Posts Tagged With: Camp Allen

Holly Ordway’s Inspiration at Camp Allen

For a CS Lewis fan, what could be better than three days holed up in a beautiful retreat center in the Texas piney woods, sharing in fellowship and conversation with like-minded folks? Answer: nothing!

Rather than walk through all the events of a very, very busy four days (I arrived on the Thursday and left on the Sunday), I will pull out a few highlights of the 2010 CS Lewis Retreat, starting with Malcolm Guite and ending with the C.S. Lewis College! Continue reading »

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“Dawnward Orientation: Ode to Camp Allen 2010″

Sheila Swartz, our alumna at this year’s Southwest Regional Retreat and Writers Workshop, has sent us a poem inspired by Malcolm Guite’s last talk at Camp Allen: Continue reading »

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Collateral Magic: A Revolution in Word & Song

Our friend and Southwest Regional Retreat speaker, Malcolm Guite, posted a message recently on his blog about his experience last weekend at the Southwest Regional Retreat and Writers Workshop . He kindly gave us permission to share it with you. Continue reading »

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SW Regional Retreat Early Bird Discount Ends Tomorrow!

Our 2010 C.S. Lewis Southwest Regional Retreat & Writers Workshop is coming very soon. Register Now! Our early bird discount ends September 15th. Don’t miss this chance to save $50 per registrant! Retreat: October 29 – 31 Writers Workshop: October 28 – 30 Camp Allen Retreat Center, Navasota, Texas This October, join us at the 9th … Continue reading »

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How I Spent My Summer — “Vacation With A Purpose”

I went back to college. Not to the University of Colorado or UCLA, like in the sixties, or even to West Texas A&M in the nineties to study for a second career. This was back on campus for a vacation of sorts, if you call a ten-day sabbatical working at giving an abandoned campus a … Continue reading »

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