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I love what Augustine says in the 22nd book of The City of God about heaven: “… but in that city all the citizens shall be immortal, men now for the first time enjoying what the holy angels never lost.”
Missions Blog
We just went live this week with a Missions Blog to help communicate the heart of missions at Antioch as well as provide information, helpful links and ways for people to serve locally. Check it out and stop back regularly as we have a missions intern coming for the summer who will be expanding the
Movie Recommendation
Go rent “Boy with the Striped Pajamas.” It’s sad and super emotional, but it makes you think long and hard about justice and compassion and is well worth it.
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half birthday
We hit up the park last night with a bucket of KFC to celebrate Ashlin’s “half birthday.” Half birthday’s are kind of a family tradition with us (waiting a whole year is too long!). Not quite sure that at 6 months Ashlin knew what was going on, but Bend is at its best right now
Watching Dora!
This morning Sara came in and said, “What I love about Dora is watching Dora!” In philosophy we used to call that a “tautology” – saying the same thing over again. One thing I love about kids is their enthusiasm and sense of wonder. Since Sara doesn’t know grammar yet, it makes all the sense
Why Africa?
I’ve been really focused for the last couple of years on Africa – its history and the many ongoing problems such as HIV/Aids, poverty, water, gender violence, political abuse, child soldiers and rebel violence etc. Lately, Antioch has really gotten involved in the Africa Great Lakes region – specifically the Democratic Republic of Congo. In
Book Recommendations
I just answered an e-mail asking for book recommendations on “peace.” I thought I’d post my response in case there are any readers out there Books on peace….. Hmmmmm. I really like This Beautiful Mess by Rick McKinley, Experiencing God Through Prayer by Madam Guyon, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment (a Puritan book that
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Antioch 2009 Summer Interns
This past Monday, Brandon Reynolds finalized the Antioch Summer Intern roster. There are 17 college and grad students coming from all over the country – and even one intern from Kenya. What’s amazing is that we turned away over 15 applicants and still wound up with 5 more than we expected!! We’re pretty stoked about
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Pretty Remarkable
One of the coolest things that has happened over the last 2 1/2 years since we planted Antioch is the caliber of people that God has brought our way. Seriously, I get to be a part of the most amazing team and think about it almost daily. Along those lines, Ann Mara has to be
