Embracing Pride

Embracing Pride

Author: Robert Bradley

Publisher: Interactive Media Licensing

Published: 2023-06-04

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13:

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Embracing Pride: A Guide to Supporting Your LGBTQ+ Child. Discovering that your child identifies as gay is a profound moment in the journey of parenthood. It is a moment that may bring a mix of emotions, from uncertainty and fear to love and acceptance. As a parent, your unconditional love and unwavering support are crucial in helping your child navigate their own path of self-discovery and embrace their authentic identity. In this book, we embark on a journey of understanding, compassion, and growth. We explore the unique experiences, challenges, and triumphs that come with having a gay child. We delve into the emotions, questions, and concerns that may arise as a parent, and we offer guidance and insights to help you navigate this uncharted territory. This book is a testament to the strength, resilience, and boundless love of parents who find themselves on this journey. It is a tribute to the power of parental love, which transcends societal expectations and embraces the unique journey of each child. Through the heartfelt stories and experiences shared within these pages, we gain a deeper understanding of the transformative power of love, acceptance, and support in the lives of our LGBTQ+ children. To those who may be embarking on this journey for the first time, this book serves as a guide and a source of comfort. It provides valuable insights, practical advice, and reassurance that you are not alone. It offers a safe space to explore your emotions, address your concerns, and find the strength and courage to support your child unconditionally. To those who have yet to fully understand the experiences of having a gay child, this book invites you to open your hearts and minds. It provides an opportunity to challenge preconceived notions, biases, and prejudices, and to embrace the beauty and diversity of human identity. It offers a chance to recognize the immense love and joy that comes from accepting and celebrating our children for who they truly are. Above all, this book is a celebration of the incredible journey that unfolds when we choose love over fear and acceptance over judgment. It is a celebration of the incredible resilience, courage, and authenticity of our LGBTQ+ children who, despite societal challenges, have embraced their true selves. It is a celebration of the transformative power of parental love and support in empowering our children to live authentically and proudly. As you embark on this journey through the pages of this book, may you find solace, inspiration, and a renewed sense of purpose. May you discover the incredible strength within you to be the unwavering support that your child needs. May you embrace the beauty of diversity and celebrate the profound impact that having a gay child can have on your own growth as a parent and as an individual. With an open heart and a deep commitment to fostering love, acceptance, and understanding, let us embark on this transformative journey together. May we create a world where every child feels seen, heard, and cherished for exactly who they are, and may our collective efforts lead to a more inclusive and compassionate society.


Embracing Obscurity

Embracing Obscurity

Author: Anonymous

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 2012-10

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1433677814

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Argues for a life based on humility, service, and sacrifice instead of the accepted worldview of a life valuing fame and recognition.


Awakening from Anxiety

Awakening from Anxiety

Author: Connie L. Habash

Publisher: Mango Media Inc.

Published: 2019-08-15

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 164250081X

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Use this spiritual guide to equip yourself with the tools needed to tear down anxiety and build inner peace. Spiritual people often find that their own expectations of living a life dedicated to a higher power makes them more susceptible to high-functioning anxiety. Sometimes, traditional relaxation techniques either do not work, don’t last, or, in some cases, actually increase their anxiety. Psychotherapist, yoga teacher, and interfaith minister Rev. Connie L. Habash has helped hundreds of spiritual people overcome fear and anxiety, regain happiness, and feel calmer. In over twenty-five years as a counselor helping spiritual people overcome anxiety, Rev. Connie has taught that it takes more than chanting mantras, stretching, or relaxation techniques to calm anxiety. It requires a transformation in perception, moment-to-moment body awareness, and a conscious response to thoughts and emotions. Awakening from Anxiety provides valuable psycho-spiritual tools to deepen spiritual awakening and calm fears:Learn what anxiety is and when it becomes a problemUnderstand the six mistakes spiritual people make that increase anxietyDiscover the seven keys to a more calm, confident, courageous lifeKnow how to break through the old patterns of stress, worry, and fear into a new perception of your true selfExplore spiritual principles and yoga philosophy to cultivate inner peace If you enjoyed Stop Anxiety from Stopping You and First, We Make the Beast Beautiful, Awakening from Anxiety will take your healing and renewal from anxiety to the next level. “A book I will recommend to many for both practical advice and spiritual insights for handling stress, worry, and anxiety.”?Becca Anderson, author of Prayers for Calm


A Positive View of LGBTQ

A Positive View of LGBTQ

Author: Ellen D.B. Riggle

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2011-12-16

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1442212837

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A Positive View of LGBTQ starts a new conversation about the strengths and benefits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGTBQ) identities. Positive LGBTQ identities are affirmed through inspiring firsthand accounts. Focusing on how LGTBQ-identified individuals can cultivate a sense of wellbeing and a personal identity that allows them to flourish in all areas of life, the authors explore a variety of themes. Through personal stories from people with a variety of backgrounds and gender and sexual identities, readers will learn more about expressing gender and sexuality; creating strong and intimate relationships; exploring unique perspectives on empathy, compassion, and social justice; belonging to communities and acting as role models and mentors; and, enjoying the benefits of living an authentic life. Providing exercises in each chapter, the book offers those who identify as LGBTQ and those who support and love them, as well as those seeking to better understand them, an opportunity to explore and appreciate these identities.


