Love is an Orientation
In most cases single people are treated as crappy in church cirlces as LGBTs. Who cares what others think of you. Love yourself because God loves you THAT much. Happy Valentine’s Day. Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
In most cases single people are treated as crappy in church cirlces as LGBTs. Who cares what others think of you. Love yourself because God loves you THAT much. Happy Valentine’s Day. Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
Peter Bregman writes a weekly column called How We Work at Harvard Business and is a regular contributor at CNN. He speaks, writes, and consults about how to lead and how to live. He is the CEO of Bregman Partners, Inc., a global management consulting firm, and advises CEOs and their leadership teams. You can sign up to be notified when he writes a new article. Bregman is the author of Point B: A Short Guide To Leading a Big Change and the forthcoming 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master... Read more
As we are often asked about resources as it relates to building bridges with the LGBT community, a couple worthwhile DVDs are listed below. Bridging the Gap Bridging the Gap is a 4 session interactive DVD resource (with a facilitator’s guide) for small groups that are seeking to live out their faith in a way that honors their LGBT neighbors and God. It draws upon the experience of six Christians outside the heterosexual mainstream as it relates to their practical... Read more
In the following interview, William discusses a part of his experience in being a Christian that happens to be gay in navigating contexts that have generally had a more traditional understanding of scripture and homosexuality. For a description of these interviews and for Part 1, you can check out A Mother’s Story. Part 2: A Daughter’s Story Part 3: Celibacy & Singleness Part 4: Being Visible in the Church What has it been like in coming out as being gay in a more... Read more
Br. Michael Oboza is a monk in the Orthodox Catholic Eastern Rite. Along with being an activist that stands up to religious bigotry, he founded Bisexual Queer Alliance Chicago to help continue bisexual history and equal visibility. To learn more about the bisexual visibility and biphobia that Br. Michael speaks of, you can visit the Bi Social Network Campaign here. For a description of these interviews and for Part 1, you can check out A Mother’s Story. Part 2: A... Read more
For the next interview, Richard has been gracious enough to share a part of his journey as it relates to navigating his faith and sexuality as a gay man that is pursuing celibacy and how that intersects with his life in the Church. For a description of these interviews and for Part 1, you can check out A Mother’s Story and Part 2: A Daughter’s Story. You are pursuing celibacy but still identify as gay. Could you expand upon that? I self-identify... Read more
Ashley recently came out as a gay Christian and found it equally hard to tell her gay friends that she is a Christian, and her Christian friends that she is gay. You can read more about her journey of faith and sexuality here. For a description of these interviews and for Part 1: A Mother’s Story, click here. What was the catalyst that motivated you to come out to your parents when you did? There was not one specific trigger... Read more
For the next two weeks I, Kevin Harris Director of Community Relations at The Marin Foundation, will be posting interviews with individuals that have been gracious enough to share part of their journey for those of you that read this blog. In interviewing individuals that are coming from very different places regarding their beliefs, experiences, and sexuality, my intention is simply to shed some light on unfolding stories from diverse backgrounds that you may not hear on a regular basis.... Read more
From here on out, as much as I can get to a computer on a Sunday if I’m not speaking, I will start posting the up to date financial donation records (just cash donations, not including in-kind donations) of The Marin Foundation so you all can keep real-time track of where we’re at. Here is our 2011 budget. Here are the donations from Jan 1-22: Individual donations: $700 Church donations: $1,625 Honorariums: $2,000 Book sales: $0 Total Donations: $4,325 Please consider... Read more
What is My One Sentence Bible? 1-22-11: When you are wronged, take the route that is the most unsatisfying; yet the most pleasing to the Lord. Luke 6:29-31 Watch your life and see if anything sets you apart from the mainstream secular or religious communities. Only when it does will you know God. Luke 6:32-36 As Justin Timberlake says, What goes around, goes around, goes around, always comes back around… Luke 6:37-38 Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
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