{"product_id":"washed-and-waiting-wesley-hill-9780310534198","title":"Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWesley Hill's personal experiences and biblical reflections offer insight into how a nonpracticing gay Christian can \"prove, live out, and celebrate\" the grace of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many who are on this path, it's a lonely one. The reality of loneliness and isolation of the celibate homosexual Christian is something that Hill lives and takes seriously in his pursuit of the gospel-centered life. To those on a similar journey, it's often a life of uncertainties and questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWashed and Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e, Hill explores the three main struggles that have been part of his daily effort to live faithfully: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat exactly does the gospel demand of gay and lesbian Christians, and how can it enable them to fulfill its commands?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do Christians who experience homoerotic desires live with the loneliness such desires entail? Is there any relief for it? What comfort does the gospel offer?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan those of us who struggle with homosexuality please God and truly experience his pleasure in the midst of sexual brokenness?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterspersed throughout these main sections are character sketches and stories of people who have experienced this journey's trials and triumphs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHill offers wise counsel that is biblically faithful, theologically serious, and oriented to the life and practice of the church. As a celibate gay Christian, he gives us a glimpse of what it looks like to wrestle firsthand with God's \"No\" to same-sex sexual intimacy and contemplate serious and difficult questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wesley Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0310534194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780310534198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zondervan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Wesley Hill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048619667711,"sku":"9780310534198","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e15f44af-bdd2-4453-81c4-75d4245111d5.jpg?v=1684996830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/washed-and-waiting-wesley-hill-9780310534198","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}