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Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been by Jackie Hill Perry
curtisgreen901's review
5.0
A few things that standout in this book are
1. Her heart for the glory of God
2. Her skill in poetry and writing in general
3. Her care for the people of God
4. The beauty of the Gospel and how it’s applied to our lives regardless of background.
1. Her heart for the glory of God
2. Her skill in poetry and writing in general
3. Her care for the people of God
4. The beauty of the Gospel and how it’s applied to our lives regardless of background.
smashburger's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
ellabee02's review
5.0
This book was incredibly impactful. While the main topic of the book wasn’t entirely relatable for me, it instilled in me a stronger desire to walk closely to the Lord and surrender all of my sins to Him. I cried multiple times while reading this book, and I rarely cry while reading. Jackie’s story is so inspiring & worth knowing! Her writing style is incredibly poetic, too. I loved this book!
emmjohnson242's review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
mersell's review
4.0
I've been following Jackie Hill Perry for the last several years, so when news came out that she was releasing a book, I was pumped. "Gay Girl, Good God" is essentially Jackie's testimony of God invading her life and bringing her out of a homosexual lifestyle (though she still struggles with same-sex attraction), convicting her of her pride, and bringing her into a lifegiving relationship with Himself. It's not a story about conversion therapy. Jackie is straightforward about the false gospel of heterosexuality that is often touted by well-meaning members of the church. God did not save her to make her heterosexual. He saved her to bring her into a right relationship with Himself.
Jackie's story shares a controversial message in today's cultural context; however, she does a good job of explaining not only her story, but also the goodness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The latter part of the book contains resource-like chapters to bring more tangible messages home to the readers.
The downside of this book (other than how short it is) is that it wasn't edited well. Misplaced commas and unnecessary "to which"s and other issues on the sentence level at times cloud the meaning of Jackie's words. She's a poet, so her use of language is vivid and refreshing, but it seems like her publisher went the cheap route for copyediting.
Jackie's story shares a controversial message in today's cultural context; however, she does a good job of explaining not only her story, but also the goodness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The latter part of the book contains resource-like chapters to bring more tangible messages home to the readers.
The downside of this book (other than how short it is) is that it wasn't edited well. Misplaced commas and unnecessary "to which"s and other issues on the sentence level at times cloud the meaning of Jackie's words. She's a poet, so her use of language is vivid and refreshing, but it seems like her publisher went the cheap route for copyediting.
rascalsmom1031's review
3.0
Such a hard book to review. How to you review another persons life story?
Jackie’s writing is so beautiful. You really can tell poetry is her background when she describes details in the book.
Her Testimony is a great picture of what God does in a persons life. (Changes you completely, constantly pointing out more sin and redeeming you).
The book was short.
There were ALOT of things I wish she talked more about.
The book was more about Sin and how we make Idols.
I think people who are struggling with this issue may find the book non-relevant given the fact that Jackie went on to get married and have a child and seems to be freed from this temptation.
I like that she states “our ultimate identity is very simple, we are Christian”
With the controversy in the PCA and Revoice, I’m interested to see how this book is taken by others?
Jackie’s writing is so beautiful. You really can tell poetry is her background when she describes details in the book.
Her Testimony is a great picture of what God does in a persons life. (Changes you completely, constantly pointing out more sin and redeeming you).
The book was short.
There were ALOT of things I wish she talked more about.
The book was more about Sin and how we make Idols.
I think people who are struggling with this issue may find the book non-relevant given the fact that Jackie went on to get married and have a child and seems to be freed from this temptation.
I like that she states “our ultimate identity is very simple, we are Christian”
With the controversy in the PCA and Revoice, I’m interested to see how this book is taken by others?