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June 2016

June 13, 2016

Don’t Let Your Anger Turn Into Their Hate

Andrew's reflection upon yesterday's LGBT massacre in Orlando. There is a time for anger and...

August 2014

August 25, 2014

Cultural Competency Vs. Cultural Humility

The first approach is to say nothing. It’s hard to offend if you don’t open...

January 2014

January 10, 2014

Go and Sin No More

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

December 2013

December 09, 2013

Part 1: Read an Excerpt from My New Book #OurLastOption

Are you wondering what Our Last Option: How a New Approach to Civility can Save...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Does Neutrality Equal Silence?

This post is written by Andrew Marin, President and Founder of The Marin Foundation I...

November 25, 2013

An Area Evangelicals Might Learn From the LGBT Community

The following post was written by Kevin Harris, Director of Community Relations at The Marin...

November 18, 2013

“Bigot”

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

November 08, 2013

Strong Language

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

October 2013

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....

September 2013

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 07, 2013

Living in the Tension – Sept. 9

We are gathering again this upcoming Monday, September 9th, for our regular Living in the...

September 04, 2013

Transparency and Vulnerability

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

August 2013

August 05, 2013

A Christlike Response?

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

July 2013

July 29, 2013

I Don’t Trust You

I've recently heard the phrase "I don't trust you" as a reason not to engage with...

July 19, 2013

The Difficulty in Trusting Someone Who Trusts Your Enemy

A friend called me up the other day and wanted to talk about how I...

July 12, 2013

Big Announcement and Transition at The Marin Foundation

Dear Friends, It is with great excitement, and some trepidation, that I want to...

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,...

June 2013

June 20, 2013

Andrew Marin on Alan Chambers and the Closing of Exodus International

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: From: Andrew Marin, President and Founder of The Marin Foundation, and author...

May 2013

May 24, 2013

Part 3: Understanding the Culture War

This short post is based on the understanding that "Language is our first step toward...

May 11, 2013

Part 2: Understanding the Culture War

Read the on-point one paragraph Part 1. Here are a few more quick and brilliant...

May 09, 2013

Understanding the Culture War

Today I came across an essay from sociologist James Davison Hunter called The Culture Wars...

September 2010

September 14, 2010

Definitions of Enemy, Hater and Critic

Before I get any further into this series, I think I should define what I...

July 2010

July 15, 2010

Part 3: Note to Skeptics

Public Statement: The work of The Marin Foundation is to build bridges between the LGBT...

January 2010

January 04, 2010

Definition of Compassion

I just read one of the best conceptualizations of compassion that I've ever read outside...

December 2009

December 02, 2009

Radical Hospitality

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

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...

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...

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