Alive Community Church Library

Author: Frank Worthen

Compassionate and uncompromising, “Such Were Some of You” presents a blueprint for a changed life that really works.

Each principle has been tried and tested through the author’s own life, plus 18 years of experience in counseling former homosexuals.

Every page communicates hope, while not glossing over hard issues faced by the homosexual.

This book gives practical help for the nitty-gritty of day-to-day living. It also challenges deeply-rooted misconceptions and attitudes.

Author: Dr James Dobson

Dr James Dobson’s “tough love” principles have proven to be uniquely valuable and effective.

Unlike most approaches to marriage crisis, the strategy in this groundbreaking classic does not require the willing cooperation of both spouses.

“Love Must Be Tough” offers the guidance that gives you the best chance of rekindling romance, renewing your relationship, and drawing your partner back into your arms.

How prevalent is Homosexuality?
What causes it?
Is it a psychopathology?
Can it be changed?

Questions like these often accompany discussions of homosexual behaviour. For answers, we naturally look to scientific studies. But what does the scientific research actually show? More important, what place should this research have in shaping the church’s response?

Stanton Jones & Mark Yarhouse help us face these issues squarely & honestly. In four central chapters, they examine how scientific research has been used within church debates - in particular within Methodist, Presbyterian & Episcopal contexts. They then survey the most recent & best scientific research& sort out what it actually shows. Next they help us interpret the research’s relevance to the moral debate within the church. In a final chapter, they make a strong case for a traditional Christian sexual ethic. Each chapter concludes with helpful discussion questions.