From the category archives:

Living in the Tension

Don’t forget tonight’s (March 3rd) Living in the Tension Gathering at 7pm CST at The Marin Foundation’s offices: 5241 N. Ashland Ave 1st Floor.
Can’t wait to see you all!
Much love.
www.themarinfoundation.org

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MLK Jr. Day

January 18, 2010 · 3 comments

One year ago today I was speaking in Washington, DC on Capitol Hill during President Barack Obama’s Inauguration events. What a crazy time this past year has been. As Martin Luther King Jr. quotes have been flying around all day, here’s my favorite; and one that has shaped a huge part of how I frame [...]

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Live Chat and LITT Today

December 3, 2009 · 3 comments

Don’t forget today’s Live Chat from 3-5pm CST. Also, tonight is The Marin Foundation’s next Living in the Tension Gathering at 5255 N. Ashland Ave Room 120 from 7-9pm in Chicago.
Here’s how to participate in the Live Chat:
-Click on the ‘Live Chat’ button on the top of the page
-Type your question into the chat box [...]

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Jess Lives in the Tension

November 16, 2009 · 11 comments

I am blessed to be able to speak at quite a few college campuses (Christian and non-Christian), and I love it because you never know what’s going to happen! A few times a year I also have the opportunity to speak at Moody Theological Seminary. Each year during one of those times I bring with me a group of GLBT people from [...]

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Today is going to be a double-dip in bridge building fun! From 3-5pm CST I will be doing my weekly Live Chat. For instructions on how to participate, click here.
Then from 7-9pm CST, The Marin Foundation’s Living in the Tension gathering will be sponsored tonight by North Park University, in honor of their on-going Unity Week. The gathering tonight [...]

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Each LITT will start at 7pm in Room 120 at 5255 N. Ashland Ave in Chicago. Here are the remaining dates and forum topics:
June 25: Gay Pride Parade: Original Intent and Current Purpose
July 22: I Do Exist—Ex Gay Viewing and Discussion
Aug 11: Discussion with a Gay Secular Person
Aug 27: Discussion with an Ex-Gay Person
Sep 17: [...]

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Tonight is our forth Living in the Tension Community Gathering. In remembrance of last Friday’s Day of Silence, we will be discussing the topic of:
Shame in the Closet and its Impact in All Our LivesFeel free to join us tonight at 5249 N. Ashland Ave, Room 120 at 7pm.
Much love.www.themarinfoundation.org

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I don’t know if I’ve ever experienced quite the time of total transparency in community more so then I did last night. The topic was Slang, Slurs and Sex: The stopping points that separate us from each other and the Father. I opened our time last night the only way I knew how—by being as [...]

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Tonight is our second Living in the Tension Community Gathering, 7pm at 5255 N. Ashland in Chicago (yes, the address is one building different). For more information you can click here.
We will be discussion the language, biases and stereotypes that tear us all down. Tonight’s theme will be:
Slang, Slurs and Sex: The Stopping Points that [...]

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Going into last night I had no idea what to expect. I didn’t know who was going to show up, how many people or where they were coming from socially and/or theologically. But that is the exciting (and ridiculously scary) part! About 15 people showed up—and they were gay, straight, male, female, progressive and conservative. [...]

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