This is the final post in a series written by author Dan Brennan (you can buy his book here) on sacred unions and friendship. Here is Part 1 Here is Part 2 Here is Part 3 Here is Part 4 Part 5: “3. Sacred unions invites us to a spirituality of deep oneness in marriage and friendship. A deep oneness in Christian spirituality is not limited to a narrow, exclusive couples-only club. Marriage is never exalted in the New Testament... Read more
We will be hosting a Living in the Tension Community gathering tonight at 7pm and will be screening Almost Myself: Reflections on Mending & Transcending Gender. The movie features the filmmaker’s interviews with a number of transgender women as it relates to their experiences with transitioning (medical, relational, spiritual, etc.) and glimpses into their unfolding journeys as trans women. We will be meeting in Room 120 at 5255 N. Ashland Avenue. Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
Dr. John Corvino wrote an article at 365gay.com about LGBTs being defined by their sexuality instead of a number of other facets that make up a person’s fully identity. John contacted me before he published the article because in it he writes about The Marin Foundation and the infamous Chapter 2 of my book. He and I have met in person and corresponded before, even hanging out for a few days earlier this year. He knows of my broadening perspective on... Read more
This is a series written by author Dan Brennan (you can buy his book here) on sacred unions and friendship. Here is Part 1 Here is Part 2 Here is Part 3 Part 4: “Secular author Lisa Gee believes “a soul-mate doesn’t have to be a sex-mate.” For the Christian this statement takes us right into the heart of the mystery of robust love and the bonds of friendship. Mysteries are something so complex, they defy solutions. They are aspects... Read more
What is My One Sentence Bible? 3-17-11: Choose wisely who you listen to, making sure you listen to those who speak with honest integrity over those trying to make headlines. Luke 8:18a Faithfulness is the unseen matters that actually matter. Luke 8:18b In God’s kingdom ‘family’ is based on those who hear and implement God’s commands. It’s thicker than blood. Luke 8:19-21 Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
This is a series written by author Dan Brennan (you can buy his book here) on sacred unions and friendship. Here is Part 1 Here is Part 2 Part 3: “There was no question the biblical narrative speaks of a distinctive oneness in marriage where God calls Adam and Eve to enter a communion of “one flesh.” But it became obvious that physical or sexual oneness in marriage is not the only oneness or union the Bible speaks of. Marital... Read more
What is My One Sentence Bible? 3-16-11: Path of a Jesus-centered existence that produces good fruit: Have a noble and good heart, retain the Lord’s commands and with a strong faith persevere trails. Luke 8:15 When people lie about you to tear you down, know that nothing stays hidden forever. The truth will always eventually be revealed. Luke 8:17 Always, in good or bad, just speak the truth. Nothing stays hidden forever. The truth will always eventually be revealed. Luke... Read more
This is a series written by author Dan Brennan (you can buy his book here) on sacred unions and friendship. You can see Part 1 here. Part 2: “John Newman wrote of his friend, Ambrose St John after he died, “From the first he loved me with an intensity of love, which was unaccountable.” A hundred years earlier, William Wirt, a lawyer and married, expresses to his close friend Dabney Carr, “I long for your hand—I hunger for your face and... Read more
What is My One Sentence Bible? 3-15-11: Speaking with ‘story’ is not being evasive, it’s seeing who has the faith to listen and understand. Luke 8:8b-10 Living with faith means there will always, without a doubt, 100% of the time, be a ‘time of testing’. Will your faith survive that time? Luke 8:13 Don’t let your faith be choked out by the demands and expectations of what this world entices its people with. Luke 8:14 Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
My friend Dan Brennan recently wrote a book called Sacred Unions, Sacred Passions: Engaging the Friendship Between Men and Women. I thought this book worthwhile for a few reasons, and foremost of those is that many of the principles and thoughts are generalizable to what it means to be in faithful relationship (non-sexual friendship) with ‘the other’. In Dan’s case he explores that between men and women, and in this blog’s context it’s between same gender persons – whether LGBT or hetero. I asked Dan to write... Read more
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