Counterculture. Faith. Love.
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This past Sunday I preached both services at Restore Community Church in Liberty, MO, just outside of Kansas City. The series was on Poverty in Your Own Backyard, and they asked me to preach on Poverty of Community. I thought the only way to understand what a poverty of community is, one must first understand [...]
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Tomorrow, Sunday, August 28th, I will be preaching both services (9:30am and 11:00am) at Restore Community Church in Liberty, MO – right outside of Kansas City, MO. If you’re around the area, feel free to stop on by as I’d love to meet you. They meet at the Liberty Community Center. I will be preaching [...]
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video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player While at Wild Goose Festival, the Odyssey Network asked me, and a few others, some questions regarding an analysis of the intersection of sexuality, LGBT issues and the emergent church. Here is what they found… Do you think progressive Christianity today must stand with the LGBT community, otherwise they will [...]
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This video is from InterVarsity Press’ Likewise line, which my book is published under. They did a video featuring a bunch of Likewise authors including myself, Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, Margot Starbuck, Sean Gladding and others… What do you think of my little clip about reconciliation? Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org
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video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Recently I had the opportunity to speak at a new, more progressive, Christian festival called Wild Goose. Here is a summary of our time there (including interviews from Brian McLaren, Doug Pagitt, Jay Bakker, Phyllis Tickle and myself), and it will air on the Odyssey Network today. Check your local [...]
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If you’re in or around Chicago, I’ll be preaching (Psalm 118:8-17) at First Evangelical Free Church. The service starts at 10am. The address is: 5255 N. Ashland Ave Chicago, IL 60640 For those not in Chicago, I’m sure they will be recording it so when it’s posted I’ll post it as well. Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org
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Two years ago today (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) I spoke on Capitol Hill the night before the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. The event was an official Inauguration event, a series of government sponsored events that led up to the actual Inauguration ceremony of our country’s 44th President. This event consisted of two representatives from each of [...]
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I am currently in Spokane, WA speaking at Whitworth University. Here is my schedule: TUES: 11:45-12:40 Speaking to Student Leader Training Initiative 12:45-1:40 Q&A lunch with students 1:45-2:15 Teaching Jesus and Bridge Building to a class on Bible Education 3:55-5:15 US Cultural Studies class: Answering the Tough Questions on Sexual Identity 5:30-6:30 Q&A dinner with [...]
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I am giving a lecture tonight at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL starting at 8pm. It’s closed to the public, sorry about that. But I will see if I can get an audio recording or something after the fact and post it. As always, non-Christian college campuses are some of my most favorite places to [...]
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Just a dude trying to learn how to live and love. 
