Don’t forget tonight’s (January 11th) Live Chat from 7-9pm CST. And for all of my West Coast homies, I’ve started a rotating ‘later evening’ Live Chat schedule in 2010 so you can have an easier time participating. For the most up to date Live Chat schedule, click on the Speaking Schedule button above. Here’s how to participate in the Live Chat: -Click on the ‘Live Chat’ button on the top of the page -Type your question into the chat box at the bottom... Read more
What is My One Sentence Bible? 1-11-10: Money and power are heavy, weighing you down, drowning you. Give it away and rise up others to partake in this adventure with you before you destroy yourself. Ezekiel 27:25-26 Faithfulness to God’s call in your life is not about the outcome, more so about the obedience in what God asks of you in the face of odd circumstances. Ezekiel 33:1-20 What will you do? (Ezekiel 33:12-20): 12 “Therefore, son of man, say... Read more
I have intentionally kept quite about the new Health Care Bill that is trying to work its way through our governmental system because I don’t want to talk on something that I don’t have, really, any hard facts or information about. However, I saw this article in the Wall Street Journal this morning, and I am totally disgusted – Financially poor married couples will pay more under the new health care bill than any unmarried couples living together: “The built-in... Read more
This weekend Brenda and I are going to a wedding in Iowa … for a friend of ours who is getting legally married to his husband. We go because this is another way to tangibly show our love in unique ways to our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters. Here is my reasoning why. What do you think about going to gay marriages? Have you ever gone before – why or why not? Let the discussion begin. Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
What differences do you see between the UK and the US regarding the topic of homosexuality and the response of the churches? I will be very clear on this. Right now the UK has a unique opportunity to potentially model for the rest of the world how to properly address and work within the tensions of faith and sexuality; leading the path of what peaceful and productive systemic relationships look like. I believe this because, thus far, neither the GLBT... Read more
Over the next couple of days I will be posting a Q & A I did with Dr. Andrew Goddard, Professor of Christian Ethics at Trinity College, and editor of the UK’s Anvil Theological Journal. He asked me 14 questions, some of which you all have heard me answer before. So instead of posting any repeated information, I will only post the questions that he asked that I have never been asked before – most of which focus on the differences between... Read more
I’ve been thinking about a few things recently. I’d love it if you weighed in on your thoughts and experiences regarding these statements: -If you’re not willing to sprint towards the most tension filled places in life, than you’re not a Christ-one no matter what you tell me. [As a side note, a good friend of mine Dr. John Fuder, doesn’t say Christian anymore. He says ‘Christ-one’ because that is what the early believers were known as – One’s of Christ. It’s the literal... Read more
One of the days I was in London I had the privilege of speaking at the Salvation Army International Headquarters to a wide variety of British clergy, pastors, denominational heads, theologians, authors and some overall movers and shakers. Beyond such a great opportunity, the unique part to that day was immediately after I had the privilege of meeting with two of the most prominent leaders in the Gay Christian movement in the United Kingdom: Colin Coward from Changing Attitude (with their... Read more
The very first thing out of their mouths: “The world would be a better place without religion.” Ouch. One of the next things they said after I asked what have their experiences been with Christians: “I haven’t really had any experiences with Christians.” Ouch again. Here in the States we constantly hear that England is a Post-Christian world. Broadly speaking, yes, that is what I saw. But what I also saw that shocked me was the extreme passion the Christians had!... Read more
As many of you know, this past September I was invited to go on a two week tour throughout some of the United Kingdom to talk about my book and The Marin Foundation’s bridge building work. I started in Eastbourne, went to Brighton (from what I was told is considered the gay capitol of England), then on to Edinburgh (Scotland), on to London via Eastbourne, off to Derby and then finished in London again. Throughout this trip I spoke to two churches, a few... Read more
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