Together in Love
Faith Stories of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Couples

The stories in this book challenge the premise that gay couples are living in sin and are a menace to society. It also challenges the myth that being gay is all about promiscuous sex. One of the couples has celebrated over 40 years of life together.

The book provides a forum where these couples share their stories of faithfulness to God and to each other. A few of the stories have been written by family members.

The stories are from a variety of religious denominations and from locations in the U.S. and Canada. One of the stories is written by a woman of Jewish faith and her Mennonite partner.

The book is designed to help readers take a serious look at what it is like to grow up gay or transgender in a society that scorns and rejects people of diverse sexual orientation. I hope this book can guide many people to a better understanding.

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Foreword ~ Elsie Enns Steelberg
A Personal Message to Our Readers ~ Roberta Showalter Kreider
Acknowledgments

Faith Stories of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Couples

1. The Church at the Top of the Hill Steve Olofson and Robert Roush
2. Dancing with God Ken White with John Linscheid
3. Shared Seasons: A Lifetime of Faith and Love Concealed Jim and John
4. A Journey of Surprises, Pain, and Love: One Mixed Orientation Marriage
Jay W. and Ruth E.H. Martin
5. The Terrain of Our Relationship Josie Byzek with Virginia Rogers
6. Together through Serendipity Kara and Irene
7. No IF in Unconditional Susan and Ann Reinhold
8. Complementary Diversity Julie A. Lichty and Mary C. Rhodomoyer
9. Our Vision of Healing and Hope Larry Miller with Stephen Wilcox
10. Unconditional Love Martha and Nina Joy Montgomery
11. Traveling United Roger Snyder and Kevin Johnston
12. Simply in Love Sandy Manne and Starla King
13. Our Life Together Twila Chaloupek with Jackie Keown
14. "Not Under the Law, but Under Grace" Arthur and Stevie Martin-Chester
15. "But the Greatest of These is Love" Tom and Jean Zook
16. Overcoming Differences by Relying on the Cornerstone
Manuel R. Diaz with Eric Yurkanin
17. Believing in Miracles Christen Chew and Deborah Becker
18. The Seasons of Our Love Jo A. Longenecker and Laurinda Beckstead
19. The Rest of Our Life Was but Three Years Nadine R. Anderson with Janet Markee
20. Joined Together by the Grace of God Earl D. Ball with Tim
21. Undefended Border? Roy Dahl and Paul Hawkins Jr.
22. Unexpected Parenthood Dan Swartz with Philip Venticinque
23. Missing Links Michael J. De Rosa and Randy L. Dax
24. Me = Him = Us Ralph Hackett and Jean Rabian
25. The Love That Would Not Be Denied Randy McCain and Gary Eddy
26. Faith Matters Eva O'Diam with Mary Kelly

Other Stories and More

27. Changing Rainbows Renee Chernik
28. A Miracle Glen Chernik
29. A Boy at Ten and Then at Twenty (A Poem) Helen Rawson Early
30. One Pilgrim's Story Rick Alan Alderfer
31. A Lament Ruth Linscheid
32. A Great Marriage Ended Clarissa Brooks
33. A Tribute to My Lesbian Daughter Lois Kenagy
34. Celebration (A Poem) Janet Hartzell
35. A Father's Message to the Church Cliff Kenagy

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