Violence unmakes the world. So does fear of violence. It’s interesting that while most of us live in relative safety, we are easily drawn into fear, distrust, and protecting what’s ours. While fear, suspicion, and mistrust abound, a brave few show us that there’s a better way. “Preemptive love unmakes violence and remakes the world…

Last night we watched the new Les Misérables film. Though my mom had read the novel to me as a kid, I realized I’d forgotten most of this 19th century classic. A story of slavery, redemption and love, it’s a moving story, to say the least. It speaks to the often-forgotten dream that’s been planted…

There is a period after a particularly audacious product ships that feels a lot like being dead. – Seth Godin, Gape into the Void Podcast episode 9 The opportunity these days to avoid being bored is incredible. We live in an “always on” culture, with a world of information at our fingertips and the possibility…

I just try to warn people who hope to get published that publication is not all that its cracked up to be. But writing is. Writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises. That thing you had to force yourself to do – the actual act of writing – turns…