Kristyn Komarnicki

Heavy Burdens

Church Leadership & Ministry

“This book eloquently and convincingly argues that we open our hearts to recognize both the humanity of queer people and our need for queer people. It opens doors not to threatening theological changes but to the church’s own history—doors many would rather keep shut because they reveal our hypocrisy as well as our slavery to secular norms. Rivera is a clear thinker, a scholarly but accessible writer, and a gentle but firm guide who simultaneously educates, challenges, and cares for her readers. She invites us to imagine a world in which God’s LGBTQ+ children are given the space and safety they need to ask questions, seek God’s will for their lives, and flourish, no matter where the Spirit and their consciences lead them. What a gift this book is to the body of Christ.”

Peaceful at Heart

Men

“By bravely, intelligently, and compassionately wrestling with what it means to be a man who loves Jesus, this book invites men to invert their ideas of strength and power, living into deeper connection, sacrifice, and dependence on God. This book is a sorely needed gift for the contemporary church.”

The Good News about Conflict

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“With clarity, creativity, and compassion, Jenell Paris plumbs the conflict over sexual and gender diversity for the treasures it contains for the body of Christ: deeper community, spiritual maturity, psychosexual wholeness for all. I am grateful for the wide lens and bold questions she proposes in her commitment to loving Christ and his church. Paris combines anthropological expertise with personal vulnerability and spiritual humility in this deeply encouraging book.”