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Love is an Orientation

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January 2010

January 14, 2010

Part 6: United Kingdom

You’ve already mentioned some conservative concerns about your approach and your response to them but,...

January 09, 2010

I’m Going to Gay Wedding Today

This weekend Brenda and I are going to a wedding in Iowa ... for a...

December 2009

December 14, 2009

My Painful Confession

I wrote this prayer this morning after dumping my guts out to the Lord. I thought...

December 08, 2009

Unconquered

My wife lived and worked in Africa for three years right after college (in Niger...

December 02, 2009

Radical Hospitality

A good friend of mine works for the William Penn House - a 'Quaker Center on...

November 2009

November 30, 2009

Faithfulness: The New Evangelism

I just started reading the book of Ezekiel (as you can tell by My One...

November 16, 2009

Finally! A Model of Unity

Last week I spent 2 days in Cedar Rapids, Iowa speaking to the Linn County...

November 05, 2009

Everyone’s Agenda

Recently there have been multiple references to me by Christians about the 'gay agenda.' I...

October 2009

October 27, 2009

Part 4: New Way of Activism

Here is Part 1. Here is Part 2. Here is Part 3 (which provides a...

October 22, 2009

Part 3: New Way of Activism

Here is Part 1 Here is Part 2 Here is a quick summary of the...

October 14, 2009

Part 2: New Way of Activism

I have put off posting my new paradigm of activism for one more day because...

October 13, 2009

Part 1: New Way of Activism

Yesterday I blogged about the recent GLBT Equality March on Washington, DC. My overall thesis...

October 06, 2009

God is Tearing Away Church Influence

Yes, you read that right. I believe that God is tearing away church influence. Let...

September 2009

September 22, 2009

Part 4: Language in the Culture War—Homophobic

This is the last post in this series. Here is the Intro to this series...

September 21, 2009

Part 3: Language in the Culture War—Affirming

Here is the Intro to this series on Language in the Culture War. Here is...

September 19, 2009

Part 2: Language in the Culture War—Reconciliation

Here is the Intro to this series on Language in the Culture War. Reconciliation: The...

September 18, 2009

Part 1: Language in the Culture War—Tolerance

Recently there was a vigorous stream of dialogue in the comment sections of some recent posts...

August 2009

August 14, 2009

Article I wrote for Relevant’s Neue Quarterly

This link takes you to an article I wrote for the Spring '09 issue of...

June 2009

June 17, 2009

Other Faith’s Love Love

I have been touched recently by the amount of non-evangelical, even non-Christian people that have...

May 2009

May 27, 2009

The Culture War

Part of my job is to be aware of, and keep a close eye on...

April 2009

April 16, 2009

Practical Applications for Validation vs. Affirmation

Yesterday as I posted my deconstruction of the difference between validation and affirmation, and its...

March 2009

March 12, 2009

Here it is!

Remember my sermon from Capitol Hill the night before the Inauguration—the same sermon that is...

March 11, 2009

Getting Tempted in Both Directions

As the profile of The Marin Foundation starts to grow so does the political pressure....

October 2008

October 30, 2008

Gay Marriage

With the election coming up, and the vote in California for Prop 8 - otherwise...

October 29, 2008

Prayer for the Faithful

Thank you Lord for this opportunity to Be;For this opportunity to be Yours.Our prayers, wants,...

October 17, 2008

The Coalition – Southern California Event #2

The second event that The Coalition held was an inclusive pastor’s roundtable that took place...

October 16, 2008

The Coalition – Southern California Event #2

The second event that The Coalition held was an inclusive pastor’s roundtable that took place...

September 2008

September 23, 2008

The Coalition – Southern California Event #1

Yes, after my traumatic last post I wrote this one on Word, saved it a...

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