Confessions

Inhis Confessions, Arthur Pekar describes hislife of Involuntary Celibacy.¿ Sexualdesire is an important part of life because it is the means by which we canexpress physical love and have satisfying relationships. Theauthor wants others who feel "different" to benefit from his experiences.¿ He could not fully participate in life eitheras a heterosexual or homosexual because he lacked physical sexual desire.¿ He resorted to alcohol and found God in theprocess of his recovery from this addiction.¿He now realizes that we are all perfect in God's eyes and nothing canchange how He feels about us. Thismemoir will appeal to people of faith who believe that God can be an activepartner in their lives.¿ The notedEvangelical Christian preacher, Dr. Tony Campolo, haswritten, "People who are asexual may have a special gift from God that enablesthem to serve the Lord without the entanglements of this world."Theoriginal intended title of this memoir was Walking WithGod, but Arthur feels that he must share everything with his readers.¿ In his walk with God, he stumbled manytimes.¿ Come and share his journey.