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April 09, 2014

What I Wish my Youth Pastor Had Said – Part 1

I come from a background in Christian youth ministry. I worked at Christian camps, with...

April 07, 2014

2014 Parent Conference

Unconditional Ministries, The Marin Foundation, and FreedHearts are excited to present the 2014 Midwest Parents...

April 03, 2014

Jonathan Merritt on being “Outed”

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

March 2014

March 28, 2014

One-On-One with Tim Schraeder

This post is written by Michael Kimpan, our Associate Director at The Marin Foundation. You...

March 26, 2014

Is World Vision’s New Stance on Married Gay Christians Neutral?

Somewhere in Federal Way, Washington, there’s a woman who loves God, adores her wife and...

March 12, 2014

The Gamble: Gays and Lesbians Experimenting with Straight Relationships

You’re the expert of your own experience. That’s one of the central tenets of The...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

The Parallel Experiences of Jesus and a Sexual Minority

The Ethiopian Eunuch was a sexual minority. He felt the alienation of being outside cultural...

February 24, 2014

Finding the Good

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

February 19, 2014

Is Empathy Dangerous?

I remember sitting at lunch after church with Christine, who had married her wife around...

February 10, 2014

Father’s Love Letter

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

February 03, 2014

Fear of the Unknown

The following post is written by our friend Candice Czubernat. Candice has spent the last 13...

January 2014

January 22, 2014

13 Most Viewed Posts of 2013

Check out the 13 most viewed posts in 2013 on our Love Is an Orientation...

January 15, 2014

The Five Stages of Grief for Parents of LGBT Children

In my time at The Marin Foundation, I've talked to many, many parents about the...

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...

December 2013

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 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...

December 05, 2013

Mandela Fought to Work WITH His Oppressors

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

December 04, 2013

Get My New Book FOR FREE!

In four easy steps, find out how you can get Andrew Marin's new ebook, Our...

December 01, 2013

Emotions

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

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 18, 2013

“Bigot”

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

November 06, 2013

Gay Marriage Passed in Illinois

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

November 04, 2013

Why you should attend your gay loved one’s wedding

One of the most common questions I’m asked as the Director of Pastoral Care here...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

The Cover for My New Book

Here it is! You can read the description here. I'll be posting some great promotional...

October 23, 2013

Jesus Shows How Arguing the Bible With People Is Pointless

In Matthew 4:1-11, Satan temps, tests, argues, debates, whatever you want to call it, with...

October 21, 2013

The ‘Other’ As Examen

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

October 18, 2013

Living in the Tension Gathering – 10/21

For our upcoming Living in the Tension gathering on Monday, October 21, we will be...

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 04, 2013

Coming Out to Myself

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

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