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Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been by Jackie Hill Perry
is4joseph's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
5.0
This book is essentially the testimony of Jackie Hill Perry. It places emphasis her transition from homosexuality to heterosexuality and has some tidbits in between.
I think this book is amazing. It is so poetic. My own testimony can relate a lot to hers not that I was homosexual but just because I chose to surrender myself to Jesus not in a church or with a Christian friend but just with the conviction of the Holy Spirit. Her coming-to-Christ testimony shows how much God loves us. He changes after our hearts. He wants us.
The intention of this book was really for her to share her testimony and for us to participate in worship with her (this mentioned in the Afterword). I would not recommend this to someone living in sin. This book is best for those who are already reading scripture for themselves and have the revelation of God's love. Although most of this book is a testimony, there is a lot to learn from it.
I would recommend this book to those who want to evangelize/are in ministry. It gives insight to how we should portray the Gospel in a way that put emphasis on Jesus and God's love. This is made apparent in Part Two and Especially in Part Three. For this I would Recommend Gospel-Centered Kids Ministry by Brian Dembowczyk. This book is the one in currently reading.
Overall, I think the audience of this book is very versatile and can be translated to people differently by the Holy Spirit.
I think this book is amazing. It is so poetic. My own testimony can relate a lot to hers not that I was homosexual but just because I chose to surrender myself to Jesus not in a church or with a Christian friend but just with the conviction of the Holy Spirit. Her coming-to-Christ testimony shows how much God loves us. He changes after our hearts. He wants us.
The intention of this book was really for her to share her testimony and for us to participate in worship with her (this mentioned in the Afterword). I would not recommend this to someone living in sin. This book is best for those who are already reading scripture for themselves and have the revelation of God's love. Although most of this book is a testimony, there is a lot to learn from it.
I would recommend this book to those who want to evangelize/are in ministry. It gives insight to how we should portray the Gospel in a way that put emphasis on Jesus and God's love. This is made apparent in Part Two and Especially in Part Three. For this I would Recommend Gospel-Centered Kids Ministry by Brian Dembowczyk. This book is the one in currently reading.
Overall, I think the audience of this book is very versatile and can be translated to people differently by the Holy Spirit.
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug use
pornography, drug use, sex, sexual abuse, same-sex relationshipscurtisgreen901'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.