Messy Grace

Messy Grace

Author: Caleb Kaltenbach

Publisher: WaterBrook

Published: 2015-10-20

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1601427379

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Sometimes, grace gets messy. Caleb Kaltenbach was raised by LGBT parents, marched in gay pride parades as a youngster, and experienced firsthand the hatred and bitterness of some Christians toward his family. But then Caleb surprised everyone, including himself, by becoming a Christian…and a pastor. Very few issues in Christianity are as divisive as the acceptance of the LGBT community in the church. As a pastor and as a person with beloved family members living a gay lifestyle, Caleb had to face this issue with courage and grace. Messy Grace shows us that Jesus’s command to “love your neighbor as yourself” doesn’t have an exception clause for a gay “neighbor”—or for that matter, any other “neighbor” we might find it hard to relate to. Jesus was able to love these people and yet still hold on to his beliefs. So can you. Even when it’s messy. “Messy Grace is an important contribution to the conversation about sexual identity for churches and leaders. Caleb's story is surprising and unique, and he weaves it together compellingly. He states his views clearly, leaves room for disagreement, and champions love no matter where you are in this conversation.” —Jud Wilhite, Sr. Pastor, Central Christian Church


Stone Butch Blues

Stone Butch Blues

Author: Leslie Feinberg

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13: 1459608453

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Published in 1993, this brave, original novel is considered to be the finest account ever written of the complexities of a transgendered existence. Woman or man? Thats the question that rages like a storm around Jess Goldberg, clouding her life and her identity. Growing up differently gendered in a blue--collar town in the 1950s, coming out as a butch in the bars and factories of the prefeminist 60s, deciding to pass as a man in order to survive when she is left without work or a community in the early 70s. This powerful, provocative and deeply moving novel sees Jess coming full circle, she learns to accept the complexities of being a transgendered person in a world demanding simple explanations: a he-she emerging whole, weathering the turbulence.


Is God anti-gay?

Is God anti-gay?

Author: Sam Allberry

Publisher: The Good Book Company

Published: 2013-07-01

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 1909559318

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A practical and sensitive exploration of the Bible's teaching on homosexuality. A practical and sensitive exploration of the Bible's teaching on homosexuality. It's the hot topic of the moment. Christians, the church and the Bible seem to be out of step with modern attitudes towards homosexuality. And there is growing hostility towards those who hold a different view to the culture's. So is God homophobic? And how do we relate to both Christians and non-Christians who experience same-sex attraction? In this short, simple book, Sam Allberry wants to help confused Christians understand what God has said about these questions in the scriptures. Drawing on his own experience, he offers a positive and liberating way forward through the debate. This revised and updated version includes answers to some new questions, including: * Should Christians attend gay weddings? * Isn't the Christian view of sexuality dangerous and harmful? * Is it sinful to experience same-sex attraction?


Embracing Love

Embracing Love

Author: Nathan Albert

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780996632706

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In 2010, Nathan Albert stood with his friends along the Chicago Pride Parade route, bearing signs of apology on behalf of Christians who had failed to represent Christ's love to the LGBT community. Little did he know that millions around the world would soon see him captured in an iconic photograph, hugging a man in his underwear.


Embracing Love

Embracing Love

Author: Nathan Albert

Publisher: Read the Spirit Books

Published: 2016-05-15

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1942011288

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Nathan Albert stood with friends along the Chicago Pride Parade route, bearing signs of apology on behalf of Christians who had failed to represent Christ’s love to the LGBTQ community. Little did he know that millions around the world would soon see him captured in an iconic photograph hugging a man in his underwear. Embracing Love is the story behind that photograph, the story of a musical theatre actor turned pastor who shares personal and pastoral stories of the LGBTQ community. He invites readers past the intimidation of controversy for the sake of embracing people with the love of Jesus.


Love Boldly

Love Boldly

Author: Becky Mackintosh

Publisher: Cedar Fort

Published: 2019-09-10

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781462135943

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