Ways of Seeing
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Ways of Seeing: ‘His will that every need be supplied’
If you ask me how I am doing these days, I don’t know how to answer. My heart is breaking for Palestine. And my heart is breaking for…
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Ways of Seeing: House holds history of its tenants
Rene Morin, a fine mason, built my brick house and three neighboring ones. He lived next door when we moved here in 1979.
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Ways of Seeing: ‘Invasive’ a troublesome moniker
“We are searching for King Kong!” exclaimed the small band of preschoolers who found me in the woods pulling up garlic mustard. “And when we find him, we…
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Ways of Seeing: Take more time, cover less ground
I think this bit of wisdom has come to me to guide the final third of my life.
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Ways of Seeing: What do we want? Nuance!
It is not a “pro-Palestinian” statement, neither is it a “pro-Israel” statement. Simply put, it is pro-listening and pro-learning. It invites us to ask questions of one another,…
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Ways of Seeing: Money changed Boeing trajectory
You could say that I owe my life to Boeing. Until the advent of Amazon and Microsoft, it was the largest employer in the Seattle area, even in…
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Ways of Seeing: We can learn from other nations
Driving in western Ireland is a unique experience. Although there are a few “dual carriageways,” resembling our interstates, most of the roads are small and considerably narrower than…
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Ways of Seeing: The irony of policing college students
I have been pondering the relationship between policing and teaching. Initially, one might not see the two as related, but they really are quite intertwined.
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Ways of Seeing: Cultivating fixes for local problems
When I look at the world it’s easy to feel heartbroken and paralyzed at the chaos. Granted, I’m a born pessimist, but I’m sure many of you share…
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Ways of Seeing: Let’s connect the dots for peace
It has now been more than six months since the Hamas attack of October 7, and about six months since Israel began raining bombs onto the people of…
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Ways of Seeing: Kite flying proves a fun reminder
This Easter, feeling so sad about the ways of the world as well as recent personal losses, we skipped our usual family Easter. Instead, we walked across the…
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Ways of Seeing: Hearing aids can be life changing
What? Do you hear and ask this question often? I did, too, until recently. When my daughter visited last summer, I asked her if she thought I needed…
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Ways of Seeing: Our neighbors are not our enemies
The hardest and most necessary work of our life is loving other beings.
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Ways of Seeing: What is the cost of flourishing?
Have you ever been lost? Before there were the map apps, it surely happened more frequently while driving. Hiking can be a different situation.
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Ways of Seeing: Paid by the apple
At age 31, I’d never worked with my hands. I experimented with hand tools as a kid at my father’s cellar workbench when he was working.
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Ways of Seeing: Historical lessons on (border) politics
Last week, the Biden Administration announced that it was considering an Executive Order that would restrict asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border.