February 2012
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Change.
Through the Knights of Columbus Council at King’s College, I’m going to try to set up a mentoring program at G.A.R. High School to try to help mediate racial tension and conflicts between students. I was just sworn in three hours ago. #taketheinitiative.
Chapter 1:
I’ll never forget that moment. Sitting there in an overly decorated, centrally heated, horrificly outdated office, I replayed her words in my head as I sat there. “No, it’s Chris Simkonis; he has no family.” That’s what I really just heard. And that was the moment that I realized the absolute truth behind that statement. I had been shunned, abandoned, outcasted,...
Well a holistic healer Found my rhythm Wasn’t right in my mind Drop a bomb now, singin’ the song like a teacher Can say, “Your lessons are long!” But you grow and remain Have to shout at you What did you do? Sorry To have to shout at you but What did you do? Sorry Oh yeah (yeah!) Speak from the beginning I wonder often No one there, someone there, or a crowd And the...
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“Doing a presentation of archaeological information and ancient sources is fine. Going into the project with the notion of “proving” the great flood story/stories is not a particularly good historical approach though. Just be sure that your paper stays in the realm of history rather than drifting into that of theology.”
That’s the response I got from my...
“MISSION: Change of Scenery.”
Mentoring. And why we need more of it. →
