Now that the dust has settled, we’re bringing this conversation back. Join us this upcoming Monday, April 8th, as we discuss Beyonce’s Superbowl half-time show and use it as a springboard to talk about power and female sexuality and its expression. Was the performance about power or sex or both? Was it an example of [Read More…]
Living in the Tension Gathering – Mon. March 25
March 20, 2013 by
For the Living in the Tension gathering this upcoming Monday, March 25, we’ll be continuing our conversation on pornography. We’ll be starting our time together with a video sharing a perspective on the influences of pornography on brain chemistry that leads into a discussion about how addictions form in general. We would love to have [Read More…]
Living in the Tension Gathering – Mon Feb 25
February 21, 2013 by
For our upcoming Living in the Tension gathering, we’re going to be tackling a big but important topic: how do we interpret the Bible. One of our interns, Michael Overman, and a couple staff members, Michael Kimpan and Jason Bilbrey, will be leading us in a discussion about the many factors that go into how [Read More…]
Living in the Tension Gathering – Mon. Feb. 11
February 7, 2013 by
For our upcoming Living in the Tension gathering on Monday, February 11, we will be watching the second half of the documentary (A)sexual and discussing the film. Don’t worry if you missed the first half as you will easily be able to jump into the discussion about the second half this upcoming Monday. The documentary features [Read More…]
Living in the Tension Gathering – Mon Jan 28
January 25, 2013 by
For our upcoming Living in the Tension gathering on Monday, January 28th, we will be watching the documentary (A)sexual. The documentary features interviews with and a look into the lives of many individuals that would describe themselves as asexual, or a person that experiences no sexual attraction. Living in a culture fixated on sex, individuals in [Read More…]
MLK’s Impact on The Marin Foundation
January 21, 2013 by
One simple, yet profound phrase of Martin Luther King Jr, has spurred on a movement through the work of The Marin Foundation. [Read more…]
VIDEO: My Recent Talk at Christ Presbyterian Church, MN
January 20, 2013 by
Andrew Marin at The Table at CPC from Christ Presbyterian Church on Vimeo. For those of you not going to church today, here you go. The first weekend of January I spoke at Christ Presbyterian Church in Edina, MN. It was a great few days connecting with their pastoral staff, Registered Runaway, Tony Jones (who took [Read More…]
Living in the Tension Gathering – Mon Jan 14
January 10, 2013 by
After a break over the holidays, we’re getting back into our regularly scheduled Living in the Tension gatherings next week. Some good friends of ours, Jason and Courtney Bilbrey, will be sharing a part of their story connected to faith and sexuality for our upcoming gathering. We will be meeting on Monday, January 14th, at [Read More…]
Living in the Tension Gathering – Mon. Dec. 10
December 7, 2012 by
We will be hosting our last Living in the Tension gathering of the year this upcoming Monday, December 10th at 7pm. A friend of the foundation will be sharing some of her thoughts about a book she recently read, The End of Sexual Identity, by Jannell Williams Paris and we will take some time to [Read More…]
Living in the Tension – Tues Nov. 13
November 8, 2012 by
We will continue the break from our regular Living in the Tension gatherings next week with a screening of Seventh-Gay Adventists.Our group has been invited to a free private screening of the documentary at 7pm next Tuesday, November 13th. You will need to reserve a ticket for the event HERE for admittance. The screening will be at Landmark Century Centre [Read More…]
Living in the Tension – Monday Oct. 29
October 25, 2012 by
Instead of our regular discussions, we will be catching a movie together for our next Living in the Tension gathering on Monday, October 29th. We will be watching The Wise Kids, a coming-of-age drama. The screening is at 8pm at the Gene Siskel Film Center on 164 N. State Street. Purchase your tickets ahead of time [Read More…]
Living in the Tension – Mon. October 8
October 4, 2012 by
Personal experience is often one of the best teachers. When we come up short or mess things up in some capacity, it helps to inform our decisions and actions in the future. So for our next Living in the Tension gathering on October 8th, we’ll be sharing past experiences where we failed or messed up [Read More…]
Living in the Tension – Mon. September 24
September 21, 2012 by
With National Coming out day around the corner next month, we thought that we would take our upcoming gathering on September 24th to share parts of our own stories. For those that are willing to share, we’ll be talking about what motivated us to “come out” (and continue coming out today) regarding our sexual orientation [Read More…]
Living in the Tension Gathering – Mon. 9/10
September 6, 2012 by
For our upcoming Living in the Tension gathering, we will be discussing advertising in our culture with an emphasis on messages that are directed towards the gay and lesbian community in the world of marketing. We will share our thoughts about the advertisements and look at questions such as; What are the major themes, ideals, [Read More…]
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