Colleen

Solid advice for Christians facing gender incongruence

Revisado: 12-06-23

There is so very much to absorb. I’ve listened to this book twice and I’m now working through the paper version.

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Inspiring analogy

Revisado: 07-10-21

I was inspired by C.S. Lewis’ writings. I loved how he used the example of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress to create this story.

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A well told story

Revisado: 03-25-19

I liked the story. it helped me understand how a new immigrant feels about coming to America and the cultural turmoil that goes along with it. The transitions between first person characters took me a few minutes to adjust to. The sexual encounter detracted from the story, which is why I gave a 3 star overall rating.

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A superb story well told!

Revisado: 03-25-19

A thoroughly engaging biography told in first person. It tells of adventure, passion, intellect and love. It brought me to tears and left me wanting.

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The experience of being Christian and Transgender

Revisado: 12-24-18

Our popular media would have us believe that all transgender people are liberal activists who demand acceptance from all corners of society. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Most transgender people want to live peaceful, quiet lives. For the transgender Christian, who is theologically and socially conservative and accepts the Word of God as the Word of God, simply living a quiet, peaceful life is very difficult. They do not want to “demand” acceptance, nor be a disruption in their congregation.

There’s an old saying which says, “The Christian army is the only army that shoots its wounded”. Instead of trying to provide spiritual first aid to a hurting brother or sister, many conservative Christians wound them further, or kill them. To be fair, these well-meaning Christians may feel that, based on their understanding and interpretation of Scripture, they are administering “tough love” to the wounded saint. The reality is that they drive a spike through the heart of the wounded saint and drive them from the Church. They seem to bar the door to the church to those who aren’t like them or whom they disapprove of, ignoring the words of Jesus, when He says, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

Laurie Scott tells her heart-wrenching story of her desire to serve the Lord, serve His Church and be in communion with a community of Believers. What she found was almost a “bait and switch” environment, where she was initially accepted, then wounded with cut after cut after cut, until she was compelled to flee from the communion of saints.

The good news is that she was led to a congregation where she found a pastor and a congregation who love (agapē) her and allow her to serve the Lord and His Church.

Many Christians are quick to recite the Scripture passage in John 3:16, where our Lord says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” They should go to the next verse and memorize the rest of what Jesus of Nazareth said: “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”

Be prepared with a box of tissue paper close at hand when you start hearing Laurie’s passionate and gripping story.

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