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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...

February 2015

February 16, 2015

These Three Remain: Reaching Towards Faith, Hope and Love as LGBTQ Christians

This post is by Laura Statesir, our Director of Family and Youth: And now these...

October 2014

October 01, 2014

Getting Over the Church

If you’ve been alive long enough and if you’ve ever loved someone, you’ve probably also...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

Bi the Way :: Some Helpful Tips for Christians on Bisexuality

Today's post comes from our friend Eliel Cruz. Eliel is a bisexual Christian covering bisexuality...

September 08, 2014

Kidnapped for Christ Screening & More — See You Saturday!

This week Saturday, September 13 at Fourth Presbyterian Church (126 E Chestnut St, Chicago), we're...

August 2014

August 22, 2014

Being the Token Gay Christian

I am glad my fiancée and I represented ourselves and our love in a positive...

July 2014

July 09, 2014

Going to the Chapel…But You Won’t Be There

We don't typically publish anonymous posts, but the writer for today's post has requested anonymity,...

July 07, 2014

Phil’s story

Today's post is from Phil Ross, student at Indiana Wesleyan University, and a summer intern...

June 2014

June 23, 2014

“What Are You Sorry for, Anyway?” Part 1

I’m Sorry. Such simple words that can be so hard to say. I’m Sorry. You...

May 2014

May 27, 2014

Share Your Story of Compelling Love

“How can people connect with each other when their beliefs, values, and practices deeply differ,...

May 05, 2014

2014 Parent Conference

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

April 2014

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 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 12, 2014

What Caused My Child to be LGBTQ?

“I’m not sure what made our son [or daughter] gay.” That’s a phrase I hear...

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 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 04, 2013

Get My New Book FOR FREE!

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

November 2013

November 29, 2013

What is “Good” Activism?

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

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 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 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 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....

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...

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