Monthly Archives: October 2008

For those who missed it…

Geoff Hsu has posted a bunch of photos from the God’s Kingdom and Migration talk at Friendship Park yesterday. Maria and Marcos BROUGHT it!

Make Something Day News

We are very excited to announce that MakeSomethingDay.org is now live! Subscribe to our blog so you can get updates with great ideas from different people from across the country sharing their gift-giving ideas. You can let others know about Make Something Day by visiting the Spread The Word page where you will find buttons [...]

Nov 14 - Pastors + Borders


Dorcas House

For several months now, some of us that are a part of the Hawthorn House have been volunteering at Dorcas House. Dorcas House provides a home for children whose parents are incarcerated in La Mesa Prison in Tijuana. The home is in Tijuana, located across the street from the prison. It has been a formative [...]

God’s Kingdom & Migration

Have you been wrestling with how to think about border and immigration issues through the lens of God’s Kingdom? Is the border fence a good or bad thing? Is this an issue between two cities, two countries, or perhaps two kingdoms? Where should our allegiances lie?
You’re invited to a forum this Saturday, October 25 at [...]

Bound to El Norte

For the last month or so, I leave my house around 2:30p.m. on Sunday afternoon, get in the car and head towards the border. I pull into the parking lot next to Friendship Park, walk to the fence and celebrate communion with people on both sides of the border. My new friends, Lars and Bethany [...]

Oct 19 - Addiction Seminar

Our friends at CityWalk church are sponsoring a free lunch and discussion concerning addiction this Sunday. The meeting will be held at the park behind the Convention Center by Joe’s Crab Shack at 12:30 p.m.
A focused Q&A conversation around various issues related to addictions will be lead by licensed clinical therapist, Bill Denney. Though [...]

Church As A Co-op: 2nd Principle

I will start by stating what will be obvious to some: we don’t control the Church. We are co-workers with Christ, but it is not ours, it is God’s. In this way, the 2nd Principle for Co-operatives is not universal for Christian faith communities. But I still believe that these principles are worthy of reflection…
2nd [...]

Oct 20 - Ian MacKaye

On Monday, October 20th, the people at Che Cafe bring us a question and answer session with Ian Mackaye, founder of Dischord Records and member of Minor Threat, Fugazi and The Evens. This event will be at the UCSD PRICE CENTER Multipurpose Room in order to accomadate everyone comfortably. [...]

Oct 11 - Film Screening

St. Paul’s Cathedral is hosting a free screening of the film For The Bible Tells Me So tomorrow night. For more details click here.