing the confusion into an understandable place of dialogue and support, she has captured both the heart of the matter and the challenge of our culture. Families facing unexpected news of a child who "comes out," or someone dealing with their own internal battle, will find real answers as they wrestle through this emotionally charged topic. Wilna's bravery, character, and calling are for such a time as this and I thank God for her! --Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson Co-Host of The 700 Club Canada and Host of Laura-Lynn & Friends Author of Relentless Redemption

Genres: Sexuality

274 pages, Paperback

Published October 12, 2017

Reviews

[Greg Grunau · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wilna shares her perspective on same-sex attraction and her story, and seeks to help churches and church leaders interact more effectively and helpfully with this issue. It was somewhat repetitive at times, and perhaps longer than it needed to be as a book, but she's very open and vulnerable about her experiences over many years of wrestling with same-sex attraction and being part of the gay community. She definitely supports the view that engaging in a sexual relationship with someone of the same sex is counter to God's design for sexuality, even if it's monogamous. But she also brings helpful nuances to the issue, and continues to engage with the gay LGBTQ community.

[Jane Glen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although this was very wordy and repetitive, this author tells and teaches from her own experience. She has many good ideas, but above all, to love people, no matter where they are at. Indeed, it is what Jesus taught and lived.