Episodes

Dear Hannah, The road to reconciliation starts with ... realization (of both the might and the plight), respect (both spiritual essence and natural function), reassurance (of commitment to the corrective plan and path - don't ask for trust ... EARN IT), and REAL relationship (dealing with each other as EQUALS). We've got a long way to go ... ... because we keep trying to start at the finish line ... ... and often label voices of reason as voices of treason ... ... but 'tis the season .....

Dear Hannah, I'm a people watcher - a careful observer of human behavior. Watching people has taught me that when I look at them ... ... sometimes I am looking through a window. ... other times I am looking in a mirror. When I stare through a window in the afternoon, I see outside. Staring through a window at night shows me "me". The mirror always shows me "me" ... but also shows me what is behind me ... and what is to come. Man, I hope all that makes sense. But let me spell it out. Wh...

Dear Hannah, I'm a people watcher - a careful observer of human behavior. Watching people has taught me that when I look at them ... ... sometimes I am looking through a window. ... other times I am looking in a mirror. When I stare through a window in the afternoon, I see outside. Staring through a window at night shows me "me". The mirror always shows me "me" ... but also shows me what is behind me ... and what is to come. Man, I hope all that makes sense. But let me spell it out. Wh...

Dear Hannah, I'm a people watcher - a careful observer of human behavior. Watching people has taught me that when I look at them ... ... sometimes I am looking through a window. ... other times I am looking in a mirror. When I stare through a window in the afternoon, I see outside. Staring through a window at night shows me "me". The mirror always shows me "me" ... but also shows me what is behind me ... and what is to come. Man, I hope all that makes sense. But let me spell it out. Wh...

Dear Hannah, I am LEarning to listen and observe more than I talk. I see and hear a lot of stuff that I do not understand. I accept these events as part of my LEarning. The easy road is to dismiss it all with judgement and opinion. The tougher road is LEarning to practice empathy. So if a cat shows or tells me something that sounds crazy, it helps me remember how crazy I have sounded to other people ... even recently. That road reminds me that I don't know what roads led these cats to the...

Dear Hannah, I am LEarning to listen and observe more than I talk. I see and hear a lot of stuff that I do not understand. I accept these events as part of my LEarning. The easy road is to dismiss it all with judgement and opinion. The tougher road is LEarning to practice empathy. So if a cat shows or tells me something that sounds crazy, it helps me remember how crazy I have sounded to other people ... even recently. That road reminds me that I don't know what roads led these cats to the...

Dear Hannah, I am LEarning to listen and observe more than I talk. I see and hear a lot of stuff that I do not understand. I accept these events as part of my LEarning. The easy road is to dismiss it all with judgement and opinion. The tougher road is LEarning to practice empathy. So if a cat shows or tells me something that sounds crazy, it helps me remember how crazy I have sounded to other people ... even recently. That road reminds me that I don't know what roads led these cats to the...

Dear Hannah, Our greatest entertainers have "five tools". This variety is what makes their performances dynamic and memorable. Comedian Tracy Morgan considers Eddie Murphy as his hero and role model. Morgan taught me that Eddie is unique because he has five comedic tools: stand-up, impressions, characters, singing, and acting. I remember "Raw" 30 years after its release. I remember his "Elvis" impression. I remember all the characters from "Coming to America" and "The Nutty Professor". I...

Dear Hannah, Our greatest entertainers have "five tools". This variety is what makes their performances dynamic and memorable. Comedian Tracy Morgan considers Eddie Murphy as his hero and role model. Morgan taught me that Eddie is unique because he has five comedic tools: stand-up, impressions, characters, singing, and acting. I remember "Raw" 30 years after its release. I remember his "Elvis" impression. I remember all the characters from "Coming to America" and "The Nutty Professor". I...

Dear Hannah, Our greatest entertainers have "five tools". This variety is what makes their performances dynamic and memorable. Comedian Tracy Morgan considers Eddie Murphy as his hero and role model. Morgan taught me that Eddie is unique because he has five comedic tools: stand-up, impressions, characters, singing, and acting. I remember "Raw" 30 years after its release. I remember his "Elvis" impression. I remember all the characters from "Coming to America" and "The Nutty Professor". I...

Dear Hannah, There's this school of thought that measures our leaders' effectiveness by factors like their number of followers, or our unflinching alignment with their opinions. Both are misleading. I measure a leader's effectiveness by that leader's service. Not "what they do" for us or "the least of these", per se. In these times, that service includes thought leadership more than ever. Not telling us what to think, but establishing a standard of thoughtfulness that produces coherent, co...

Dear Hannah, There's this school of thought that measures our leaders' effectiveness by factors like their number of followers, or our unflinching alignment with their opinions. Both are misleading. I measure a leader's effectiveness by that leader's service. Not "what they do" for us or "the least of these", per se. In these times, that service includes thought leadership more than ever. Not telling us what to think, but establishing a standard of thoughtfulness that produces coherent, co...

