Okay? Before my story starts, there’s another story that has to be communicated, which is Genesis. To point to Jesus and hopefully, that there will be things in it that you can take hold of, grab and apply in your own lives, your own evangelism, your own encouragement, et cetera. Today my goal is really to tell my story and to use elements of my story to tell the bigger story. I think when it’s centered and anchored on the glory of God, then all of his commands actually make a lot more sense.

I think it should be centered around glory. I wanted them to see God, because I think ultimately, this conversation, it shouldn’t just be centered around sexuality. But I also wanted to speak to the world, those who are same-sex attracted or not. I wanted the book to be a means by which God would help them endure. I wanted to communicate to those inside of the church, who are same-sex attracted. I wanted to communicate to the church, to help them love the gay community well. The primary heart of the book was it was three audiences that I wanted to communicate to. I wrote this book called Gay Girl, Good God, the story of who I was and who God has always been. You hear me? Even if you got Amazon Prime, you can’t beat that. Who has Gay Girl, Good God? Oh, that one. I’m only stalling so that people could sit down and y’all wouldn’t be distracted. Autumn just started to sleep through the night, and so God really is a good God. We have two daughters by the name of Autumn and Eden. I am married to a man named Preston, who has a last name Perry.

I pray that it would make our churches stronger and our evangelism urgent. I pray that questions would be answered, that discouragement would leave. I pray that this time would be edifying, that this time would be challenging and that it would bear much fruit. That I would be humble before you to really make this way more about you than it is about me. And so, I pray that you would help me to care too. God, I just want to take this time seriously, saying that you’re real and you’re present and you’re big and you’re holy and you care a lot about your glory. Before quoting in print, please check the corresponding audio for accuracy. The following is an uncorrected transcript generated by a transcription service.

Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry