Bøger af Colby Martin

When Christians are kicked out of their conservative churches or leave because they no longer feel at home, they embark on a journey of freedom and fear, love and loneliness, empowerment and pain. The movement from conservative to progressive Christianity is a serious shift. Colby Martin has traversed this treacherous territory, survived its hardships, and is now turning around to share what he's learned. This book is a friendly survival guide to help followers of Jesus navigate the strange and confusing landscape when shifting from conservative to progressive Christianity. This book will prepare progressive Christians (from long-time progressives to those just starting out) for the pitfalls awaiting them as they shift out of their conservative world, and it will equip them for a more abundant, thriving, and peace-filled spiritual life.

DesARMAr reexamina lo que la Biblia dice (y no dice) acerca de la homosexualidad de tal manera que da nueva vida a suposiciones e interpretaciones obsoletas e inexactas. Las iglesias, tanto en América Latina como en Estados Unidos, están experimentando una fractura sin precedentes debido a sus creencias y actitudes hacia la comunidad LGTBIQ+. Armado con sólo seis pasajes en la Biblia, a menudo conocidos como los "versículos garrote", una posición cristiana tradicional ha sido la que se opone a la inclusión total de nuestros hermanos y hermanas LGTBIQ+. DesARMAr reexamina cada uno de esos pasajes de las escrituras que se citan con frecuencia, alternando con la propia historia del autor Colby Martin de haber sido despedido de una megaiglesia evangélica cuando descubrieron su postura sobre la diversidad sexual.

I write this to a boy of four. I write this to a boy whose future I have seen. I want him to know that soon the fear will descend. The chaos of his mind will manifest itself in his life. The rage and hate that are planted in h is heart by the god of fear will begin to choke him and tangle him in vines only he can cut. I write this to a boy who must decide if he will have the heart to survive it. I write to a boy who must accept his own thoughts before he can tell them to others. I write this to a boy who must weather the storm to lead to the light.