Additional Resources on Sexuality, Sexual Brokenness and Healing

This is a tough topic to try to cover in one message, so here are some additional resources. This is not comprehensive. It's only a starting place. I haven't thoroughly vetted all of the resources, and I'm neither an expert on this nor versed on all the ins and outs, so proceed with caution.

On sex/sexuality as a gift from God:

• My absolute favorite book on this topic is Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity by Lauren F. Winner. This is a great book that is both intellectually stimulating and personal.

On biblical interpretation and homosexuality:

• This book is long, detailed and expensive, but it's the most definitive, biblical and thorough study to date of the biblical evidence: The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics by Robert A.J. Gagnon. 
• Here's a resource by the same author that addresses five key issues of interpretation regarding what the Bible says about homosexuality. I think you'll find this very illuminating and helpful: "What the Evidence Really Says about Scripture and Homosexual Practice: Five Issues" by Robert A. J. Gagnon, Ph.D: Download

On a biblical approach to issues regarding homosexuality:

• I found this article very helpful (even though the "current" in the title refers to 1995): Homosexuality: Current Thinking and Biblical Guidelines by Ed Welch.
• I can't recommend enough the chapter on "Homosexual Marriage as a Challenge to the Church: Biblical and Cultural Reflections" in Sex and the Supremacy of Christ, edited by John Piper and Justin Taylor. 
• This book was highly recommended to me by someone I trust who is well informed on this topic: The Complete Christian Guide to Understanding Homosexuality: A Biblical and Compassionate Response to Same-Sex Attraction by Joe Dallas and Nancy Heche.
• One of our staff members found this book very helpful in helping others who are struggling with same-sex attraction issues: Homosexuality and the Christian: A Guide for Parents, Pastors, and Friends by Mark A. Yarhouse.

On parenting issues regarding homosexuality and same-sex attraction: 

• "The Words No Parent Wants to Hear" by Tim Geiger
• "My son is gay. Should I try to make him change or accept him as he is?" Video answer by John Townsend.
• See Yarhouse above.

Ministries that focus on help and healing for sexual brokenness:

• Several men from our church are involved in the local chapter of The Sampson Society. The Samson Society is about more than sexual brokenness, but it's a great place to pursue help and healing for it. Check out what it's all about here.
• Outpost Ministries
• Faithful and True