Messy Grace
How a Pastor with Gay Parents Learned to Love Others Without Sacrificing Conviction

Many, may years ago when I was still young, I felt I was being led to be the preacher of a certain church. I began going through all the motions--sending a resume, sample sermon, meeting families and members of the church, preaching trial sermon(s), and finally submitting to a vote of the congregati......more

My friend gave me this book to read, and being part of the LGBTQ community I figured I'd give it a read. I was disappointed that the author seemed to contradict himself many times. At one point he says that homosexuals should not be treated like they're broken or that they need to be fixed, but then......more

To be added to every Christian reader's ( and all serious reader's) essential reading list. A well-written thought provoking book about one of the most discussed topics of the day, from an unusual viewpoint. Sure to be discussed and, unfortunately, criticized by those on both sides for speaking trut......more

A book about a pastor being raised by two moms and a closeted gay dad: sounds like an interesting topic. I must say that it started off well, and I did agree with a lot Kaltenbach wrote. Unfortunately, in the second half he gets really condescending. As a gay man I was actually kind of offended by t......more

Caleb Kaltenbach’s Messy Grace: How a Pastor with Gay Parents Learned to Love without Sacrificing Conviction (2015, WaterBrook Press) had been recommended to me as a compassion treatment of the intersection of faith and sexual orientation. Kaltenbach’s book is one of the recent book offerings in late......more