In the Presence of Wounded Healers

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

There is a Balm (Also) in Wichita Falls

I’m grateful to say that my new book is out. Written in the same style as There is a Balm … Continue reading There is a Balm (Also) in Wichita Falls

There is a Balm in Huntsville came out, no foolin’, on April 1, 2019. A nonfiction narrative using present-tense voice, … Continue reading My Next Book – Fall 2024

I spent the better parts of 2017 and 2018 working on what turned out to be There is a Balm … Continue reading Restorative Justice – Face to Face

How do you do an author interview and book discussion in the Covid-era? Anyway you can! I recently had a … Continue reading Zooming In on Book Club Discussions

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

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