I am profoundly grateful for the support of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA). The centre has become both my family and my professional community. Especially among them are Nancy Gifford, Amy and Frog Orr-Ewing, Mo Anderson, Michael Ramsden, Sanj and Kay Kalra, Sarah Davis, Karen and Joe Coffey, and Michael Suderman. Other friends I’d like to thank are my professor N. T. Wright, Dominic Steele, Hazel Thompson, Merrie Goddard, Anna Yearwood, Lauren Bolton, Ron Belgau, Simon Wenham, Coggin Galbreath, and Peter Hartwig, all of whom contributed to A War of Loves in different and important ways. I also credit so much to my aunt Helen, who helped me navigate church and so richly discipled me through this journey of faith. Finally, I would like to thank Wesley Hill, whose story was so pivotal to my story. I thank God for the vast multitude of often-hidden gay or same-sex-attracted Christians who faithfully follow Christ in this current climate. You are all an inspiration to me, and I hope this book will not just encourage you but also help to change the prejudices and pressures with which you bravely live.