What is My One Sentence Bible? 10-14-10: Transparency takes on a number of forms, especially for those who are willing to be willing and those who are not. Mark 4:21-25 Nothing can stop the Kingdom Movement from advancing and becoming. Mark 4:26-29 Jesus put faith in perspective: The moment you stare your own terror in the face with no fear, knowing that God’s will will be done, you have some faith. Mark 4:38-41 Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
I will be speaking tonight at Calvary Church in Naperville, IL starting at 7:30pm. It is open to the public, so if you’re around I’d love to see you. I will be speaking about the way Jesus engaged his own very politically driven culture and how that applies to us today. Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
In light of the tragic string of youth that have committed suicide as a result of being bullied for their actual or perceived sexual orientation, a great resource that I would like to point out is The Trevor Project. The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention among LGBTQ youth. The free and confidential helpline can be reached around-the-clock at 866 4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386). Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
Today is Monday October 11th, National Coming Out Day, and The Marin Foundation is holding our next Living in the Tension Gathering. Tonight we will host Dr. Tony Campolo who will be speaking on the topics of Faith, Sexuality and Politics. Our event will be held at Roscoes, the historic gay bar in Boystown. It’s free and starts at 7:30pm CST, so bring your friends. It’s going to be a great night. Here is the link to the event. Looking forward to seeing you there!... Read more
This is Part 2 written by Kevin Harris – Director of Community Relations for The Marin Foundation. You can read Part 1 here. Naming a problem prompts us to take ownership of it, while making it harder to ignore for ourselves and those around us. Thomas Friedman stated; “In the world of ideas, to name something is to own it.” Although he was referencing a different topic, I still feel that the general principle is applicable and can translate for... Read more
Here it is. I name names because I think this is too important. Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
This forthcoming 2 Part Series is written by Kevin Harris – Director of Community Relations at The Marin Foundation. “Whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.” -Jesus As most everyone has heard, recently there has been a tragic string of suicides in the last three weeks that is now up to six teenagers. A commonality in each case is that each teenager was gay or perceived to be gay... Read more
What is My One Sentence Bible? 10-6-10: There is a moral to every story even when the ending isn’t clearly outlined for you. Mark 4:2-9 Critics accuse parables as being evasive; but they’re actually about who has the will to hear. Mark 4:10-12 Biggest stumbling blocks to living a productive and fruitful faith: Satan, persecution, worries, wealth and comparison. Mark 4:14-20 Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
On Monday October 11th (also not coincidentally that is also National Coming Out Day), Dr. Tony Campolo will be speaking at The Marin Foundation’s Living in the Tension Gathering on Faith, Sexuality and Politics. Our event will be held at Roscoes, the historic gay bar in Boystown (Starting at 7:30pm CST). Here is the link to the free event. Leading up to the event, Tony has written a guest post for us. Here you go… “Anyone reading the New Testament will... Read more
What is My One Sentence Bible? 10-5-10: What others think is insane is nothing but a path to accomplishing the Lord’s will. Mark 3:20-21 Jesus’ model of unity vs. division has been used today to further cultural dominance—not to experience the power of the Lord in its original intent. Mark 3:23-27 Jesus looked at all of humanity as his extended family. Mark 3:33-34 Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
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