An Inconvenient Princess
There is a strange truism at work in modern society: people who are capable of instigating real change, those who possess intellect and charisma as well as the circumstantial power to influence and...
Day: August 23, 2007
Jon’s Story – a Brother’s Forgiveness
“Miss, I don’t believe in God, but can I talk with you for a minute?” He held his red bandana in his hand with a sense of awe and reverence not typically observed in our simple, one-room...
Resisting Expectations: An American in Accra
I can’t count the number of times I was asked the question, usually from locals whom I had met only moments earlier: “So, is it what you expected? Is Africa what you thought it would be like?”...
The Demise of Logic, Sanity, and Innocence
Logic as a science has its roots in the early history of some founding types of societies such as India, China and Greece, but there really wasn't that much to be logical about in those early times....