Like some of you, we’ve had an unusual amount of snowfall. We’ve had an unusual amount of driving on snowy or icy roads. Like some of you, we don’t own a four-wheel drive vehicle. As a result, we’ve spent much of the driving time traveling slower than the posted speed. Some of you may have […]

I’m working on reading a new book. The Locust Effect argues, in brief, that violence eats up hope. Particularly where systemic poverty has people trapped, violence can take away any gains made through microfinance, through feeding projects, through other kinds of relief. As I said, I’m working on reading it. I said that I would […]

Early morning Saturday. I made my list. It looked pretty overwhelming. There were several projects involving lots of words, lots of time, lots of creativity. And that was just one kind of project. I was sitting in my morning coffee with God chair. I looked across my office to the clock above my desk. I […]