What is My One Sentence Bible? 6-8-10: God never said “I hate gay people.” God did clearly say “I hate divorce.” Hum…. Malachi 2:16 Stop the religious, cultural, social and theological rhetoric. It has wearied the Lord. Malachi 2:17 Stop robbing from God by keeping all of the money that has been blessed to you. Give to the Lord’s work and watch the Lord’s floodgates open wide. Malachi 3:8-12 Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
Over the next few days I’m channeling my inner Will Smith and will be speaking here in Miami. It’s the very first woman’s conference I’ve ever been asked to speak at. I’ve been here since yesterday, and yes, I’m the only dude apart from the resort staff! And yes, again, I’ve gotten some strange looks as to why I’m there. 🙂 But for all of those manly men out there, the resort this conference is being held at is Doral…and for... Read more
For all of you around the world who were not able to make it to our recent Living in the Tension Large Group Event about Intersex, Sexuality and the Church – featuring intersex individual PD Williams – held at Roscoe’s Bar in Boystown, here is the video. Living In The Tension from luke johnson on Vimeo. I’d love to hear some of your thoughts on what PD said. This is the 1st video resource that I know of looking into Intersex... Read more
I’m clinging to the hope I know I feel. Thank you for all of your love and comments during this time. The corner will turn soon… What is My One Sentence Bible? 6-1-10: Don’t ever take the name Pastor, Leader or Christian lightly because God’s judgment sure doesn’t. Malachi 2:1-9 The inter-Christian fighting must stop. We look like idiots because of it and so others think that of our God. Malachi 2:10 Your tears and offerings won’t compel God to... Read more
Adding insult to injury – Brenda and I thought we were pregnant. The most exciting life-changing news! We went to the doctor to confirm it with a blood test and it turns out we’re not. Even more so, I got this terrible news while I was preaching in Long Beach last weekend. Talk about feeling like a helpless chump half way across the country while my wife is having to deal with this stuff without me there. In my head I’m... Read more
This weekend I will be preaching all 4 services (6pm on Saturday and 8:30am, 10am and 11:30am on Sunday) at Parkcrest Church in Long Beach, CA. Feel free to swing on by, I’d love to see you! Then on Monday May 24th Parkcrest will be hosting a leaders gathering about building bridges, which is open to the public. For info on RSVPing for this free event, look here. And while I’m there, I’m really looking forward to seeing some of my good friends who live... Read more
Hi everyone. I feel like I should apologize for the recent silence on my blog. I’ve gotten a few emails/etc asking what’s up and why I’m not posting everyday like I usually do. Mostly it’s because of this. The other reason is because I’m in such a fragile state right now emotionally from the aforementioned link, that I can’t take putting myself out there for others to critique right now. I don’t have the energy or stability to endure any of... Read more
5-19-10: What is evil is not good no matter what history tell us because history is always written by the victors. But where are the victors now? Dead. And yet God is still alive. Zechariah 1:1-6 Oppression = Wandering without a Leader. Zechariah 10:2b As Donald Trump says: When things go South it’s the project managers that are the first ones fired. Who knew The Donald quoted Scripture? Zechariah 10:3b Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
5-18-10: Treat everything you have – from the largest to the smallest possessions – as a unique gift from God because what was given and then taken for granted can be removed just as quickly. Haggai 1:5-11 The defiled people that the religious leaders call unclean and unworthy are the one’s God yearns to heap blessings upon. Haggai 2:10-19 Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
The Marin Foundation is hosting a special Living in the Tension event at Roscoe’s Bar in Boystown on Tuesday May 18th at 7pm. We will be having PD Williams speak – PD is an intersex individual and will talk about all of the experiences growing up anatomically both male and female, and what that has meant for the combination of one’s faith and sexuality. Here is a little blurb of the event: You thought homosexuality and the church was a difficult... Read more
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