How to Find Gold
I was born in Anchorage, Alaska and I love the history and symbolism of that northern land. In the nineteenth[…]
Is The Future Hopeless?
The world feels darker these days, doesn’t it? Every day brings a new headline that is seemingly worse than the day before: Politics, disease,[…]
We Become What We Worship
We become what we worship. That is to say, we emulate—or become like—the people (and things) we most admire. To understand this concept,[…]
Starstuff Pondering Stars
Even in the midst of terrible disasters, we can point to the smoke and wreckage and see hope—and in so[…]
The Beauty of Your Brokenness | Kintsugi
Strangely enough, the most beautiful things in our lives spring from the broken things within ourselves. Don’t get me wrong, a[…]
Hope Changes Everything
My new novel opens with what I can only describe as a dark, gloomy, and near-hopeless situation. It begins with[…]
How Losing Your Self-Esteem Is a Good Thing
The burden you carry is partly because in our culture we view ourselves as separate individuals. So we think a[…]
Don’t Give Up. The Cannons Are Coming…
Whenever I’m feeling discouraged, I’m reminded of a true story from the American Revolutionary War. To me, this story is a testament[…]