Kirjahaku

UNPLANNED EVENTS is both a character driven and thematically driven psychological drama. The story opens with a car crash. After the crash, Joe, the central character, is adrift. He searches for understanding and companionship, and for a grip on reality. In his friendship with two lost girls, they are as much his lifeline as he becomes theirs. Susan, his wife, is a very intriguing and complex character. Her relationship with Joe is filled with conflict and personal tension. The two girls, Jenny and Pony, represent psychologically a second chance and redemption for Joe. He's driven by inner guilt that he neglected his family. His external goal is to help the girls, but the story is about Joe's emotional goal and struggle. The premise pulls at the heartstrings of the reader as it reminds us how lonely life can be without a family to love. Joe's journey of forgiveness coupled with Jenny's determined spirit to find her son fill the story with a pleasant undertone of inspiration.

Integrating your spirituality and sexuality can be daunting - these parts of life can feel very separate, even contradictory. Activist, educator, relationship coach and co-founder of QueerTheology.com, Brian G. Murphy, is here to change that. Exploring the spiritual roots of polyamory and drawing on his own personal perspectives, Brian guides you through essential spiritual and relational notions including love, ritual, commitment and vulnerability to show how the practices of queerness, polyamory, and faith can complement and sustain each other.Whether you practice non-monogamy or simply want to broaden your understanding of love, this empowering book will break open your assumptions and encourage you to consider the expansive possibilities for (re)structuring your relationships and faith. From advice on healing from spiritual shame, reframing underlying cultural myths, dealing with loss and shame, understanding commitment and faithfulness, and creating meaningful traditions and rituals, this is the perfect companion for connecting with your true values and carving out your own path.