A friend of mine was recently released after spending three years in Georgia’s State Prison and I have been trying to help him re-integrate into society. He is a highly skilled software developer and I have provided him the tools to start a business (getting hired is pretty-much a non-starter, as you will see). But… Read More »
Would You Like To Find True Safety In Life?
It seems like every day we wake up and hear of a new shooting or a terrorist attack. To a neighborhood break in. And when there is no immediate atrocity, there is always the overhang of a world with more guns than people, a world in which awesome destructive power is available almost on the… Read More »
Why You Should Spend Time With An Ex-Con
A friend of mine is being released from prison in a few weeks. He has spent two years inside, and we are both really excited about his imminent release. But he is also scared, and I’m very nervous. But not in the way you might think: he knows, and I have been learning, that life… Read More »
Having Real Conversations
A few weeks ago one of my sisters posted on facebook a link to an article which suggested we might be headed towards the next World War. It was well reasoned and thoughtful, and its publication in the left-wing working-class British newspaper, The Daily Mirror, made it doubly interesting. The obvious argument of the article… Read More »
Identity, Healing, and Unconditional Love
I attended a meditation retreat last weekend on the subject of identity. It offered immediate lessons I want to share, because I think they offer a very useful framework for looking at how we function in the world. Beyond that, though, the retreat gave me a lot to think about, some in the light of… Read More »
