Justice and Respect Collection
Essays
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Justice and Respect Collection |
| Date | Author | Title or Subject | Reference and Distribution |
| 2002 January |
Sonia Balcer | "The Conservative Church's Response to Homosexuality: A Quantum Leap of Honesty and Relationship" -- how we as conservative Christians can respond to the issue of homosexuality in a way that embraces the deeper work He is doing in His Church. | Article
is on www.spiritrestoration.org, an eccumenical Christian website (external link) Reprint is here. |
| 1999 Nov.-Dec. |
Kelli Trujillo | "Called to the Closet" -- Haunted by the question of why a close friend couldn't confide her struggle, this article explores how ministries can become "a beacon of light that breaks through religious stereotypes" | Article
in Youthworker, a journal for Christian ministry to youth (external link) |
| 1999- Dec. 31 |
Sonia Balcer | "Justice and Respect" -- How does the parable of the Good Samaritan apply to us as conservative Christians in regards to same-gender attracted persons? | Essay |
| 1999 Dec. |
Carlton Quattlebaum | "Making a Redemptive Difference" -- Practical recommendations to conservative Christians for promoting the Gospel of Grace within the Church | Essay |
| 1999 Nov. |
Tom Cole | "Gays and Exgays: Sharing the Pain of the Past" - concerning anti-gay violence exploring the common histories which gays and ex-gays share | Op-Ed Piece |
| 1999 | Ron Belgau | "The Father Always Loves His Children" -- some personal reflections exploring the damage done when the truth is divorced from love | Essay |
| 1999 Mar. |
Randy Thomas | Experiences at "two churches" in which one ex-gay man is making a difference | Essay |
| 1999 Mar. |
Randy Thomas | They listened: Repentant Homophobes -- an ex-gay man's testimony leads to a change of heart in church members who had shunned gays in their midst | Essay |
| 1998 | Gene Chase | "God Loves Gays" -- a pattern for how we are to love as well | Booklet |
| 1998 | Pastor Bob Stith of Texas | We do humbly ask forgiveness... (a repentance expressed from the pulpit to an openly gay man visiting his church) | |
| 1998 Oct. 17 |
Sonia Balcer | "Critical Condition" -- Reflections on the murder of Matthew Shepard | Essay (portion originally posted to a Message Board) |
| 1996 | Melanie Geyer | Foundations for Addressing Issues of Sexuality and Identity | Booklet |
| 1995 | Pastor Ed Flook of Michigan | Confession on Behalf of the Church (spoken at a conference but repeated in a variety of contexts) | Prayer |
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