There has been a big court case going on in England regarding a gay couple who sued the owners of Cornish Bed & Breakfast because the gay couple was denied occupancy based on the owners of Cornish B&B’s Christian faith. You can read the story here. The ruling just came down this week that it was unlawful for the owners of the B&B to deny service to the gay couple based on their Christian beliefs. The gay couple, who sued... Read more
What is My One Sentence Bible? 1-20-11: Being a good steward of your ‘plenty’ is more than a life or death situation. Luke 6:24-26 A required blessing is that there are some people who don’t speak well of you because of your countercultural journey truly following Jesus. Luke 6:26 Loving your enemies isn’t an act, it’s a lifestyle. Luke 6:27-28 Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
As of this second I have 1,622 emails waiting for me. I’m not talking about spam, I’m talking about real people wanting real responses. It’s not that I don’t respond to emails, it’s just that I get so many everyday from people all over the world that unless I spend all day every work-day responding to email, there is no physically human way I would ever be able to keep up on a consistent basis. In no way am I trying to... Read more
After a break for the holidays, we’re starting up our gatherings again! Our next Living in the Tension will be Tuesday January 18th at 7pm; 5255 N. Ashland Ave Room 120. We will be discussing sexual identity, identity formation and labels. Hope to see you there! Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
Two years ago today (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) I spoke on Capitol Hill the night before the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. The event was an official Inauguration event, a series of government sponsored events that led up to the actual Inauguration ceremony of our country’s 44th President. This event consisted of two representatives from each of the major faiths that make-up America, to speak about something that reflects the essence of Martin Luther King Jr and the current state of our country.... Read more
What is My One Sentence Bible? 1-17-11: Throughout time, God continues to move in new ways to impact new generations of people in ways that the older generation might not understand. Luke 5:36-39 The Sabbath is made for rest. But let the day not interfere with doing miraculous things for the Lord. Luke 6:1-10 “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are... Read more
I just received an email from my publisher alerting me to the fact that Love is an Orientation is now available in the Google eBookstore! That means that you can now electronically buy my book for your: Android phone iPhone, iPad and iTouch On the web on your computer Nook and Sony’s e-readers Sweet! Here is the link to Google’s eBookstore and here is the direct link to Love is an Orientation. I’m really pumped about this as many people have... Read more
What is My One Sentence Bible? 11-14-11: The primary work of religious gatekeepers is to minimize the countercultural works that a Jesus-shaped faith produces. Luke 5:21-25 Sometimes I believe that even the Pharisees asked genuine questions they wanted to understand—at least to the best of how they knew how. Luke 5:29-31 There is a time and a place for religious dogma; it’s not just all or nothing. Luke 5:33-35 Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
The following post was written by Nathan Albert, Director of Pastoral Care at The Marin Foundation for the Sex and the Soul Blogathon that is currently underway. Head on over to their website to check out the posts for the first three days. I do not think that “Gay Christian” is an oxymoron. I do, however, think there are other adjectives being put before Christian that create an oxymoronic term. “Greedy Christian,” “Judgmental Christian,” “Hateful Christian,” “Violent Christian,” Graceless Christian” are... Read more
The following post was written by Kevin Harris, Director of Community Relations at The Marin Foundation. Over the years I have become increasingly convinced that serving alongside individuals that are different than you is necessary for reconciliation to come about. A couple years after finishing college, I signed up with AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps to live, travel, and serve with a team of complete strangers for ten months. We all came from varying places as far as geographical locations,... Read more
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