Someone I Love Is Gay: How Family & Friends Can Respond - Softcover

Worthen, Anita; Davies, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0830819827 ISBN 13: 9780830819829

Publisher: IVP, 1996

Synopsis

Finding out that a child, spouse, relative or friend is homosexual can be an unwelcome surprise. You're hit with a complex combination of emotions--grief, shame, fear, guilt. You are flooded with questions ranging from why to what's next. You wonder what a biblical response would be. At the same time, someone you care about deeply may be awaiting your response. What should you say?

This book was created out of Bob Davies's personal and professional experience and out of Anita Worthen's struggle with her son over these issues. Also drawing on experiences of others, the authors will help you handle your feelings while responding appropriately to your loved one.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Finding out that a child, spouse, relative or friend is homosexual can be an unwelcome surprise. You're hit with a complex combination of emotions - grief, shame, fear, guilt. You are flooded with questions ranging from why to what's next. You wonder what a biblical response would be. At the same time, someone you care about deeply may be awaiting your response. What should you say? Someone I Love Is Gay was created out of Anita Worthen's struggle over these issues with her son and her work with New Hope Ministries in San Rafael, California, and Bob Davies's personal experience and professional experience with Exodus International in Seattle, Washington. Drawing also on the experiences of others, they will help you to handle your feelings while responding appropriately to your loved one.

About the Author

ANITA WORTHEN has been involved with ex-gay ministry to family members and friends since 1994. She and her husband, Frank Worthen, one of the founders of the ex-gay movement, have spoken about homosexual ministry on four continents. They are now retired and living on a farm in Northern California.

BOB DAVIES retired from his position as executive director of Exodus International in 2001. Since then, he has served on the administrative team in the music department at University Presbyterian Church in Seattle, Washington.

Edition details

• Publisher: IVP
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0830819827
• ISBN 13: 9780830819829
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216