Portland Stories: Podcasts by PBL

Portland Stories

Podcasts by PBL, hosted by Tony Kriz

Miss a monthly luncheon? Want to hear more from your favorite PBL speakers? Join with host Tony Kriz by subscribing to our to podcasts to hear more of the story nuggets from our PBL community.

Portland stories began as a way to keep the individual faith stories of PBL community alive and fresh in our minds. Listen to this intro with Raymond De Silva and Tony Kriz on the power of spiritual friendships and the hopes for these podcasts.

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How did Portland Stories Start?
A conversation between Raymon DeSilva and story host Tony Kriz

Katy Crane: Living the Questions
Host Tony Kriz

Charlene Williams: Faith and Justice in the School System and Beyond
Host Tony Kriz

Portland Stories Podcasts

Show Up! November 24, 2020

The necessity of intentionality. How do we live authentically together? What does intentional community look like? How does it manifest... how does it manifest across human separations... separations as insidious as the one promoted as skin color? The Friday community of Portland, OR has been meeting for 28 years, attempting to transcend racial, class, ec […]

Civility from the Margins November 4, 2020

After two episodes about how men are stupid, the community turns our conversation to civility in the midst of these troubled times: election anxiety, violence in Portland's streets and continued racial inequity. Civil is an interesting word. It means polite (protests can seem so very rude.) It means "of and for citizens" (in-crowd versus out […]

How Are Black Men Stupid October 23, 2020

Following up on our last episode, "White Men Are Stupid," we convene a new panel to take public the sort of honest conversations our community has been sharing weekly for decades. We acknowledge that this topic is a minefield. Listen how we navigate it imperfectly and yet together. Join Larry Anderson, Jeff Moreland, Tom Wilson, Louis Barham, Gr […]

White Men are Stupid October 13, 2020

Today's discussion focuses on the stupidity of the white man. Join Larry Anderson, Greg Taylor, Doug Crane, Janus Sanders, Sebastian Rogers and Tony Kriz and their lively and confessional exchange. As always, this conversation is the byproduct of 30 years of weekly mutual submission as a cross-racial community.

God's Diversity Agenda: Love the Other September 25, 2020

Homogeneous community and culture is a destruction to God's intended order and incongruent with heaven's future reality. Being with, hearing, empathizing with and submitting to the other is essential to our training to love love the Great Other. Join these five men from Portland as they process their lives in mutual submission and empathetic love o […]

Fire! and Faith: Love and Obedience in the Midst of Disaster September 11, 2020

Oregon is on fire; almost a million acres are ablaze. On today's podcast, our decades-old community sends four representatives from diverse backgrounds to discuss the reality of a world that is screaming "wake from your slumber" and the Creator who is inviting all of us to come closer.

Missing Richard Twiss February 11, 2020

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.

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