Just Mercy – Book Review
Originally written February 1, 2017. Read the book, or see the recently released movie of the same name based on … Continue reading Just Mercy – Book Review
Originally written February 1, 2017. Read the book, or see the recently released movie of the same name based on … Continue reading Just Mercy – Book Review
With today’s (June 18, 2020) Supreme Court ruling denying the Trump administration’s desire to dismantle the Obama-era DACA policy, I’m … Continue reading DACA, Immigration Reform, and a just a little bit more Sarcasm
Anand Giridharadas’s Winners Take All details – in a phrase that reworks the book’s subtitle – the charade of well-meaning … Continue reading Winners Take All – Book Review
A “wounded healer” leverages their own experiences of pain and tragedy to help others heal from theirs. Originally coined by … Continue reading In the Presence of Wounded Healers
Colin Woodard’s American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America (Penguin, 2011) was late to … Continue reading American Nations – Book Review
Published in the Austin American-Statesman on June 13, 2020 Darkness and light. Their daily and seasonal dance mirrors our own … Continue reading Light Scattering Darkness
Note: It’s been a year since Balm came out. For those who haven’t read this account just prior to the … Continue reading The Completion of a Great Idea
The phone rang interrupting the morning quiet in our family’s suburban Chicago home. It was my mom on the line: … Continue reading Mom’s Dresser and Writing
During my adult years, I’ve been a reader. I had a lot of assigned reading while in seminary – most … Continue reading Reading & Writing
Welcome to my new website. I’ve been writing for public consumption since 2013 and this website has links to most … Continue reading Welcome