The following post was written by Kevin Harris, Director of Community Relations at The Marin Foundation. As we continue to talk with individuals in Chicago and others around the country, we have become very accustomed to hearing Christians from varying theological backgrounds express their remorse over the fact that often times they and the broader Church have not done right by the LGBT community. While our gathering at the Chicago Pride Parade is a rather isolated event in and of... Read more
We will be gathering at the Chicago Pride Parade again this year (Sunday, June 26th at 10:30am) and we would love for you to join us if you live in or around the Chicagoland area! We will be seeking to embody an alternative to the condemning messages spoken by Christians that many in the LGBT community have regretfully come to associate with the broader Church. As Nehemiah confesses the sins of the Istraelites in Neh. 1:6-7, we will be apologizing... Read more
We will be hosting our Living in the Tension gathering this Wednesday, April 6th, at 8pm. We will be meeting at our usual location in Room 120 at 5255 N. Ashland Avenue and would love for you to join us if you are in the area. Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
The following is a book review by Nathan Albert, our Director of Pastoral Care, for the book Unprotected Texts by Jennifer Knust. Her publisher HarperOne sent us this book to review on the blog. You can buy the book here. I think you should read Unprotected Texts: The Bible’s Surprising Contradictions about Sex and Desire. Provocative title, eh? And, I think you should read this book soon. It might just rock your world. Or offend you. Or force you to think. ... Read more
What is My One Sentence Bible? 3-29-11: Just because you do something miraculous, the whole world doesn’t have to know about it. Those who need to know will always know. Luke 8:56 You need nothing in life except for the power of the Holy Spirit through Jesus. Plain. Simple. Luke 9:1-6 Hate breeds out of confusion. Confusion breeds out of not taking enough time to find the truth from the source. Therefore, laziness breeds hate. Luke 9:7-9 Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
Ever since I found out how small a mustard seed actually was, I’ve been obsessed with them. It really, really puts Jesus’ words about faith into perspective. Here’s a picture I took last night from my phone of a mustard seed next to my pinky. It’s just amazing stuff. I ask myself all of the time… “Do I have enough bold faith to continue doing the Lord’s will?” Much of the time I don’t think I do. And yet, that... Read more
What is My One Sentence Bible? 3-28-11: Are we bold enough to reach out to Jesus by admitting we’re at the end of our strength and understanding, no matter who is watching? Luke 8:47-48 The moment everything collapses and all the doors are shut, is the moment we need the greatest amount of child-like faith. Luke 8:49-50 People without bold vision and faith will always be the first one’s to laugh in your face and call you crazy. Luke 8:52-55... Read more
About a month ago I got an email out of the blue from the City of Chicago. That’s usually never a good sign… However this time it was awesome. In it, I was being asked to be one of three judges for the final night of competition for the 58th Annual City of Chicago and Chicago Park District Junior Citizen of the Year Award! The contestants have to be seniors in high school and meet an extensive criteria of grades, civic service and be... Read more
The LGBT site MyOutSpirit recently wrote a really special (in my mind) article comparing The Marin Foundation’s work in the neighborhood of Boystown to a number of other incarnational organizations focused on love, including Mother Teresa’s work in India. You can read the full article here. MyOutSpirit gets us. They see that we’re here in Boystown not trying to change anyone’s orientation, but rather living out our faith as best as we know how – through Jesus in love. It’s... Read more
What is My One Sentence Bible? 3-23-11: Faith in all things whether life is scary or calm is the only remedy to fearing death. Luke 8:24-25 There are times when those who are calm and in their right mind are much scarier than those who are insane. Luke 8:35-36 Fear is generally based on things our minds cannot wrap themselves around. Luke 8:37 Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
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