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A Child by Mercy: Out of Darkness and Into God's Grace
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Sexual orientation has become a heated issue in our society. The call for gay rights and the confusion surrounding the church's role in this struggle emulates much of the bewilderment experienced by homosexuals themselves. No one understands this better than Brother Timothy, a man who struggled with his sexual identity and endured social anxiety and addiction for years. Now a Franciscan Friar with the Ecumenical Franciscan Order, Brother Timothy chronicles his extraordinary journey in dealing with his sexual orientation from a difficult childhood, through sexual addiction as an adult, and finally, to the complete surrender of his life to the Lord. Written in four parts, A Child by Mercy reveals Timothy's personal experiences from childhood through adulthood and then digs deeper into the mechanisms, psychology, and spiritual aspects of sexual identity. In addition, Timothy exposes how evangelicals and gay activists have misused key Bible texts to further their agenda, and addresses the politically charged issue of same-sex orientation and the viewpoints of the traditional church and gay rights activists. But above all, he presents foundational principles from God that can help anyone overcome addiction if they will expose their complete heart to the Lord. A moving declaration of hope and healing, A Child by Mercy will draw your heart and soul closer to a radical love for all of God's children through its message of reconciliation.
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| Title of eBook: A Child by Mercy: Out of Darkness and Into God's Grace | |
| Release Date: 06-12-2010 | |
| Publisher: iUniverse.com |
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A Child by Mercy: Out of Darkness and Into God's Grace
Chapter One
Reasons
Childhood
In the Montgomery version of Philippians 4:13, there is a unique view of God's promise that we can be "strong for everything."
"I am strong for everything in Him who gives me strength." (Philippians 4:13 MontgomeryNT)
A tree is planted in 1959, one year after I was born. Ordinary to anyone else who passes by it, this tree is extraordinary to the meaning of my life. It is an Oak tree, placed in the center of our back yard by my maternal grandparents in honor of their first grandchild. Named Timmy's tree under which I fought many a battle with my GI Joe, and built many an imaginary city, filled with my blocks and matchbox cars. This tree is also unique in the way it grew. Where most oak trees establish one central strong trunk that grows straight up, this tree split into two equal trunks early in its growth. I used to marvel at its branches as I lay under it, playing. Branches from one trunk would grow right through the other trunk and out the other side. Both trunks grew straight up, reaching toward the sky, as long as I can remember, as long as I lived at home. The analogy to my life and this tree is quite significant. The duality of good and evil, right and wrong and the struggle that Paul teaches to us in his letter to the Romans in chapter seven seem to be reflected by the DNA of the two trunks. There is a good side to my life, and a bad side, and each reaches toward the other in a struggle for dominance. Some of the branches in my life are there beyond my control, and some are there because I refused the pruning of the Lord, and by the University of Hard
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