LEADERSHIP asked its consulting editors and editorial advisers to suggest resources on sexual dilemmas. Their recommendations:
“Broken Vows: How to Put the Pieces of a Marriage Back Together” by Les Carter; Thomas Nelson, 1991 ” … examines the roots of infidelity and charts a course for marital reconciliation by facing deception, rebuilding trust, and working through pain to forgiveness.” –Luder Whitlock, president, Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi.
“Eros Defiled: The Christian & Sexual Sin” by John White; InterVarsity, 1977 ” … read the last chapter on how local churches can be healing instruments in confronting people in sin.” –Donald L. Bubna, pastor-at-large, the Christian & Missionary Alliance.
“Eros Redeemed: Breaking the Stranglehold of Sexual Sin” by John White; InterVarsity, 1993 ” … gets at the heart of God’s redemption in our sexual lives … a book of hope in a sexually confused age.” –Gladys Hunt, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
“Generation to Generation” by Edwin H. Friedman; Guildford Press, 1986 ” … a must for pastors to sort out life–theirs and others! It’s a ‘lifer book’ to keep on ‘the top 25.'” –Dennis N. Baker, general director, CBAmerica.
“Healing the Wounded:The Costly Love of Church Discipline” by John White & Ken Blue; InterVarsity, 1992 ” … the most loving, practical, and biblical book I know on the subject.”–Donald L. Bubna.
“Intended for Pleasure” by Ed and Gaye Wheat; Baker, 1981 “Specific advice on sex in marriage.” –Haddon Robinson, Professor of Preaching, Gordon-***Conwell Theological Seminary.
“Loving Your Marriage Enough to Protect It” by Jerry B. Jenkins; Moody, 1993 ” … shows us what ‘prevention’ looks like in marriage.” –Donald L. Bubna.
“The Myth of the Greener Grass” by J. Allan Petersen; Tyndale House, 1991 “A practical and biblical approach to extramarital affairs–tender but tough.” –Warren Wiersbe, writer and conference speaker living in Lincoln, Nebraska.
“Perils of Power” by Richard Exley; Honor Books, 1988 “Adultery is looked at as a spiritual problem but also seen as more than that.” –Haddon Robinson.
“Setting Love in Order–Hope and Healing for the Homosexual” by Mario Bergner; Baker, 1995 ” … provides insights for other ministers on guiding men out of a homosexual lifestyle and into a productive relationship with Christ.” –Marlene LeFever, manager of curriculum services, Cook Communications Ministries.
” … for those suffering from any sexual dysfunction and for those who minister to the sexually broken.” –William C. Frey, president, Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry.
“Sex in the Forbidden Zone” by Peter Rutter; Fawcett, 1991 “We are requiring all our chaplains to read it.” –Dennis Baker.
” … examines insightfully why professionals in positions of authority become sexually involved with their patients, clients, or parishioners.” –Luder Whitlock.
“The Sexual Man–Masculinity without Guilt” by Archibald D. Hart; Word, 1994 ” … answers familiar questions about sex.”–Marlene LeFever.
” … provides real data on men’s thoughts, behaviors, struggles, and concerns.” –Luder Whitlock.
“Sins of the Body” edited by Terry Muck; Word, 1989 “Deals with sexual temptation and ministry.” –Wayne Pohl, pastor, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Trenton, Michigan.
“When a Leader Falls: What Happens to Everyone Else” by Jan Winebrenner & Debra Frazier; Bethany, 1993 “Religious leaders receive high publicity from moral failure, but the cost is spread to family, friends, and strangers. These authors interviewed ‘everybody else’ to learn what happened to them.” –Leith Anderson, pastor, Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
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