Just entered a photo contest hosted by Mercy Corp. And this photo is what I submitted. Here is my commentary on the photo. Stereotypes abound today, especially of peoples in places we don’t know, or worse, fear. This photo was taken in Hebron of the West Bank where I servedContinue Reading

The numbers in Gaza are staggering. Friend and colleague, Mae Cannon, Senor Director of Advocacy and Outreach for World Vision US is being interviewed today by CNN on the situation in Gaza. We need to pressure our government to advocate for a durable and just peace immediately. Please read theContinue Reading

This last Saturday 10 friends joined together for our last formal training and equipment shakedown for our planned attempt to summit Mt. Rainier in August. “Summit” in this case was both a verb and the subject (or is it object) of our focus. Mt. Rainier is an amazing mountain thatContinue Reading

Attending a very important conference in Portland on “Seeds of Hope in the Palestinian/Israeli conflict.” My friend and media guy pitched the story of our documentary on Peacemakers in the Holy Land to local radio and we scored an interview!Continue Reading