28 2023 November
Me, You, and Dehumanization
To say I have a strong desire for peace is woefully inadequate language for what I’ve been feeling. It’s a painful longing amplified by the...
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Confessions of a Spiritual Matchmaker
One of my favorite things to do is connect good people, folks doing great work in the world, to one another. It brings me joy...
Read More14 2023 November
A Month and a Mustache
It’s Movember, the once and future month of November, aka Men’s Health Awareness Month. For those new to the change in spelling, the call to...
Read More10 2023 November
Have the Conversation
In this cultural moment, there’s no shortage of loneliness, deaths-of-despair, confused, porn-addled, and friendless men out there. At the same time, there have never been...
Read More31 2023 October
Mind if I Ask You a Question?
After staring at the blank canvas that is often the beginning of every piece I write, my eyelids found their way to one another, the...
Read More26 2023 October
Reflections from a Volcanic Island
I flew home from Iceland this past Monday. The place itself is otherworldly in a zillion ways, and the men’s retreat I’d flown there for...
Read More18 2023 October
Attacks and Retreats
I landed in Reykjavik last night around 9:15 PM local time. More accurately, I landed about 30 minutes west of Reykjavik because, you know –...
Read More03 2023 October
From Sacrifice to Sabotage
I love a solid work ethic! Can’t begin to say enough about the importance of serving people, easing pain, lightening heavy loads, healing the world, and...
Read More26 2023 September
Pleasure Dread
Pleasure dread. As one of the men in my year-long graduate Mastery group said, “great band name!” Agreed. Pleasure dread, in case you’re wondering, is...
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