by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Mar 15, 2012 | Culture, Faith and Culture, Huffington Post, Justice, Live the Questions
At last month’s Justice Conference in Portland, Ore., Shane Claiborne, a Christian activist for nonviolence and service to the poor, shared a story of his outreach visit to Iraq during the war. “We were having a birthday party for a 13-year-old girl when...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Mar 14, 2012 | Justice, Live the Questions, Multnomah University, Muse magazine - Multnomah University, Youth, Youth Ministry
Students from Multnomah University, where I teach, are presenting the Isaiah Project to bring the dark reality of human-trafficking to light. They are inviting area high school youth groups to the Wednesday March 14 event, which is being held at 7 p.m. at Central...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Mar 11, 2012 | Christianity, Church, Culture, Faith, Faith and Culture, Justice, Muse magazine - Multnomah University
I had the opportunity to attend The Justice Conference held at the Oregon Convention Center at the end of February, and was able to bring two Multnomah University student journalists with me who are writing about the conference for Muse. During the two-day event, I...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Feb 21, 2012 | Christianity, Church, Justice, Life, Live the Questions, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Outreach, Portland
(Updated 2-24-12- SCHEDULE-Registration at Door info Justice Conference Schedule-Registration Info ) (Originally published Oregonian website blog Feb. 21, 2012 Oregonlive.com Justice Conference Story) Ken Wytsma has been teaching classes on justice at Kilns...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 16, 2011 | Adventure, Children, Culture, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Muse Student publication, Parenting, Portland Oregon and beyond Adventures with Kids, The Extraordinary Ordinary
I celebrate life. I celebrate building sand castles on slow silver and blue-sky days and seeing my children hanging out with one another. I celebrate decorating the Christmas tree with family and friends where every ornament tells a story. I celebrate big monuments...