Comments on: The Challenge of being Gay

By: Book Review: The Circle Trilogy « Honey and Locusts

Book Review: The Circle Trilogy « Honey and Locusts — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:05:30 +0000

[...] not usually a fan of “Christian fiction” as a genre, but then again, Dekker himself challenges the use of that term to describe his writing. Last week I actually re-read the trilogy — the books are individually [...]

By: sex_boy

sex_boy — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:49:58 +0000

i am richmond i am 20yrs i live in ghana i am looking for a man how can make me make me fill like man …………

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:50:00 +0000

This isn’t quite the right blog post for my question, but it fits in: I’m working on an academic project in which I’ll be looking at the differences between Blink and In the Blink of an Eye. It seems that the revised version of the book is less “evangelical” than the first version. Is there any chance of getting a comment from Ted on this, maybe even a list of the specific changes? (I’m having trouble locating a copy of the older version in Switzerland.)

By: Scared to Death

Scared to Death — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:19:16 +0000

My heart was beating out of my chest when I started thinking my favorite author was a homosexual…. glad i read on. WHEW!

By: Joshua

Joshua — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:35:08 +0000

http://confessionsyoungpreacher.blogspot.com/

By: Joshua

Joshua — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:34:52 +0000

I believe this is the part where most people never define what they talk about. I believe clear definition and not just label separation will clear problems up and help people see the truth.We explain scriptural what we believe and be clear. But most people including myself are lazy when it comes to explanation. I hope to improve on this but clear scriptural explanations will help.I wrote a blog about being gay also if your interested check it out.

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:04:31 +0000

While “gay” in the title was a vehicle for something bigger, I do find this verse terribly interesting for a bunch of reasons…
MT 19:11 Jesus replied, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. For some are eunuchs because they were born that way; others were made that way by men; and others have renounced marriage because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:42:44 +0000

It’s a “Paulism” isnt it to slip into the terms of the hearer? I hope so, because it’s how I try to be. Perhaps some of that comes from reading your novels… some of it from English author Adrian Plass and most from being a mum to an 18 year spread of children. I loathe cliche and I loathe the ‘in’ talk… when you can tell what course people have done that then provides a measure of their vocabulary. (Which I might only know because I have done those courses too - not bagging the content [context] just the inability to incorporate those things into our selves). Cliches are so because of their depth of meaning but the familiarity of them IS contemptuous and a loss to the hearer for not grapsing their import. LEarning in recent years a little more of “Christian” history - much very unglorious - I do struggle to call myself Christian when the association of the word is so tainted, yet my love for God and the work of His Living WOrd has deepened and broadened beyond measure. Also born on a mission field within cooee of headhunters (New Guinea)and raised in church (Australia) my church speak is pretty fluent, but even in talking with the other Churchese I want to know Him more and help in what ever way I might to help others go deeper and using different frames and words encourages that thought more in both myself and the people we spend time with. We need to speak the language of the hearer, increasing their understanding, from their yardstick in ways that help them disconnect from their preheld ideas of what the certain words mean.
My new-age spirit-guided friend nods her head in agreement at the words “heaven and hell, sin and redemtion”. Her concept is not the Biblical one but she doesnt know it till I tell her - she assumes we mean the same thing.
Part of my adventure is discovering that.

By: R. E. Marks

R. E. Marks — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:14:16 +0000

That really is a humdinger of a question. It is really tragic the way our culture twists the meaning of words.

By: Victoria Ozidu

Victoria Ozidu — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:40:12 +0000

Recently in my fellowship at school we discussed sexual purity and we talked about some of the things we watch, see or hear that make us sexually impure. Suprsingly, some of the guys mentioned some Christian novels as arousing sexual feelings in them. I’ve not read Boneman’s daughters but wit wot I’v heard, I’m a trifle scared to read it. I think Christian writers have to be really careful to ensure that what they write is totally edifying. I think there should be boundaries to what kind of language is used- a sort of fence so that people do not lose sight of d real msg. Of course, not everybody might be pleased wit all you write but I want you to listen to God’s opinion on the matter. Before any book goes to print, examine it carefully and ask urself; does it really glorify God? If it does, go on ahead and publish it.