Category: community events
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“the price of sex” film festival
My friend Thom pointed out a film festival about the sex trade happening this weekend at DePaul University. Here is the schedule from DePaul’s website: Hosted by the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation & The Women’s Center. All screenings are followed by a panel discussion. Admission is $5 for each film, or $10 for an…
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purple state of mind at wheaton college
For those of you Chicago-landers, I’m highly recommending that you go see Purple State of Mind at the Billy Graham Center on the Wheaton College campus. The documentary will be screened at 7:00 PM on Thursday. I had a chance to see an advanced copy of the film a few months ago and was really…
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3 quick things
A really great event at a really lame time: Dr. Charles Marsh will deliver a speech commemorating the 40th anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King’s assassination at Wheaton College on Friday at 3:30. Details here. Part 2 of my Jesus for President review is up over at Out of Ur. A new Parkview staff blogger…
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urgent food needs at people’s resource center
Maggie received an email from the People’s Resource Center in downtown Wheaton about some urgent needs for their food pantry. Last time I posted some of these needs a number of you responded by donating food to the pantry. Thanks! Here’s the latest information: We are in urgent need of food at the People’s Resource…
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tim keller at northwestern
Tim Keller’s new book, The Reason for God, has gotten a bit of press lately. Part of this is probably due to the speaking tour he’s currently on. On Thursday a couple of friends (including this guy whose blog you should read) drove up to Northwestern to hear him talk. Dang the sinus infection that…
David W. Swanson 