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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...

December 2015

December 18, 2015

My ebook, Our Last Option, is Patheos Book Club’s Book of the Month

I just got word that my ebook, Our Last Option: How a New Approach to Civility...

January 2015

January 14, 2015

Come Do Class with The Marin Foundation

If you have ever wanted to learn practical steps for building bridges between the LGBTQ...

April 2014

April 16, 2014

Communion is About Equality

What’s fascinating to me today is how interchangeable the body of Christ (the one that...

March 2014

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...

January 2014

January 24, 2014

Top 13 Books of 2013

For what has become my favorite annual competition, five years ago a group of friends...

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 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 05, 2013

Mandela Fought to Work WITH His Oppressors

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

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 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 06, 2013

Gay Marriage Passed in Illinois

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

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 09, 2013

The Difference between Forgetting and Forgiving

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

September 2013

September 11, 2013

Good in the Presence of Evil

There is evil in this world--some would even say that evil are those who are...

August 2013

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...

July 2013

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 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 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 26, 2013

Reaction to Supreme Court’s Rulings on DOMA and Prop 8

[Update 6pm CST] I spent today calling and texting my LGBT married friends around the...

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...

June 19, 2013

Transfigurations with Peterson Toscano

On Monday, July 1, The Marin Foundation will be hosting Peterson Toscano's one-person play, Transfigurations:...

June 12, 2013

Attitude Shift – Part 2

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

June 03, 2013

Continuing Education Classes with The Marin Foundation

If you have ever wanted to learn practical steps for building bridges between the LGBT...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Video: Jim Henderson Interviews Andrew Marin

Check out this wide ranging interview that Jim Henderson (from Jim Henderson Presents) conducted with...

April 14, 2013

My Response to Dan Savage’s Accusations about The Marin Foundation in the New York Times

This post is Andrew Marin's response to Dan Savage's accusations about The Marin Foundation, which...

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