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January 27, 2014

Advent 2.0

Warren Perry is a teacher and coach, Southerner and Yankee, sinner and saint living in...

January 10, 2014

Go and Sin No More

Jesus did say, “Go and sin no more.” The often forgotten fact is that it...

January 08, 2014

A Robust, Biblically Rooted Understanding of Sexual Identity and How to Live It Out

Happy New Year and welcome to 2014!  We took a bit of a break over...

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December 20, 2013

End of the Year Giving!

The following post comes in part from The Marin Foundation’s end-of-year letter to our generous...

December 18, 2013

Peace on Earth & At The Dinner Table (For Parents)

For parents who struggle to reconcile their Christian faith with their love for their LGBTQ...

November 2013

November 22, 2013

A Realistic View of Sexual Identity Though Compounded States of Being

We’re so focused on drawing firm lines around what we should not do that we...

November 13, 2013

On finding a Christ-centered, gay-friendly church

 Warren Perry is a teacher and coach, Southerner and Yankee,  sinner and saint living in...

November 11, 2013

The Difference Between Sexual Identity and Lifestyle Choice

As a result, many evangelical Christians are woefully inept at loving gay folks well. Predictably,...

November 08, 2013

Strong Language

The following post is from Brent Bailey, a Master of Divinity student at Abilene Christian University....

October 2013

October 25, 2013

Failure of the imagination

This post is by Melinda Guerra, Admin Assistant here at The Marin Foundation. "The sooner...

October 16, 2013

“I’m Sorry” Memphis

The following post is from Jimmy Cornfoot, The Marin Foundation's Director of Community Relations, Memphis....

October 14, 2013

On Coming Out as a Gay Christian

The following post is from Warren Perry, Aquatics Director of the Greenwich Water Club.  ...

October 07, 2013

Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner… Or Something Like That

The following post is from Jason Bilbrey, our Director of Pastoral Care at The Marin Foundation....

October 04, 2013

Coming Out to Myself

The following post is from Brent Bailey, a Master of Divinity student at Abilene Christian University....

September 2013

September 30, 2013

We Don’t Want to be Dinosaurs

The following post is from Laura Statesir, Director of Family and Youth at The Marin...

September 23, 2013

Mind Your Words — They Have Meaning

The following post is by Trista L. Carr, Psy.D., is a Clinical Psychologist for a State...

September 16, 2013

Coming Out of the Water

Warren Perry is the Aquatics Director at the Greenwich Water Club outside New York City,...

September 04, 2013

Transparency and Vulnerability

The following post is from Brent Bailey, a Master of Divinity student at Abilene Christian University....

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August 09, 2013

Homophobia, Hell, and How I Decided to Become an Ally

The following post is from Jason Bilbrey, our Director of Pastoral Care at The Marin...

August 05, 2013

A Christlike Response?

The following post is from Laura Statesir, Director of Family and Youth at The Marin...

August 02, 2013

The Authentic Life

The following post is from Brent Bailey, a Master of Divinity student at Abilene Christian University....

July 2013

July 24, 2013

Gray is the New Black and White

Taylor Culver is a recent graduate of Northwestern College, interning with us this summer in...

July 22, 2013

Holding Competing Ideas in Tension

The following post is from Kevin Harris, Director of Community Relations at The Marin Foundation....

July 08, 2013

Don’t Feel That Way!

The following post is from Brent Bailey, a Master of Divinity student at Abilene Christian University....

July 04, 2013

Top 20 Most Viewed Posts of All Time

I first started blogging September 13, 2008. This was the first post I ever wrote....

July 03, 2013

What Being Bullied Taught Me About Bridge Building

Brian Gee received an M.A. in Biblical Exegesis from Wheaton College. When he’s not working,...

July 02, 2013

Top Posts of 2013, Thus Far…

We have reached the six month mark of 2013. Lots has happened already! Here are...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

Acceptance of Self

The following post comes from the anonymous blogger behind The Registered Runaway, a gay man navigating...

June 24, 2013

Cling Lightly to Truth and Tightly to Jesus

Taylor Culver is a recent graduate of Northwestern College, interning with us this summer in...

June 17, 2013

Reflections on Transgender Health Summit

The following post is from Trista L. Carr, Psy.D. Dr. Carr is a Clinical Psychologist and...

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