Bob Fife shares his story of grace and redemption through Christ
One
Christian’s experience leaving the gay community
When molested as a child by an older boy he
trusted, Bob Fife had no idea how his
life trajectory would be altered drastically by the event. Something happened
in his heart that night, launching Fife on a quest for acceptance, security and
masculinity. Out: One Christian’s Experience of Leaving the
Gay Community (Kregel Publications/October 27, 2016/ISBN 978-0-8254-4440-1/$15.99)
is the vivid story of Fife’s descent into
homosexual practices — and his courageous fight to climb out again.
Fife takes readers through the turmoil and
confusion of his teen years, to his marriage and fatherhood, then his discovery
and immersion into the flamboyant Toronto gay scene. Out exposes the gritty process of abandoning his young family to
fulfill his same-sex desires. With no responsibilities tying him down, Fife
would spend more than a decade traveling around the globe in pursuit of worldly
pleasures.
It wasn’t until an unexpected visit from his
college-aged son that Fife began to confront the consequences of his
indulgences.
Faced with the reality of what his reckless abandon had cost him, he realized
his lifestyle was not only unsatisfying, but it was slowly killing him —
spiritually, if not physically — and he started to seek change.
Fife
found help, hope and support when he reconnected with the church. Through his
involvement in a local congregation and a program run by a ministry reaching
out to those in the gay community, Fife began to learn how to allow the Holy
Spirit to make lasting changes in the way he thought, spoke and acted.
“I offer this book not as a blueprint for
everyone whose life shares some of the same challenges,
temptations or weaknesses as mine,” says Fife,
“but as a bold declaration that when God is welcomed in, anything can happen. I
have seen God work in totally unexpected ways in the lives of those who
surrender the broken pieces to him.”
For those who want a way to deal with, not
celebrate, their same-sex attractions, Out
points the way to grace and redemption. Believers who don’t struggle with
homosexual tendencies will find within the pages of Out examples of how to reach out to those who do — without
judgment, stigma or unrealistic expectations.
Fife has been out of his gay lifestyle for
more than twenty years. Today he devotes his time to mentoring other men and
women who are seeking ways to confront their homosexual temptations. “I’d like
my story to stand as a testimony to God’s unfailing love and grace in the face
of sin and rebellion,” Fife shares. “I trust that it will serve to start
conversations and open the hearts of all who read it.”
About
the Authors
Bob Fife was raised in a small Ontario town by a Christian
mother and an unbelieving father. The tensions made for a dysfunctional home
and an uneasy life. But nothing
prepared Fife for being sexually molested by an older boy he trusted — or what
happened in his heart afterward. Fife’s book, Out, is the story of his descent into homosexual practices
and out again.
Fife is an Ontario-businessman and has been out of the
gay lifestyle for more than twenty years. Now reconnected with the church, he
hopes his story points a way to grace and redemption. Today he devotes his time
to mentoring men and women who are looking for alternative ways to deal with
same-sex attraction.
Ron Hughes’ writing career began with a Canadian radio documentary.
Since then, he has written more than two million words in both the business and
creative fields. Hughes now serves as president of FBH International.
Learn more about Out and Bob Fife
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