Unabridged Audiobook
I liked how this account began. It highlights the perceived and real attitude of a large section of the church towards LGBTQ people. I actually believe that congregations just don’t know how to interact with this community and don’t really try! Hearing about her conversion and her struggles with her conversion, was enlightening and endearing. However, once she moved and expanded her Christian journey, I became less engaged. I can’t say why, and I would encourage you not to judge the entire book on my limitations. It may be a lack of interest on my part to the whole area of fostering and adopting, so that my attention wasn’t captured. So to my mind, the narrative became rather worthy! Overall, I think that this testimony warrants a large Christian audience. Acceptance of others, whose lifestyle choices are different to our own, is a great test of our genuine Christianity! There is therefore no condemnation! It behooves us to remember that. For Christ’s sake and our own!
The beginning of this book was very good, but toward the middle (I feel bad to say this), the author comes off as legalistic, judgmental and even a little nuts (specifically with regard to people outside her denomination). I appreciated hearing the author's testimony. Her journey to becoming a foster parent and adoptive mother is especially inspiring and convicting. However, I would not feel comfortable sharing this book with any of my friends who do not already know Christ. She did a great job relating her story to all people at the beginning, but again, by the middle, she totally lost touch with the average person. This book is very helpful to the church insofar as it encourages Christians to be more accepting of LGBT people, and insofar as it challenges Christians to seriously consider fostering/adopting children. The author narrates the book.
A compelling story.
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