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A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians
Chellew-Hodge, a former journalist, is a UCC pastor who runs the online magazine Whosoever.org. Her experiences as a gay Christian searching for how to live with integrity while contending with sometimes hateful opposition inform this book. The spiritual survival tips that conclude each chapter serve not only as summaries but also as direct points of advice for GLBT persons coping with inevitable conflict. She also includes brief meditation exercises.
Chellew-Hodge offers a realistic voice of experience filled with compassion and love—not just for her intended audience but also for their attackers. Although some may find her impulse to forgive premature, Chellew-Hodge does not naïvely excuse much less accept the abusive language and behavior of antigay Christians. This is not a book explaining relevant Bible passages and their interpretations, though Chellew-Hodge advocates biblical literacy beyond literalism. Instead, it is a confident, sensible approach to handling the opposition and self-doubt that can undermine a GLBT person's sense of worth and belonging as a Christian.
User reviewsIs Faith Bulletproof? 
By Melissa Hanson, Mobile, AL Can I just say that I loved Bulletproof Faith. As a gay Christian, I've always kept an eye out for a book which properly relates my own experience within the Christian faith and Candace Chellew-Hodge has done just that. Since first reading this book I've shared it with many of my close friends and family, just as a way to explain where I'm coming from. By no means is Bulletproof Faith just for GLBT readers, this book has so much to offer anyone who has ever felt the need to challenge their own faith. The author offers amazing insight to how any Christian can become "Bulletproof" in their personal beliefs and their relationship with god, regardless of their situation in life. That's something you don't come by easily these days.
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