February Downtown

Richard Twiss (June 11, 1954- February 9th, 2013) Seven years ago, our brother Richard was taken from this earth into the arms of the Creator. I, Tony, for one miss him deeply. No week goes by without my thoughts turning to him. In this week's podcast, we chose to listen again to his testimony from the 2011 PBL Christmas Luncheon.

Capital Buildings, Creatives and Croatia with Jim Eney January 29, 2020

Today, Jim Eney joins Tony Kriz in a discussion of his long journey to know God within ministry and, sometimes, in spite of ministry. Jim is now a grandfather but he is still touching lives from DC to Hollywood.

Accounting Faith with Serena Morones January 14, 2020

Enjoy Tony's conversation with Serena Morones, a forensic accountant in Portland and long participant in Portland Business Luncheons.

Christmas Luncheon 2019 December 20, 2019

Tony Kriz and Wilson Smith host this year's luncheon at the Oregon Zoo (complete with a Golden Eagle guest). This event embodied an intimate style that valued authenticity and personal disclosure. Wan Henry and Katy Crane were the speakers. Listen and enjoy the music, the scriptures, the testimonials and the hope.

Christmas Luncheon Testimony and Transformation with Jeff Martin December 4, 2019

Jeff Martin, President of the Children's Literacy Project (childrensliteracyproject.org) talks to Tony about his spiritual transformation, the power of small groups and the necessity of courageous art. He also shares about his new documentary, "SENTENCED" (sentencedfilm.com) and his Kickstarter to help fund this courageous and transformational […]

Tony Kriz- Renaming Your Life Beyond the Fall November 26, 2019

On this pod, Tony Kriz, the emcee of next month's Portland Christmas Luncheon (December 13th), shares his story about his past, his present and his future on the journey of faith as a writer and activist (tonykriz.com). Tony was the speaker at a recent PBL monthly luncheon and this is what her shared. Note: Greg Taylor introduces Tony. Greg was not ad […]

Experiencing Faith through the Static- Robert King November 10, 2019

(note: in order to get Robert on the podcast, we recorded in an unideal environment. However the background noise and audio quirks were wholly unable to obstruct the significance of Robert's words.) Robert King, currently Portland City Hall's Senior Advisor on Public Safety, joins me to talk faith. Robert was the speaker at last year's PBL C […]

"Boys to Men" and Other Lessons with Donald Dixon October 22, 2019

Tony sits down with Donald Dixon, a 41-year counselor in the PDX school system, to talk about his challenging road to trusting God and his work with fatherless boys in his program "Boys to Men." Please enjoy and don't forget to check out the Christmas luncheon at pdxlunch.com.

How did Portland Stories Podcast start? September 25, 2019

Raymond De Silva hops in the interviewer's seat to interrogate Tony Kriz about why PBL started the Portland Stories Podcast. You will hear these two friends discuss spiritual inspiration, the power of spiritual friendships and the hopes for this new podcast. Please listen and subscribe.

Katy Crane: Living the Questions September 23, 2019

Katy Crane is a decades-long leader and mentor in the Portland faith community and beyond. She has run companies and non-profits. Above all she is a loving mother, grandmother, friend and neighbor. Please listen as Katy discusses where her true faith in Jesus was birthed and how she continues to live out her faith-questions in the public sphere.

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