Intern BBQ
Tamara and I hosted an Intern BBQ on Memorial Day for all the new Antioch Interns. Yes, the house held all 55 people. Yes, we did have a pinata (with added bonus of gift cards to local coffee shops). Yes, Micah was looking for a wife.
Companions
Those who are enjoying something, or suffering something together, are companions. Those who enjoy or suffer one another, are not. C.S. Lewis in That Hideous Strength
Kilns Summer Fundraiser
The Kilns College Annual Summer Fundraiser is coming up on Sunday, June 26th. The fundraiser is called “Summer Soulspeak” and is catered by Baldy’s BBQ with live music and drinks. The fundraiser works by garnering business sponsorships as well as donations for an exceptionally large and eclectic silent auction from individuals, restaurants and businesses (e.g.
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Laura and Refugees
I’m pretty proud of my big sister, Laura. Laura is a Partner at Loeb & Loeb in Hollywood and has done some amazing award-winning pro bono work for asylum seekers and refugees over the years. The other day, the Associated Press wrote a story using Laura and another lawyer to talk about the court system as
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Kilns Fall Courses
Click here to check out all the short promo videos for the different courses this Fall at Kilns College. Registration info for Fall Courses can be found online at kilnscollege.org Below is the video for Tim Kizziar’s Biblical Study Methods class. Bible Study Methods (BI 101) from Kilns College on Vimeo.
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Antioch Interns
One week from now – 30 interns from something like 18 colleges and universities will be hitting Bend, Oregon for Antioch’s Summer Intern Program 2011. On top of that, Marianne Bach and Jerod Wanner – both recent graduates and former Antioch Interns – are moving back to Bend to be a part of what’s going
A People’s History of Justice
This Fall I’m teaching a class at Kilns College called A People’s History of Justice in the Modern Era. The course will look at the development of natural and human rights theories, modern justice movements and will explore particular case studies from the view of vulnerable or oppressed peoples. You can click on the image
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Kiva.org
I just received an e-mail that the micro loan I made through kiva.org last fall has now been repaid. Pretty crazy that you can actually be a banker to the third world and help empower people to start businesses to change their lives. 90+% of micro loans are made to women and most all are
The Laxson Sisters
Pretty bummed I missed this!! Grace Laxson had her two older sisters in town for the weekend – both of whom sing like angels – and they did an a cappella rendition of Down to the River to Pray at Antioch. Here it is below:
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Otino-Waa
My dad just returned from two weeks in Uganda with a team from Antioch. They were visiting and collaborating with an orphanage in Lira, Uganda called Otino-Waa, which was started by a couple from Bend, Oregon Bob and Carol Higgins. Otino-Waa is an innovative orphanage and educational facility that has become a model for getting
