The Marin Foundation Informational Video

Last updated on: December 17, 2012 at 9:20 pm By Andrew Marin

This video is from the “extra” footage from the Promo Video to my book, Love Is An Orientation, which you can buy here from Borders or here from InterVarsity Press or here from Amazon. Much love. http://www.themarinfoundation.org/ Read more

Finally, a Worthwhile Email Forward

Last updated on: February 2, 2009 at 2:42 pm By Andrew Marin

I don’t know how many of you have gotten this email forward, but I just got it today. I thought it was quite profound. Here you go: IT IS STRANGE ISN’T IT…. Isn’t it strange how a 20 dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to church, but such a small amount when you go shopping? Isn’t it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you’re at church, and how short they seem when... Read more

Gay Scientists Isolate a Christian Gene?

Last updated on: January 30, 2009 at 7:35 pm By Andrew Marin

I really can’t decide if this is funny, or so very sad. Either way it sure puts perspective on where our culture is at regarding the GLBT and Christian worldview of each other. What do you think about it – funny or sad? Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more

Hard Lessons of Forgiveness

Last updated on: December 17, 2012 at 9:22 pm By Andrew Marin

Forgiveness can be a tricky thing. Many people, including myself, are able to talk about forgiveness as an important task in order to move on. Some people, not-so-much including myself, are also able to actually do it in their mind, heart and Spirit instead of just vocally forgiving the person(s) who have wronged them. A friend of mine, Margaret Feinberg, recently wrote a book titled The Sacred Echo. In it she so eloquently talks about how God communicates to us... Read more

Weigh-in #2

Last updated on: January 28, 2009 at 10:59 am By Andrew Marin

Today is January 28th and it’s time for weigh-in #2 for My Own Biggest Loser competition with myself. Current Weight: 252.7 lbs. Weight lost since last weigh-in: 3.3 lbs. Total weight loss thus far: 6.8 lbs! My next weigh-in will be in three more weeks on February 18th. Much love.www.themarinfoundation.org Read more

The Best Advice I Have Ever Been Given

Last updated on: December 17, 2012 at 9:23 pm By Andrew Marin

I love reading interviews, especially when the person being interviewed is asked, “What is the best advice you’ve ever been given?” because I’m fascinated by the words that stick with a person for a lifetime. Unfortunately for me, I’ve never been able to answer that question because no clever words of wisdom have ever really indwelt themselves within me (except of course for certain Scripture, but that was not told to me—I read it). That is until today my friends!!!... Read more

Reflections of Speaking in DC during the Inauguration—Part 4

Last updated on: December 17, 2012 at 9:24 pm By Andrew Marin

And what did happen next was one of the greatest honors of my life to date: A lady came up to me and gave me a big hug, thanked me for my words and life’s experiences, and said she felt very challenged and yet encouraged that things can change in this culture war. As it turns out she then revealed to me that she was a representative from the Smithsonian Institution Museum in Washington DC! She then expanded and told... Read more

Reflections of Speaking in DC during the Inauguration—Part 3

Last updated on: December 17, 2012 at 9:24 pm By Andrew Marin

When I walked up to the All Souls Church I just took in the site—it was beautiful and looked like a tradition-steeped colonial church built in the 1800s. Later that evening I came to find out that (here is their blurb about themselves): All Souls has a long tradition of promoting social justice issues [within religious views]. In the first half of the 1800s it was known for its opposition to slavery, and counts among its past ministers the prominent... Read more

Reflections of Speaking in DC during the Inauguration—Part 2

Last updated on: December 17, 2012 at 9:24 pm By Andrew Marin

Monday January 19th came quickly as I didn’t end up getting to my room until about 1am. Even then I was still so excited for what I was about to experience that I couldn’t fall asleep until about 2am. When I woke up it was 10 or so, and I had scheduled to meet a good friend of mine, Brad Ogilvie, who founded the Mosaic Initiative and now lives in DC and works for the Quaker William Penn House on... Read more

Reflections of Speaking in DC during the Inauguration—Part 1

Last updated on: December 17, 2012 at 9:25 pm By Andrew Marin

My flight into DC on Sunday night, January 18th, started in Omaha, NE. I spent the weekend at Christ Community Church of Omaha, a Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) Denominational church, with my friend Richard Engle. What a great, loving group of people who genuinely have a heart to learn about building bridges with GLBT people. It isn’t often I can say that every person I met throughout that weekend was humbly trying to listen, learn and understand what it... Read more