Douglas Crozier, CEO of The Solomon Foundation

“Caleb has communicated how Jesus answered the issues of messiness and my prayer is many will be helped and prepared to help those who face the challenges in our world in the future.” Bryan Carter, senior pastor, Concord Church, Dallas, TX “Real, relevant, and relational- Messy Grace steps right into the existing chasm between the Christian community and the LGBTQ community and provides the sound biblical direction about how the gospel is the grounds for how we can mend and connect in a Christ-honoring way.” Jack Graham, pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church “ Messy Grace is pure truth spoken in love and will help you relate to every person in a way that pleases God.” Jim Daly, president, Focus on the Family You can pre-order it at messygracebook.“Caleb Kaltenbach has an important message for everyone who shares a commitment to both grace and truth.” Messy Grace by Caleb Kaltenbach is available for purchase October 20, 2015. Jack Graham say, “Messy Grace is pure truth spoken in love and will help you relate to every person in a way that pleases God.” and honestly I couldn’t agree more! Messy should be normal, not something we are afraid of and unprepared to deal with. Finances, marriage issues, porn, gossip, homosexuality, greed, etc. Later in the book Caleb talks about how the church should be somewhere we can discuss the “messy” things. Get to know them for who they are and where they are. Homosexuality is about far more than sex.

It is how we should love and see EVERYONE. This book goes even deeper than just the LGBT community. “being unloving to gay people in your life is a sin” As he shares his personal stories you will see how as a pastor with gay parents, he learned to love others without sacrificing conviction. The message that “all people are messy”.Ĭaleb speaks from the experience of growing up in the LGBT community.

After all of that, I also know that it will plant a message in the hearts and minds of those who read it. I also assume that it will hit like a wave and become the latest Christian Book Store fad for a few months. I know it will most likely get misconstrued in one way or another. I think this is one of those books that could not have come out at a better time.