Table of Contents
Foreword 9
Introduction: We Understand. … It Would Be Easy to Panic 11
1 Something Beautiful: Why did God make sex? 21
2 Two-Faced: How can a bunch of hypocrites cast the first stone? 33
3 Not the Same: Why is sexual sin different from any other? 43
4 Jesus Is My Homeboy: If he didn't care, why should we? 53
5 Ban All Shrimp: Shouldn't conservatives he consistent in their reading of Scripture? 67
6 Perception and Reality: How can homosexuals trust Christians when they act like a hunch of homophobes? 77
7 Here's the Church, Here's the Steeple: How should my church deal with this issue? 85
8 Spots on the Leopard: Can the gospel transform someone's sexual orientation? 99
9 When Push Comes to Shove: How can we navigate the soon-to-be-everyday issues of living in a gay world? 115
10 Don't Panic: Things might get hard, but we're not alone 135
Appendix: The Watershed 143
Acknowledgments 149
For Further Learning 151
Notes 153