Bought with a Price: A Gay Christian's Memoir from Porn Sets to Love

by Aaron Crowley

Overview

While doing gay porn, love was a foreign concept to Aaron, but after hearing the words, "Jesus loves you," he questioned everything. The porn industry promised to empower him, but Aaron wondered if he was actually being degraded and exploited. After seeking refuge in the Church, he found that many Christians do not include gay people, like himself, in their worship. Even if they did, many churches didn't have clear teachings on sexual morality, which left Aaron's past vulnerable to exploitation. While wrestling with his past and new faith, Aaron not only finds the strength to overcome trauma through God's power, but he also finds meaningful, romantic love. He now wields his testimony as a weapon against the enemy who once held him in bondage. This bold memoir offers a raw perspective on God's grace to enable all believers to walk in the victory to which they have been called.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781736462621
Publisher:	Revival House Publishing
Publication date:	05/22/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	334
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Aaron Crowley was prostituted in the porn industry, but his world was turned upside down when he heard the voice of God. Now he is an ordained preacher in the Covenant Network--one of the world's largest LGBT+ affirming, charismatic Christian movements--and he travels all over America preaching the Gospel. Crowley lives with his husband in Los Angeles, California.

Table of Contents

Author's Note

Prologue: From The Author's Husband

1. Jesus Loves Gay Porn Stars
2. Pimped Out
3. Asking For It
4. Unwanted
5. The End Of Myself
6. The Opposite Of Love
7. Worth Dying For
8. Born Again
9. Seek, And You Will Find
10. Thirsty
11. Heart Transformation
12. The Fruit
13. The Spirit Of Porn
14. Eunuchs
15. Unless Someone Guides Me
16. Lonely
17. Dignity
18. Glorify God In Your Body
19. The Pretty Woman Mindset
20. Sex-Positive God
21. The Body of Christ
22. Father, Forgive Them
23. A Completely Different Person
24. Sexual Intimacy
25. Finally Home

Epilogue: End the Demand

Endnotes

Acknowledgments 

Editorial Reviews

"Stories like this often go unheard, but we need to hear them. Aaron Crowley's memoir takes us where few have gone, and along the journey, Aaron destroys the misconceptions many of us have about men in pornography. At times heart-wrenching and at times heartwarming, this book will open your eyes to the lasting trauma inflicted on those in pornography and prostitution and the necessity to end the demand for sexual exploitation."

-Dawn Hawkins, Sr. Vice President of National Center on Sexual Exploitation

"This story will bless and shock you. As I read Pastor Aaron's memoir, I laughed, I cried, I felt conviction, and I felt the love of God. When you read this, you will experience the love of God and see firsthand His ability to heal the brokenhearted and set captives free."

-Bishop Randy Morgan, The Covenant Network

"A terrific read illustrating the power of God's redeeming grace, which is available to all who are willing to hear God's whisper of life-giving love, hope and strength. I hope Aaron Crowley's book will lead many to find the courage to live in God's peace, provision and freedom."

-Jane Clementi, cofounder and CEO of Tyler Clementi Foundation

"What a great opportunity to learn and see into a world most of us have no real idea about. This memoir is a journey you must read. We must have a strong reaction! Lives depend on it. Maybe yours."

-Apostle Mike Whited, New Covenant Ministries of Charlotte

"Bought with a Price is a relevant, bold, and timely memoir. This testament of the presence and power of God to transform lives is truly an evangelistic tool for our generation and specifically to our LGBT+ community."

-Apostle Mark LeGear, New Covenant Church of Atlanta

"This book is a work of art! Aaron Crowley manages to showcase the problems with the porn industry and identify the slippery slop many prostituted people find themselves in; all while remaining true to his new identity in Christ. This is a must-read for those struggling with their salvation and in need of encouragement to leave pornography or any sin, knowing that God is grace, and God is love."

-Pastor Tanzanika Ruffin, Esq., attorney who has represented those affected by the sex industry since 2000

"Aaron's journey from exploitation to self-actualization turns a floodlight on the realities of the porn industry and on the nature of the fundamental need for intimacy woven into each of our souls. These are the hard lessons I learned through porn addiction, but told from the other side of the camera and all the more compelling for it. This story shines with real empowerment, profound self-worth, and genuine love. It's the most positive view of sex you'll find."

-Paul Creekmore, former porn user

"I met Aaron Crowley early in 2013 while in Los Angeles during a speaking engagement. It was hard to miss the beautiful and joy-filled young man enthusiastically speaking about and worshiping God. When he spoke of his personal faith, it was clear God had touched him to the core. Bought with a Price offers a transparent lens through which the reader can follow Aaron on his pilgrimage from the profane to the sacred. Though few of us will have plunged into so dark a world as Aaron did, we have each experienced our own entanglements of seemingly hopeless despair. In Aaron's transparent story, we can celebrate that there is hope for all."

-Kathy Baldock, author of Walking the Bridgeless Canyon: Repairing the Breach Between the Church and the LGBT Community

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