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Forever Her Mother’s Son: The Dina Jacobs Story is a biography about Dina Montalbo. She was born Clifford Amado Montalbo and has lived most of her life as a performer, providing entertainment to those who appreciate her talents and illusions. Dina’s life has had many ups and downs, successes and disappointments, and has taken her all around the world. Dina believes in living life in the present. She recognizes that the past has happened and the future will occur.

When the Church Is Wrong: Discussing Christian Myths is a collection of essays where the author communicates his personal theology and practices pertaining to long-held traditions in the church and challenges the myths associated with these traditions in Christianity.

If Paul Wrote to Today’s Church looks at worldly flaws that have infiltrated the church of today and imagines what someone like Paul would say if given the opportunity. I have become unhappy with the politics of American society. I have become even more unhappy with the words and actions that I see from those who claim to be Christians.

Christianity and Sexual Orientation tells the story of a gay man that could not choose to reject Christianity when churches rejected him. Larry knew that he did not choose to be gay but he knew he chose to be a Christian when he was in third grade. Because many churches reject LGBTQ people, many LGBTQ people reject the church. Larry was not willing to do that. Christianity and Sexual Orientation chronicles Larry's journey of acceptance and understanding as he navigates life and theology.

Unless you yourself want to be in a gay relationship, then it really does not matter what you believe about gay Christians. The only ones who really need to be sure that they are right are the actual gay Christians that desire to have a real relationship with God and want to live their lives according to the life, lessons, and examples of Jesus.

Dr. Ponder believes that each person’s responsibility to the concept of sin is individual. In his book, Sin, he shares his theology and concerns about the beliefs of many Christians and Christian religious organizations as he anticipates questions from the listener.