Faithful Christians and devoted parents, they struggled with how to reconcile their love for their son and their love for God. When authors Greg and Lynn McDonald found out that their only son was gay, his news shook their world to the core. It’s the place where you can dive deep, either as part of a small group or on your own, into the lessons and truths that the Bible offers about how to love God and love your child. The Embracing the Journey Companion Study Guide is a resource to help you explore your family’s unique story. 'This book is for Christian moms and dads who are in the middle of your journeys with your LGBTQ+ child. Written in an unvarnished, honest, reassuring, and relatable voice, this is a practical guide for parents and a blueprint to learning to love God, the people He created, and the church, even when they seem to be at odds. You will discover tested principles, patterns, and spiritual lessons that can change the way we all see our families, and help Christians at large think though Christ-like ways to respond to the LGBTQ community. They also help you experience a deeper relationship with God while handling difficult or unexpected situations that are out of your control. Based on their experience from counseling and coaching hundreds of struggling Christian parents, they offer tools for understanding your own emotional patterns and spiritual challenges. This book follows the McDonald family’s journey over the next twenty years, from a place of grief to a place of gratitude and acceptance that led the McDonalds’ to start one of the first Christian ministries for parents of LGBTQ children. But even in the earliest days of their journey, the McDonalds clung to two absolutes: they would love God, and they would love their son.

At first they tried to “fix” him, to no avail. Greg and Lynn McDonald had never interacted with members of the LGBTQ community until they discovered that their son was gay-and without resources or support, they had no idea how to handle this discovery.

A sympathetic, compassionate, and inspiring guide for parents.

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