DISMANTLING RACISM ONE ON ONE

DISMANTLING RACISM ONE ON ONE

Buy Now on Amazon.com My new book was just published by Strategic Book Publishing!  Unlike most books about dismantling racism, this one focuses on two person and small group conversations. Systemic racism in employment, education, and law enforcement is hugely...
SAYING, DOING, BEING

SAYING, DOING, BEING

Whether they work from home or alongside colleagues, employees continue to spend time fuming over unresolved conflicts, coping with hurt feelings, resenting how women are treated–or men, and wondering when their boss will ever apply best practices for...
INTIMACY BEYOND EMPATHY

INTIMACY BEYOND EMPATHY

Two articles I recently published clarify what we’re doing when we really connect with somebody else–when we recognize something about them as an individual AND know that they see something about our uniqueness.  I had to make up a label for this process,...
SEVEN WAYS TO COPE WITH “SHELTERING IN PLACE”

SEVEN WAYS TO COPE WITH “SHELTERING IN PLACE”

“Self-quarantine” or “sheltering in place” can be frustrating and uncomfortable.   One huge problem is that we’re spending much more time than we’re used to in the same room—or the same limited spaces—with our “loved ones.”  The quote marks around those words don’t...
WHITE SUPREMACY & SPIRITUAL FORMATION

WHITE SUPREMACY & SPIRITUAL FORMATION

I’m an old white guy who’s learned a lot from several African American teacher-friends.  One is Anthony, a PhD with 25 years experience.  Two weeks after joining us, he asked me, “What is going on in this town?  I hadn’t been here for ten days before I was called the...