
I read it as a girl several times and bought it again recently. This is a genuine coloring devotional with delightful floral borders around scripture from the Gospel. I also expected to read more about the stories of pain, abuse and grave injury that Alan so often heard - the stories that convinced him that Exodus was doing
- Title : My Exodus: From Fear to Grace
- Author : Alan Chambers
- Rating : 4.58 (210 Vote)
- Publish : 2016-12-5
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 224 Pages
- Asin : 0310342481
- Language : English
I read it as a girl several times and bought it again recently. This is a genuine coloring devotional with delightful floral borders around scripture from the Gospel. I also expected to read more about the stories of pain, abuse and grave injury that Alan so often heard - the stories that convinced him that Exodus was doing far more harm than good.I was hopeful that this book might prove to be a tool for helping non-affirming Christian leaders and pastors come to understand the urgent need for Christians to stop being the "velvet brick" that Alan describes in the book, especially when it comes to the LGBT community. The book is a quick read with real life advice on how to approach the subject of generational thinking, family planning, wealth, and harmony. And my bonus is that I can color the pages as I see fit while learning the law!. I am going through a crisis right now so I was not able to really give this the review the attention it deserves but I do give it 5 stars!I live in NYC. My favorite character is Cat, a secondary character, followed by Raven and Morgan. I throughly enjoyed how he assists you in forumlating the properThey married in January 1998 and began a very public journey living their faith and sharing their lives. Alan proposed to Leslie on their first date while both were working for major league baseball great Orel Hershiser and his family. Alan and Leslie now consult and speak in very large and small venues to wide varieties of people including university settings, large organizations and corporations, mega churches, and to individuals with no titles over coffee. Their goal is to reduce fear, establish trust, and inspire hope on both sides of a growing divide for the sake of the Gospel and our cultural common good. They also write at AlanChambers. The Chambers spend the best part of their lives with 8 and 9 year olds, Molly and Isaac in their hometown, historic Winter Park, FloridMy Exodus is a story of courage, truth, and integrity as Alan Chambers, the final president of Exodus International, closes the doors of the organization, along with its premise of change, and embarks on a whole new adventure with his wife, Leslie, of love, grace, acceptance, and inclusion. ( Debra Hirsch, author, Untamed and Redeeming Sex)The Bible says that the truth that you know will set you free, and this is what happened for Alan Chambers when he was challenged by a young gay man in the Exodus International ministry who knew that heterosexual marriage would never be a solution for his life. ( Jenell Paris, professor of anthropology, Messiah College; author, The End of Sexual Identity)Who is spotless in this world except the Lamb of God? Who extends the unmerited favor of grace to all mankind but the Lord? Read this honest, open, personal,And it's a book for everyone who wants to be welcoming and loving to all people without compromising their faith or their biblical theology. And as the former president of the largest ex-gay ministry, Alan knows all the arguments, the concerns, the scriptures, and the heartaches. My Exodus encourages us to look for and affirm the image of God in everyone. Through personal and powerful stories and opening the scriptures, you will come to understand how to love all people and positively engage our culture in the red hot conversations and topics surrounding LGBT and the Church Ultimately, My Exodus equips us all to be better and do better in God-honoring ways. By embracing the idea of loving well because we want to and not because we have to, we will find hope for ourselves, for the Church, and for our world.. It's a reminder that God is still at work and deeply loves his creation. In sharing his own story of being a committed believer who has same sex attractions, autho


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