A vital resource to enable Christians to support fellow believers who struggle with their sexuality in their choice of a biblical lifestyle. You want to share the gospel with your gay friend, but don't want to appear insensitive. You want to help a fellow Christian struggling with their sexuality, but don't want to get it wrong. Using real-life stories and biblical teaching, Alex Tylee shows Christians how to love their gay friends with informed compassion. She asks: Does God make people gay? Why does is seem more difficult to share the gospel with gay people? What should I do if my friend starts a gay relationship? By providing answers to these and other questions, Alex helps equip friends, families and the church to reach out.

Alex Tylee

Walking with Gay Friends

Acknowledgment

Author’s disclaimer

Foreword

1 My story

2 What the Bible says

Context

Positive sexuality3

Profound mystery

Old Testament

New Testament

'If it feels good, do it'?

Real world, real people

3 Origins

Why do I need to know why?

Choice without volition?

Nature or nurture?

Nature

Nurture

Same-sex parent

Opposite-sex parents

Other factors

Healing

Our response

4 Identity and evangelism

Identity

Minority groups

An unsettling discovery

The usual story

Defending the group

How does it feel?

Challenging identity

So how can we reach them?

5 After conversion

Singleness

Team effort

Married friends

Physical touch

Church

Leaving the scene

Leaving friends

A different world

Coming out

Leaving lovers

6 Wrong reaction, right reaction

Dealing with friends who begin homosexual relationships

Practising without practising

Emotional dependency

7 Commissioning

Prayer

Suggestions for further reading

General reading

Chapter 2: What the Bible says

Chapter 3: Origins

Chapter 4: Identity and evangelism

Chapter 5: After conversion

Chapter 6: Wrong reaction, right reaction

Notes

Chapter 7: Commissioning

"This is a fine book ... It contains a wealth of information on the important area of understanding Gay people. It shows how one can go beyond superficially accepting such relationships so as to meet the emotional needs of those struggling with their sexuality. The book points a way forward through such difficulties to enable sound witness." Jennifer Jones, Christian Biblical Counsellor, CWR Advice and Referral Service.  
   
 " ... edgy and unhindered by slick Christian phraseology ... The chapter entitled, 'Identity and Evangelism' is exceptionally powerful and Alex successfully guides the reader into the mindset of a homosexual man or woman. This deeper understanding can only help those friends, family and fellowships who seek to come alongside men and women with a homosexual orientation." Jeanette Howard, author of 'Out of Egypt' and 'Into the Promised Land'

Eden Customer

This is quite simply the best Christian book on homosexuality I have read. It is written in an honest, intelligent and compassionate way and covers issues such as: \* The Biblical context for sexuality \* Singleness \* Emotional dependency \* Origins of homosexuality \* Witnessing to gay people \* Friendship \* Physical touch \* Helping those who struggle with homosexual temptation. Alex is never afraid to explore difficult issues and her book is comforting and challenging in equal measure. The book, which draws on Alex's own experiences and real life case studies, gives real insight and clarity which is enormously helpful to those who struggle with homosexual temptation and the friends who want to support them. Buy a copy to read and a few more to give to friends!

Essential reading!

The Good Book Stall

This book is not aimed at those struggling with homosexual feelings. It is for those of any age who have friends who are gay. Writing from both an Evangelical perspective and from that of someone who struggles with unwanted sexual attraction to other females, Alex Tylee is a voice of compassion. While she does not offer a quick fix of healing, Alex does not compromise on what she sees as Biblical and scientific fact. For Christian young people wondering how they can support their gay friends, for those studying theology, for Church leaders, in fact for anyone who wishes to understand this contentious issue Walking With Gay Friends is an excellent starting point.

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