Another excellent book I would recommend is "Safe People" by Townsend and Cloud. I have given this to countless people over the years as gifts, and it has always made a powerful impact on virtually every single one of them. The book covers 40 interpersonal traits that can either make or break a relationship, and reveals how safe and unsafe all of us can be. The book focuses on the fact that NONE of us are either ALL GOOD or ALL BAD. We are all a mixture of these qualities, and God's purpose for us coming together in His presence on a regular basis, is to make us to become more good, like Him. The book also addresses the issue of those who do not talk about what is actually taking place on the inside. These people create an illusion of being "victorious in the church world ", simply because they are never real or genuinely transparent with anyone about what they really think or feel on the inside. As long as they are silent, they can "remain victorious". Being silent is often emphasized in the church world, but the reality is that people get stuck, people don't heal, and people get worse when they are in isolation. The Bible talks about confessing your faults to one another, so you can be healed, but in the typical American church, you can't even say the word "gay" or discuss same-sex attraction. ..So where does that leave a person with a gay orientation , or a person with same -sex attraction ? - In a world of isolation where healing never takes place. Anyway, the book is fantastic, and I give it a two thumbs up ! Below is a link to the book:
http://store.cloudtownsendstore.com/safepeoplebook1.html
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