Timothy Garner Conkling

Drawing Lines Building Bridges Timothy Garner Conkling

Drawing Lines-Building Bridges seeks to bring clarity to the confusion Christians have today concerning what to do about homosexuality in the church and how to respond to homosexuals in their lives. While drawing lines between the values held by society and the traditional morality preserved by the church, Drawing Lines-Building Bridges advocates strategies of bridge-building engagement between Christians and the LGBT community-strategies which model the example of Jesus and Paul in the Bible and reflect the concerns of the LGBT community in areas where they correspond to shared Christian concerns. Standing in the gap that exists between Christian books and studies focused on biblical interpretation and the powerful testimonies of changed lives of former homosexuals, Drawing Lines-Building Bridges seeks to apply biblical principles to relevant contemporary practical and pastoral questions and issues previously unaddressed concerning how Christians and churches should respond to homosexuality in the church and homosexuals in society in a way that demonstrates the grace and love of Christ, yet does not compromise Christian morality.