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Please join us this Monday for a very special open-mic/bring-something-to-share/talent show night at our Living...

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Identity Theft

Too often in our conversations surrounding faith, gender and sexuality, we hear statements that project...

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A few months ago I sat across the table from a guy whose eyes searched...

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The Marin Foundation newsletter went out last week, and if you missed it, we can...

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Empathy Can Backfire

Empathy restores humanity. But this blog post isn’t about the merits of empathy. Empathy can...

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No Name-Calling Week

No Name-Calling Week (this year's motto: Celebrate Kindness) was inspired by the YA novel entitled The...

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Urgency of Opposing Inequality

The following post is by Jason Bilbrey, our Director of Pastoral Care here at The...

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In Honor of National Human Trafficking Day

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End of Year Giving Opportunity

Many of you have been an important part of our life and work - thank...

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Saying Goodbye to Kevin

Kevin Harris, our Director of Community Relations, will be leaving his position on staff at...

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Christmas is the Perfect Time to Protest. No, Really.

If there’s one theme that unites these two traditions — the plate-of-cookies-for-santa narrative and the...

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World AIDS Day

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Labels

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On Listening

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Living in the Tension – Monday, September 22

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Being a Listener

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Trusting in God when Others Doubt You

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Mixed-Orientation Marriages

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July 18, 2014

Living in the Tension 7/21 – Julie Rodgers

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Living in the Tension 7/7 – Matthew Vines

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What I Learned at Gay Pride

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Why the “I’m Sorry” Campaign? –Part 3

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The Bible’s Answer to the Problem of Sexism (Part 2)

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The Trevor Project @ Roscoe’s Tonight

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The Bible’s Answer to the Problem of Sexism (Part 1)

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