Three Gay People Seeking God

Renee is a well-educated physician who had everything she wanted in life. She had a long-term monogamous relationship with her lesbian partner, a son, a house, an accepting family and a great church. But, something was missing. Despite having all these things she had no peace. And, she didn’t know why. She found herself sitting [...]

Conclusion: Love Is an Orientation

This post is part of a “book club” discussion series on Andrew Marin’s Love Is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community. The format below includes snippets from the book, accompanied by various questions. Feel free to add your own questions and thoughts from these chapters as well.  Chapters 8-10 are covered here
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Ch. 7: Love Is an Orientation

This post is part of a “book club” discussion series on Andrew Marin’s Love Is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community. The format below includes snippets from the book, accompanied by various questions. Feel free to add your own questions and thoughts from these chapters as well.  Chapter 7 is covered here
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Ch. 3-6: Love Is an Orientation

This post is part of a “book club” discussion series on Andrew Marin’s Love Is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community. The format below includes snippets from the book, accompanied by various questions. Feel free to add your own questions and thoughts from these chapters as well.  Chapters 3-6 are covered here.
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Ch. 1-2: Love Is an Orientation

This post is part of a “book club” discussion series on Andrew Marin’s Love Is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community. The format below includes snippets from the book, accompanied by various questions. Feel free to add your own questions and thoughts from these chapters as well.  Chapters 1-2 are covered here.
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Love Is an Orientation, Intro

Andrew Marin has raised the bar. Clear off all the other books on homosexuality and Christianity and make room for Love Is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation With the Gay Community. This is by far the best book I have read on the Christian response to the gay and lesbian community. Who knew it would [...]

Bridging the Gap

Several years ago, when I visited a GLBT center for the first time, my anxiety about choked me unconscious before I reached the door. I was entering “taboo” territory. Never mind that I had been in lesbian relationships, had gay friends and had attended gay related events in the past—crossing the threshold of that GLBT [...]

Book Watch 2009

There are several new books scheduled to be released in 2009 pertaining to sexual identity, the church, and/or therapeutic approaches. It is great to see more coming our way. My hope is that these authors will address the issues from a fresh perspective and not simply repeat the mantras that sometimes permeate these discussions. These [...]

Another Review: For the Bible Tells Me So

The Institute for the Study of Sexual Identity recently posted a well written and thoughtful review of the documentary For the Bible Tells Me So. Below are a couple excerpts from the post.  Having also seen the film, I agree with this author’s critique. Its well worth reading the entire review.

The documentary opens with some interesting [...]

Aradhna: Songs for Yeshu

Chris Hale was born with music running through his veins. His mother, an accomplished pianist, turned down a full scholarship to Julliard School of Music to pursue a calling in medical missions. That’s how Chris ended up in Nepal and India. Raised in the East from age one, he is fluent in Nepalese and Hindi. This [...]