Straightened A Kennedy Stern Christian Suspense Novel Volume 4 (Audible Audio Edition) Alana Terry K L Douglass Books
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A teenage boy begging God to make him straight. An evangelical father refusing to accept his son is gay. A college sophomore who could never predict the dangers about to overtake her and the ones she loves.
Straightened A Kennedy Stern Christian Suspense Novel Volume 4 (Audible Audio Edition) Alana Terry K L Douglass Books
This book is extremely well-written, and ends on a good note. In many ways it deserves 5 stars (as I have given the first three in the series). I respect Alana Terry's efforts to address the issue of homosexuality from several angles. In this day and age, it is not easy. She was very respectful, and I appreciated that. She artfully put characters of differing views together. I wish our politicians were that gracious. The plot of the story was extremely exciting! I think my favorite character was Woong! What a riot!As a Christian novel, I felt the issue of homosexuality was presented in too neutral of a way. I can sort of understand that, because it can be a sticky issue. The character of Noah Abernathy, or Nick's sister Lessa (who is referred to, but does not appear in the story) could be just like real people we know, who may have same-sex attractions. These people should be loved. At the same time, while we are unconditionally loving these people, we also need to hold to a biblical worldview, like Pastor Carl and Sandy seem to. I think Pastor Carl and Sandy handled the situation with their foster son Guy correctly. They loved him and his partner, and welcomed them into their lives. They simply refused to be involved in the wedding. The gay couple then acted like spoiled brats and cut them off. Pastor Carl and Sandy were completely in the right. Guy and his lover were demanding they change their convictions, and NO ONE has a right to ask that of any of us. I felt a little uncomfortable at the end of the story when they have Guy over. I'm glad they tried again to reach out. But I couldn't tell if they were taking on blame for how they had initially handled things. They had been right at the time. It was Guy who slammed the door on them in the past. I also thought it was pretty nervy for Guy to have taught his little boy that Pastor Carl and Sandy were mad at him for marrying his lover. I never saw any evidence that they were mad. I sort of felt Pastor Carl sold out a little bit in his closing prayer. I'll also add I was disappointed in Nick's character. For someone who obviously loves the Lord and knows the Bible, he doesn't have a biblical view on this.
I do not claim to understand homosexuality perfectly. I can't begin to imagine what it feels like to have same-sex attractions, even if it goes against the person's beliefs. I don't know much about ex-gay counseling. What I do know is that homosexuality is stated as a sin in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. I know Jesus said that marriage is between a man and a woman (Matthew 19:5). Nowhere in scripture is allowance made for homosexual relationships. However, there are times when certain people are called to singleness. Perhaps some of them have same-sex attractions, and God is asking them not to act on them. We are all called to deny ourselves, take up our crosses daily, and follow Jesus. Some people's crosses might be same-sex attraction that God is calling them to surrender, just like unmarried heterosexual people are called to be chaste, and married people are called to be faithful to their spouse. I definitely believe people struggling with homosexuality should experience love from God's people, and from their families. They should be supported in their struggles, but also be so loved that they are told the truth.
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Straightened A Kennedy Stern Christian Suspense Novel Volume 4 (Audible Audio Edition) Alana Terry K L Douglass Books Reviews
This next Kennedy Stern novel proves again that Alana Terry is unafraid to handle controversial topics, topics that even long time evangelicals widely disagree about. And which many people struggle to understand. Noah is a teenage boy who reveals his homosexuality to his parents, and his father completely flips out. That's just the beginning of a novel that includes arson and murder (who commits the arson and who murders or gets murdered you'll have to read the book to discover. I can promise you a page turner. Again this author handles a controversial subject with tact and loving kindness. I strongly recommend this novel to anyone who has struggled with this issue of homosexuality vs. heterosexuality, which I think one way or another includes most people. She comes to no resolution. That's perhaps not a resolution humans are fully equipped to deal with. She does, however, treat the subject and individuals with respect and love. I received a free copy for an honest review.
I love that Alana Terry isn't afraid to tackle topics that make people like me want to run and hide! It helps us to deal with important issues from the safety of our armchair. But I imagine she would like for it to lead to real-life dialogue with real, live people.
