"We believe our sexuality reflects something deeply true—something significant, something divine—about all our human stories. And we believe sexuality does this whether or not we ever have sex."Two Perspectives on Sexuality's Deeper Spiritual Purpose for All ChristiansWhat if sexuality is about something much more important than sex?For Christians navigating the complexities of sex and sexuality, Sexuality Beyond Sex offer...

Foreword INDIES Award FinalistIVP Readers' Choice AwardIn an age where neither society nor the church knows what to do with gay Christians, Greg Coles tells his own story.Let's make a deal, you and me.Let's make promises to each other.I promise to tell you my story. The whole story. I'll tell you about a boy in love with Jesus who, at the fateful onset of puberty, realized his sexual attractions were persistently and exclusively for ...

ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover AwardBelonging has never come easy to me.Growing up, there was my mutated national identity to deal with—my not-quite-American, not-quite-Indonesian soul, restless in both countries. Later, when I came out as a celibate gay Christian, I found I didn't fit into the church as easily as I used to. I've often wondered what it means to belong to others even when I can't manage to blend in with them.The way Jesus...

Let’s make a deal, you and me. Let’s make promises to each other. I promise to tell you my story. The whole story. I’ll tell you about a boy in love with Jesus who, at the fateful onset of puberty, realized his sexual attractions were persistently and exclusively for other guys. I’ll tell you how I lay on my bed in the middle of the night and whispered to myself the words I’ve whispered a thousand times since: “I’m gay.” I’ll show you the world through my eyes.I’ll tell you what it...

Belonging has never come easy to me.Growing up, there was my mutated national identity to deal with—my not-quite-American, not-quite-Indonesian soul, restless in both countries. Later, when I came out as a celibate gay Christian, I found I didn't fit into the church as easily as I used to. I've often wondered what it means to belong to others even when I can't manage to blend in with them.The way Jesus tells it, if we give up on belonging in order to follow...