A Washed and Waiting

<p><strong>Wesley Hill's personal experiences and biblical reflections offer insight into how a nonpracticing gay Christian can prove live out and celebrate the grace of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit.</strong></p><p>For many who are on this path it's a lonely one. The reality of loneliness and isolation of the celibate homosexual Christian is something that Hill lives and takes seriously in his pursuit of the gospel-centered life. To those on a similar journey it's often a life of uncertainties and questions.</p><p>In <em>Washed and Waiting</em> Hill explores the three main struggles that have been part of his daily effort to live faithfully: </p><ul><li>What exactly does the gospel demand of gay and lesbian Christians and how can it enable them to fulfill its commands?</li><li>How do Christians who experience homoerotic desires live with the loneliness such desires entail? Is there any relief for it? What comfort does the gospel offer?</li><li>Can those of us who struggle with homosexuality please God and truly experience his pleasure in the midst of sexual brokenness?</li></ul><p>Interspersed throughout these main sections are character sketches and stories of people who have experienced this journey's trials and triumphs.</p><p>Hill offers wise counsel that is biblically faithful theologically serious and oriented to the life and practice of the church. As a celibate gay Christian he gives us a glimpse of what it looks like to wrestle firsthand with God's No to same-sex sexual intimacy and contemplate serious and difficult questions.</p>