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u/themsc190 · 8 pointsr/GayChristians

Welcome! We’re glad you’re here as well. It’s a great community, and I’ve grown so much from it. And I’m so glad folks in your new church are so friendly!

In terms of resources, I’d definitely encourage you to check out the Resources page over in /r/OpenChristian. Reading the Bible is tough, but there are ways to make it a little easier. I’d recommend an academic study Bible, like the Harper Collins Study Bible or the Oxford Annotated Study Bible, which have notes to contextualize and explain confusing concepts. (Be wary of some study bibles, because lots of them just promote fundamentalism under the guise of scholarship.) My suggestion on where is start is the Gospel of Mark, which is the oldest story of Jesus that we have in the Bible, and it is short, just about the length of a short story. If you try to read from front to back, it’s easy to get bored or lose track. Most Bible reading plans actually recommend jumping around!

I’ll highlight a couple resources from that list that you might like. If you’re interested in queer readings of the Bible, QueerTheology.com has a weekly podcast that’s just like 7 minutes long, which is a good place to get introduced to some techniques for reading the Bible as an LGBTQ person.

Two books that might interest you are Jennifer Knapp’s Facing the Music and Vicky Beeching’s Undivided, which are memoirs from lesbian Christians who were in the Christian music scene and subsequently came out.

If you have any more questions or want any more recommendations, feel free to ask or PM me! Peace!

u/3eemo · 1 pointr/GayChristians

There’s a book I just found out about called “Unashamed,” I haven’t read it but it might be worth your time it’s about this topic specifically

Here’s a link

But since you’re coming out tommorow it might be to late to order it. Still coming out is a long process (after 12 years maybe I’m still doing it!)and whatever you can read to help you can be of use.

As per the event itself what can I say?

Be strong and pray, God is with you in this we are to worship him in spirit and in truth and God wants us to live in our truth.

So live and be true to yourself and may your Dad hear the voice of the Holy Spirit through your words

God bless

u/KarthusWins · 2 pointsr/GayChristians

I know you submitted this post about a month ago, but I might as well give you some advice, since I went through something very similar at the start of my college years.

I suggest acquiring some good reading material and passing these books around your family to help them better understand your perspective and same-sex relationships in general. The book that I appreciated reading the most at the time of my coming out was What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality by Daniel Helminiak. It helped my entire family understand what I was going through, and it cleared up a few misconceptions that they had about the gay "lifestyle."

There are a plethora of other books out there if that one doesn't do the trick. I hope you find peace of mind and spirit. God Bless.

u/SoWhatDidIMiss · 2 pointsr/GayChristians

So first off, congratulations man!

Second, I do think some non Christian premarital gay counseling exists, but I'm unsure where.

Third -- and more to your question about what others chose to do -- two of my favorite bloggers are Dave and Tino Khalaf. Their blog is called Modern Kinship. Some stuff they post to Patheos and some of it to their own site, you'll find them.

They've been married just over a year. When they were engaged, they couldn't find any counseling resources for gay christians, so they started their blog both to talk through things intentionally but also to begin building a resource for others. (A few months ago they made a giant resource list on their Patheos page, and their gay Christian marriage resource list is still woefully short.) Some of it is personal and most of it is really rich reflection on gay relationships from a Christian perspective. I highly recommend it. You might even reach out to them directly for suggestions; one of them works for a national organization and might have local suggestions. But also, you might want to do something like this. Both of them are professional writers, so a blog made sense. But you can certainly navigate your own counseling of sorts!

Finally, the Khalafs recommend this devotional book. It is not aimed at gay couples but the authors are affirming and the language of the book may be inclusive. They found it helpful.

u/ilikegays123 · 6 pointsr/GayChristians

There are actually MANY resources available to you fortunately! There are many people in the same position that you are in who find they can live a life of being themselves while still believing and following Jesus and the teachings of Christianity. To help your search, I would suggest making a profile and putting yourself out there/ checking out this website:

https://www.gaychristian.net/

As well as reading up on the book titled "Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate" by Justin Lee.