Straightened illustrates a broad spectrum of beliefs about homosexuality, most from within the Christian community. Questions from 'does same-sex attraction make someone gay?' to 'is being gay even unbiblical?' Without drawing conclusions, Alana poses questions that the heroine, Kennedy, is forced to grapple with (and therefore so is the reader!). I love the way her books sharpen the reader. And sharpening can be a little painful- but absolutely necessary if we aren't afraid to truly pursue Truth without fear.
I believe a scene toward the end of the book paints a beautiful picture of community and love as Jesus intended, where people from all walks of life can show genuine love toward one another.
Wherever you are on the homosexuality debate, I think you will come away from this book feeling as if you had caught a glimpse of the thoughts of people with different viewpoints, and maybe gain a little empathy that could go a long way toward helping meaningful, loving dialogue to take place with the goal of glorifying God.
I just wrote a review for this book, but then somehow the internet went out and my computer didn't save it....
Overall this book wasn't quite as fast-paced as some of the other ones in the series, nor did I think the plot was quite as well worked out as the first two. The character development was great once again though, and I really enjoyed diving back into Kennedy's world. She thinks and reasons so differently from me, so it's always interesting to read from her perspective.
Woong, the adopted son of Kennedy's friends was really well written. He annoyed me quite a bit, which was actually impressive. I could TOTALLY imagine it happening. He was such a real character that I found myself thinking I should be having patience with him instead of being annoying. (Meaning, the writing was impressive.)
As for the "controversial" part of the book - well, there was plenty of that. Miss Alana did a fantastic job of portraying various sides of gay-issues in this book. I obviously didn't agree with most of the sides, but I thought they were well-written and asked a LOT of questions that Christians should be thinking through. It made me want to study the subject more.
This book is extremely well-written, and ends on a good note. In many ways it deserves 5 stars (as I have given the first three in the series). I respect Alana Terry's efforts to address the issue of homosexuality from several angles. In this day and age, it is not easy. She was very respectful, and I appreciated that. She artfully put characters of differing views together. I wish our politicians were that gracious. The plot of the story was extremely exciting! I think my favorite character was Woong! What a riot!
As a Christian novel, I felt the issue of homosexuality was presented in too neutral of a way. I can sort of understand that, because it can be a sticky issue. The character of Noah Abernathy, or Nick's sister Lessa (who is referred to, but does not appear in the story) could be just like real people we know, who may have same-sex attractions. These people should be loved. At the same time, while we are unconditionally loving these people, we also need to hold to a biblical worldview, like Pastor Carl and Sandy seem to. I think Pastor Carl and Sandy handled the situation with their foster son Guy correctly. They loved him and his partner, and welcomed them into their lives. They simply refused to be involved in the wedding. The gay couple then acted like spoiled brats and cut them off. Pastor Carl and Sandy were completely in the right. Guy and his lover were demanding they change their convictions, and NO ONE has a right to ask that of any of us. I felt a little uncomfortable at the end of the story when they have Guy over. I'm glad they tried again to reach out. But I couldn't tell if they were taking on blame for how they had initially handled things. They had been right at the time. It was Guy who slammed the door on them in the past. I also thought it was pretty nervy for Guy to have taught his little boy that Pastor Carl and Sandy were mad at him for marrying his lover. I never saw any evidence that they were mad. I sort of felt Pastor Carl sold out a little bit in his closing prayer. I'll also add I was disappointed in Nick's character. For someone who obviously loves the Lord and knows the Bible, he doesn't have a biblical view on this.
I do not claim to understand homosexuality perfectly. I can't begin to imagine what it feels like to have same-sex attractions, even if it goes against the person's beliefs. I don't know much about ex-gay counseling. What I do know is that homosexuality is stated as a sin in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. I know Jesus said that marriage is between a man and a woman (Matthew 195). Nowhere in scripture is allowance made for homosexual relationships. However, there are times when certain people are called to singleness. Perhaps some of them have same-sex attractions, and God is asking them not to act on them. We are all called to deny ourselves, take up our crosses daily, and follow Jesus. Some people's crosses might be same-sex attraction that God is calling them to surrender, just like unmarried heterosexual people are called to be chaste, and married people are called to be faithful to their spouse. I definitely believe people struggling with homosexuality should experience love from God's people, and from their families. They should be supported in their struggles, but also be so loved that they are told the truth.
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