"Perhaps many heterosexual couples with children and less than harmonious households could learn something."
--"New York Times"

"An effortless how-to book that would be recommended hand-me-down reading for prospective same-sex parents from those who've fingered the pages within."
--"Metapsychology Online Book Review"

The gay and lesbian community is experiencing a baby boom. Advances in gay rights coupled with increased availability of alternative reproduction techniques have led to an unprecedented number of openly gay and lesbian parents. Estimates are that between 6 and 14 million children in the United States are being raised by at least one parent who is gay. Yet, very little is known about how gay or lesbian headed families function, or whether they differ in any relevant ways from families headed by straight parents.

Written by two developmental psychologists, The Gay Baby Boom reports the findings of The Gay and Lesbian Family Study, the largest national assessment of gay and lesbian headed families. By asking participants detailed questions about the way they parent, the authors are able to describe for the first time exactly what takes place within gay and lesbian headed families across the county. Traditional research has tended to assume that there is something uniquely different and potentially psychologically damaging about children being raised by gays. The authors draw on their data to show these fears unfounded.

"Elysian Fields" by Suzanne Johnson is the fun, fast-paced third book in the Sentinels of New Orleans, a series of urban fantasy novels filled with wizards, mermen, and pirates. In the tradition of the Sookie Stackhouse books, these novels are perfect for readers of paranormal fiction and "fans of Charlaine Harris and Cat Adams." ("Booklist)
"The mer feud has been settled, but life in South Louisiana still has more twists and turns than the muddy Mississippi.
New Orleanians are under attack from a copycat killer mimicking the crimes of a 1918 serial murderer known as the Axeman of New Orleans. Thanks to a tip from the undead pirate Jean Lafitte, DJ Jaco knows the attacks aren't random--an unknown necromancer has resurrected the original Axeman of New Orleans, and his ultimate target is a certain blonde wizard. Namely, DJ.
Combating an undead serial killer as troubles pile up around her isn't easy. Jake Warin's loup-garou nature is spiraling downward, enigmatic neighbor Quince Randolph is acting weirder than ever, the Elders are insisting on lessons in elven magic from the world's most annoying wizard, and former partner Alex Warin just turned up on DJ's to-do list. Not to mention big maneuvers are afoot in the halls of preternatural power.
Suddenly, moving to the Beyond as Jean Lafitte's pirate wench could be DJ's best option.

Both personal and scholarly in tone, this book encourages readers to think theologically, ethically, and politically about the statement that declares: "God loves diversity and justice." The multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-disciplinary, and multi-gendered identities of the eleven contributors and two respondents deepen the conversation. It considers questions such as: Do we affirm or challenge this theological statement? Do we concentrate on "God" in our response or do we interrogate what diversity and justice mean in light of God's love for diversity and justice? Alternatively, do we prefer to ponder the verb, to love, and consider what it might mean for society if people really believed in a divinity loving diversity and justice? Of course, there are no easy and simple answers whether we consult the Sikh scriptures, the Bible, the Qur'an, the movies, the Declaration of Human Rights, or the transgender movement, but the effort is worthwhile. The result is a serious historical, literary, cultural, and religious discourse that fends against intellectually rigid thought and simplistic belief systems across the religious spectrum. In our world in which so much military unrest and violence, economic inequities, and religious strife prevail, such a conversation nurtures theological, ethical, and political possibilities of inclusion and justice.

Grief comes in many shapes and forms. It may be the loss of a loved one, separation, divorce, or the loss of a job, or the sudden emptiness we feel when faced with the loss of something that was a major part of our lives. The Shapes of Grief was inspired by the dying to provide help for those who are struggling to understand the grieving person, and as a beacon of hope, for those of us who are dealing with the different shapes of our grief each and every day.

"Bonnie Johnson has given us an easy, step-by-step self-care guide to healing inner wounds. It doesn't matter what particular wound brings pain into your life, Bonnie's guidebook will help you identify it and heal it. What a gift from a highly gifted wise woman and healer!" Victoria Slater RN PhD, 2002 American Holistic Nurse of the Year and author of "Energy Healing" in Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice "Both thought provoking and practical, Three Turns of a Kaleidoscope explores the life patterns that cause self-inflicted misery, as well as provides a guide to claim the power and responsibility needed to live one's life to the fullest. If you are stuck in self-defeating, repetitive behaviors or are weary of over-thinking and analyzing your decisions, this book provides a guide to claiming a life of peace and joy. Detailed instructions for energetic hands-on healing are easy to comprehend and put to use. As a recipient of the six-pointed star meditation for healing, I affirm the power of this healing tool to create wholeness and peace out of chaos." Karla M. Kincannon, M. Div. author of "Creativity and Divine Surprise: Finding the Place of Your Resurrection" "Praise for Three Turns! It's the book we have been waiting for to accompany our healing journey. Thanks for the wonderful gift. a valuable resource for anyone who seeks healing for his or her self-devastating thought patterns and behaviors." Healing the Inner Victim workshop participant 2005

In this thought-provoking new volume, Susanne Johnson counters what she sees as "wrong-thinking" in much contemporary Christian education by offering forceful ideas about spiritual formation and faith development.

First, she shows the "flabbiness" of much recent talk of spiritual formation in the church. She demonstrates the importance of learning about and achieving Christian formation instead. Second, she shows how the present theories of stages in faith development must be replaced by a perceptive understanding of the way persons actually learn and believe. Third, she replaces the popular focus on individual psychology with one that emphasizes the corporate nature of the church and the grace of God.

This volume brings innovative ideas into the practical arena, where they can be applied by Christian educators in local churches. Christian Spiritual Formation in the Church and Classroom challenges the way the entire discipline is currently approached.