Teaching
January 1, 2019
‘The best teacher will send you back to yourself… the greatest teacher knows they are only a temporal guide. Never the destination. Never the answer.” –Nayyirah Waheed
There but for the grace of God…
December 1, 2018
I currently teach at the San Luis Obispo county jail and the California Men’s Colony State Prison. One of the most profound lessons I gained teaching inside a correctional facilitate concerns the stereotypes about prisoners and agency. Following the famous saying by James Bradford, “But for the grace of God go I,” I recognize that … More There but for the grace of God…
We Are Prophets
November 6, 2018
It helps, now and then, to step back and take a long view. The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work. Nothing we do is complete, which is a way of saying … More We Are Prophets
Understanding Homesteading
April 4, 2017
Outside of the academy, I homestead with my family. I love it and find it enables me to live in a way that brings my values and actions closer together. However, many folks just don’t understand this lifestyle. Here is a brief description that describes why we do what we do.
What would you tell your younger self?
March 15, 2017
The legend of Oprah Winfrey
The revolution begins with what we eat
January 25, 2017
Check out this video to see a new challenge we are setting for ourselves next year. The revolution begins with what we eat!
To sum up Sociology
January 25, 2017
“The principle of co-operation, spontaneous or concerted, is the basis of society, and the object of society must ever be to find the right place for its individual members in its great co-operative scheme. There is, however, a danger of exaggerated specialism; it concentrates the attention of individuals on small parts of the social machine, … More To sum up Sociology
