This Blog is No More…

December 19, 2012

Patheos

It’s time friends! The big blog move is happening… No longer will this site be used for blogging (it’s new intention will be revealed soon). My new blog address is http://www.patheos.com/blogs/loveisanorientation.

You can set up your new RSS feed, or subscribe by email, on the new site.

On the new site I will once again be blogging daily, including the ever popular series My One Sentence Bible each morning, as well as a post with original content.

Looking forward to engaging on a daily basis once again.

And for those interested in why I’m moving by blog, please read this.

Much love.

Andrew

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8:56am on Dec 16th…

December 16, 2012 · 1 comment

My Birthday

So today is my birthday! The big 3-2. What a strange 32 years it’s been thus far. Today is going to be a great, and full day, celebrating with family at my Mom and Dad’s house in the suburbs. In that fullness, thanks for your offer, but really, I don’t need any presents.

What, what is that you say? You would still like to give me a present?

No really. It’s ok.

Huh, are you sure? You still want to give me a present and I’m not going to convince you otherwise?

Well, in that case, you can give a one-time $32 donation to The Marin Foundation to support the work I care about so deeply. See our 2013 projects here. If you insist, that is the only present I will accept.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Much love.

Andrew

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We had an unbelievable 2012. You can click here to see our End of the Year Newsletter. Here are some of the exciting developments amassed throughout the past year:

Over 3,000 people attended our Living in the Tension Gatherings

We were invited to teach 123 times in 59 locations throughout the US, UK and Eurpoe to 92,000 people live in person

Our work was shared online over 20 MILLION times in the past 12 months

We completed the data collection and analysis of the largest national scientific research study ever done in the LGBT community regarding spritual/religious acculturation (results to be released in 2013)

We loved a whole lot of people in real time

You can click here to see The Marin Foundation’s fundraising needs for 2013.

And you can also make a one-time donation or a reoccurring automatic monthly donation to our general fund or to one of our specific projects.

As we do every year, we will post The Marin Foundation’s tax returns online for you to see how much was donated, and how we spent every dollar donated. That should be live in February 2013 after we submit our 2012 returns.

Let’s see what happens in 2013… I’m sure it will be interesting.

Much love!

The Marin Foundation Team: Andrew, Kevin, Laura, Brenda, Hanna (and coming soon Michael and Jason)

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We will be hosting our last Living in the Tension gathering of the year this upcoming Monday, December 10th at 7pm. A friend of the foundation will be sharing some of her thoughts about a book she recently read, The End of Sexual Identity, by Jannell Williams Paris and we will take some time to discuss our thoughts on sexuality and identity.

The gathering will be hosting at our usual spot in Room 120 on 5255 N. Ashland Ave. in Chicago.

Hope to see you there!

Much love.

www.themarinfoundation.org

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Is It Time for Evangelicals to Stop Opposing Gay Marriage?

December 5, 2012

This article was first posted, today, on Philosophical Fragments, a blog by philosopher Timothy Dalyrmple. It is a part of a series on answering the question, “Is It Time for Evangelicals to Stop Opposing Gay Marriage?” I am promoting the link on Philosophical Fragments for those who wish to engage in this conversation, because that [...]

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Exciting News About This Blog

December 3, 2012

As of today I have exciting news about the future of this blog… It will be moving to Patheos, the largest religion site on the interwebs. My blog will be housed in the Evangelical Portal with some heavy hitters such as Scot McKnight et. al. Today the contract was signed and the move is eminent – within [...]

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“The Shack” Author, Wm Paul Young, in Chicago Tuesday Nov 27

November 26, 2012

  The story is so well known… a small book of 15 copies printed at Kinkos by Paul Young for his family at Christmas, turned into The Shack, selling 18 million copies and counting. Now Paul Young is at it again in his new novel Cross Roads, except this time with slightly larger projections for [...]

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Living in the Tension – Tues Nov. 13

November 8, 2012

We will continue the break from our regular Living in the Tension gatherings next week with a screening of Seventh-Gay Adventists.Our group has been invited to a free private screening of the documentary at 7pm next Tuesday, November 13th. You will need to reserve a ticket for the event HERE for admittance. The screening will be at Landmark Century Centre [...]

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Living in the Tension – Monday Oct. 29

October 25, 2012

Instead of our regular discussions, we will be catching a movie together for our next Living in the Tension gathering on Monday, October 29th. We will be watching The Wise Kids, a coming-of-age drama. The screening is at 8pm at the Gene Siskel Film Center on 164 N. State Street. Purchase your tickets ahead of time [...]

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Living in the Tension – Mon. October 8

October 4, 2012

Personal experience is often one of the best teachers. When we come up short or mess things up in some capacity, it helps to inform our decisions and actions in the future. So for our next Living in the Tension gathering on October 8th, we’ll be sharing past experiences where we failed or messed up [...]

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