What is cultural re-entry? What is required of someone re-entering? How do others help in that process? There are a number of areas in the literature that explore re-entry in its different…
Tag: Culture
Quick Review: Blood Brothers
I was recommended this book this past summer by a friend and just finished it. Blood Brothers by Elias Chacour has become a classic in the realm of peace studies and in the…
Quick Review: Interfaith Just Peacemaking
I just finished not too long ago the book Interfaith Just Peacemaking: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives on the New Paradigm of Peace and War edited by Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite. This was…
Quick review: On Guard (Child Abuse)
One of the more challenging books I’ve read is On Guard: Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse at Church by Deepak Reju. I’ve been tasked over the past year or so to help…
Quick Review: Quiet
Over the past month I read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain. As I share some thoughts, I disclose that I am an introvert…
Quick Review: 13 Hours
Over the weekend I read 13 Hours by Michael Zuchoff, which I had wanted to read since seeing the “13 Hours” movie that came out in the fall. The book and the…
Quick Thoughts on Wicked
Just finished the novel Wicked: The Life & Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, the inspiration for the musical/broadway play of the same name which is no doubt…
Green Zone Leadership: Rose Colored Self-Congratulations
The past few days I’ve posted on themes related to the movie The Green Zone from a couple years back and the book that inspired that movie, Imperial Life in the Emerald…
Stats Lie Pt 4: Story & Stats
Did you ever see the Double Rainbow you-tube video? One of the greatest things ever and a reason I’m thankful for the internet. I’ll post it below for you if you haven’t…