Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro (The Power of our Shared Story)

“I have always felt life first as a story–and if there is a story there is a storyteller.” –G. K. Chesterton We all offer our own unique and essential part of a larger story. But, this is true of every great quest. Think about your favorite stories: Frodo does not set out on his own, […]

Go Jump in a Lake: Remembering the Moments that Define Our Journey

It has been nearly twenty years now, but I remember it like it was yesterday. We drove out to Priest Dam in Nashville and sat near the shore of the lake. It was clear and cool, one of those nights when the luminous moon glowed with such ferocity that the stars appeared to be lightly […]

Beware of Rattlesnakes: Obamacare, Robert Kennedy, & More Dangerous Venom

I used to engage in conversations about politics over a cup of coffee or a beer with the same easeby which many folks wade into the California surf on a hot July afternoon. Now whenever someone broaches a political conversation, I get the same uneasy feeling I experienced driving on the 101 with my friend […]