(http://www.amazon.com/Torn-Rescuing-Gospel-Gays-vs-Christians-Debate/dp/1455514306)

His book makes a way for there to be a healthy conversation between different groups who believe it is OK to be gay and christian in a loving, committed same sex relationship (the "side A" field) and those who believe it is OK to be gay and christian, as long as the gay person is celibate (the "side B" people)...

There is a facebook group that you can join who have been connected through the gay christian website network... just put yourself out there and there are many opportunities for connection!

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/GayChristians

There's a Bible called the Queen James Bible. It's basically the KJV, but follows a more LGBT friendly interpretation and translation of key verses than most Bibles do. However, it doesn't come in a study Bible form, and it's not sold by a major publisher to my knowledge, so I don't want to vouch for it too much. https://www.amazon.com/Queen-James-Bible-God/dp/0615724531

One review by someone named Matthew reads:

> You can ignore most of the 1 and 2 star reviews. Most of them are "unverified purchases" (i.e. they actually haven't bought the book) who are upset that there's a Bible that doesn't hate queer people as much as they do.

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>In my opinion, this version of the bible is... okay. As they state in the introduction, it's literally just a King James Bible with eight key passages reinterpreted. Granted, those passages are important and they give an in-depth explanation as to why they believe their changes are correct, but if you already have a KJV then you'll probably be better off just searching what the alterations are and making your own notes.

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>This is just a minor nitpick but I find the coffee-table-book size to be a bit overwhelming. It would be nice if there was a small version available. As it stands, this isn't the kind of bible you carry around with you which is a shame.

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That's the best I've got for you, though. I know the CEB translation has a Women's Bible with a focus on giving their interpretations a bit more of a feminist lens, but I don't know where it stands on LGBT issues.

If that doesn't fulfill your needs, though, I'm going to suggest using a website like http://hoperemainsonline.com/ in conjunction with the study Bible of your choosing. The unfortunate fact of the matter is a lot of people who publish translations of Scriptures and interpret them in study Bibles choose to only look at them in a black and white way and assert anti-LGBT sentiment. It's hard to find a study Bible that's explicitly LGBT-affirming.

u/thenerdygeek · 2 pointsr/GayChristians

Hey, gay and catholic here. What you're seeing is part of the picture. The reason for the opposition to gay marriage is not so much that it's "not normal", but rather that the church has a very specific definition of marriage as a theological concept - the permanent union of one man and one women. That definition can't change (not just won't, but can't). This is the underlying idea behind side B theology.

However, I won't try to explain it that much myself - there are many people much better than me at that, and they often do a better job of elaborating on this specific issue than the all-encompassing Theology of the Body. As a starting point, I particularly recommend that you check out Fr. Mike Schmitz's Made for Love or at least watch this talk he gave on the subject. I can dig up some more resources, too, if you're interested.

u/jimmybob479 · 2 pointsr/GayChristians

Background: I knew I was gay since around 5 years old, at 13 actively tried becoming straight through the ex gay movement and it accelerated into college (prayer, counseling, courses, books). I never ran into a gay Christian that expressed to me I could be interpreting the verses wrong until I started reading other gay Christian authors and the book that really changed my view was a short book going over the clobber passages. Someone else mentioned a book called unclobber which I need to read but this is the one that taught me. The Bible, Christianity, & Homosexuality https://www.amazon.com/dp/1438249616/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_L-kSCb0F2JFRZ

Happily a gay Christian now :)

u/gnurdette · 5 pointsr/GayChristians

I'm a Christian because Jesus' disciples testified that he rose from the dead, and nothing the right wing does can change that.

Sounds like you've exposed yourself thoroughly to the ugliest vision of Christianity. Time to counterbalance that with a better version. I'm currently reading Things Hidden by Richard Rohr and want to plug it to anybody. His support for LGBT people is only a small part of the book, but the point is that he's got a whole different way of seeing God and scripture than the way that's been hurting you - a much more faithful vision.

u/NerdBird49 · 2 pointsr/GayChristians

To Melt a Golden Calf is a book that may be helpful! Not sure what kind of sources you're needing, but it's a good one.