{"product_id":"same-sex-attraction-and-the-church-the-surprising-plausibility-of-the-celibate-life-paperback","title":"Same-Sex Attraction and the Church: The Surprising Plausibility of the Celibate Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEd Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVaughan Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Gospel Coalition Top Books of 2015 in Christian Living\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Challies' Top Books of 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProdigalThought.net's Top Reads of 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeadership Journal's\u003c\/i\u003e Best Ministry Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Christians have same-sex attraction, how should the church respond? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePastor Ed Shaw experiences same-sex attraction, and yet he is committed to Scripture and thechurch's traditional position of fidelity in heterosexual marriage and celibacy in singleness. In this honest book, he shares his pain in dealing with these issues, but at the same time shows us that obedience to Jesus is ultimately the only way toexperience life to the full.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe shows that the Bible's teaching seems unreasonable not because of its difficulties, but because of missteps that the church has often taken in its understanding of the Christian life. We have been shaped by the world around us and urgently need to re-examine the values that drive our discipleship. Only by doing this in the light of the Bible can we make sense of its call on the lives of those who are attracted to their own sex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEd Shaw was educated at Durham University, the Cornhill Training Course and Oak Hill Theological College. He is the pastor of Emmanuel City Centre in Bristol, England, and part of the editorial team at livingout.org. He has worked for churches inDurham and London and was the student minister at Christ Church Clifton for six years before joining Emmanuel in 2009. He loves his family and friends, church and city, music and books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaughan Roberts is rector of St. Ebbe's Church in Oxford, England, and author of \u003ci\u003eGod's Big Picture\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife's Big Questions.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also a popular speaker at Spring Harvest and a founding member of \"9:38\" which encourages people to consider full-time gospel ministry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.3 x 4.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 09, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45868232868037,"sku":"9780830844517","price":31.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/bAABKgXTCN9780830844517.webp?v=1781405292","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/same-sex-attraction-and-the-church-the-surprising-plausibility-of-the-celibate-life-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}