Dear Hannah, There's this school of thought that measures our leaders' effectiveness by factors like their number of followers, or our unflinching alignment with their opinions. Both are misleading. I measure a leader's effectiveness by that leader's service. Not "what they do" for us or "the least of these", per se. In these times, that service includes thought leadership more than ever. Not telling us what to think, but establishing a standard of thoughtfulness that produces coherent, co...

Dear Hannah, My education began when I finished school. After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes the following classes ... ministry (serving people) entrepreneurship (developing solutions that serve people) stewardship (taking care of relationships, possessions, talents, body, mind, and time) literacy (reading & writing skills) numeracy (math skills) language (communication skills) self-expression (sharing "who you are") self-identity (knowing "who you are") anal...

Dear Hannah, My education began when I finished school. After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes the following classes ... ministry (serving people) entrepreneurship (developing solutions that serve people) stewardship (taking care of relationships, possessions, talents, body, mind, and time) literacy (reading & writing skills) numeracy (math skills) language (communication skills) self-expression (sharing "who you are") self-identity (knowing "who you are") anal...

Dear Hannah, My education began when I finished school. After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes the following classes ... ministry (serving people) entrepreneurship (developing solutions that serve people) stewardship (taking care of relationships, possessions, talents, body, mind, and time) literacy (reading & writing skills) numeracy (math skills) language (communication skills) self-expression (sharing "who you are") self-identity (knowing "who you are") anal...

Dear Hannah, As the name suggests, The People In My Neighborhood (TPIMN) is a project that helps me learn more about where I live. It began as an effort to organize the neighbors in our subdivision, then grew into an effort to learn about our adjacent communities - then their adjacent communities, etc. About one year ago, I was able to formalize the project into a google map with several layers. These layers include community building blocks like voting wards, subdivisions, apartments, schools, ...

Dear Hannah, As the name suggests, The People In My Neighborhood (TPIMN) is a project that helps me learn more about where I live. It began as an effort to organize the neighbors in our subdivision, then grew into an effort to learn about our adjacent communities - then their adjacent communities, etc. About one year ago, I was able to formalize the project into a google map with several layers. These layers include community building blocks like voting wards, subdivisions, apartments, schools, ...

Dear Hannah, As the name suggests, The People In My Neighborhood (TPIMN) is a project that helps me learn more about where I live. It began as an effort to organize the neighbors in our subdivision, then grew into an effort to learn about our adjacent communities - then their adjacent communities, etc. About one year ago, I was able to formalize the project into a google map with several layers. These layers include community building blocks like voting wards, subdivisions, apartments, schools, ...

Dear Hannah, Nine Men's Morris is an ancient board game combining the speed of checkers, the strategy of chess and the simplicity of tic-tac-toe. It is easy to play, but difficult to master. Opponents each start the game with 9 playing pieces. The object ... is to either trap your opponent so he or she can no longer move or to capture all their playing pieces except for two. The rules ... first person to play puts a piece over any of the white circles on your game board. Then the second person d...

Dear Hannah, Nine Men's Morris is an ancient board game combining the speed of checkers, the strategy of chess and the simplicity of tic-tac-toe. It is easy to play, but difficult to master. Opponents each start the game with 9 playing pieces. The object ... is to either trap your opponent so he or she can no longer move or to capture all their playing pieces except for two. The rules ... first person to play puts a piece over any of the white circles on your game board. Then the second person d...

Dear Hannah, Nine Men's Morris is an ancient board game combining the speed of checkers, the strategy of chess and the simplicity of tic-tac-toe. It is easy to play, but difficult to master. Opponents each start the game with 9 playing pieces. The object ... is to either trap your opponent so he or she can no longer move or to capture all their playing pieces except for two. The rules ... first person to play puts a piece over any of the white circles on your game board. Then the second person d...

Dear Hannah, The NOW YOU KNOW History Quiz Bowl is a gameshow tells the story of 25 ordinary people who did extraordinary things. These people have special connections to each other - and to us. Our connections to their lives, stories and accomplishments help us to relate to them. This allows them to disciple us - even though we may never meet them face-to-face. The game is played in the tradition of "Jeopardy" - with a few stylistic departures. First, I serve as host. My role is to be the griot...

Dear Hannah, The NOW YOU KNOW History Quiz Bowl is a gameshow tells the story of 25 ordinary people who did extraordinary things. These people have special connections to each other - and to us. Our connections to their lives, stories and accomplishments help us to relate to them. This allows them to disciple us - even though we may never meet them face-to-face. The game is played in the tradition of "Jeopardy" - with a few stylistic departures. First, I serve as host. My role is to be the griot...