I recently headed back to Colorado for a wonderful weekend of R&R with my girlfriend and her family. We went skiing at Crested Butte, an absolutely amazing mountain way out in the center of the state. Here’s what happens when I ski: 1. I fall down. This happens a handful of times. During this particular [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Terrorism, poverty, and violence
January 25th, 2010
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It’s not that poverty doesn’t move them, but more correctly it is an interpretation of poverty that radicalizes (and is itself radical). When I started my studies at the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies, I made the mistake of joking with a German colleague. We were discussing “terrorism” as a theoretical [...]
My Del.icio.us links Dec 13-Jan 23
January 23rd, 2010
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Del.icio.us bookmarks Dec. 13 – January 23 Jews and Muslims Help Build Fayetteville’s First Synagogue – KFSM / interfaith The LAUREN Project / laurenproject One Chicago, One Nation: Muslim group pushes interfaith outreach – chicagotribune.com / interfaith ifyc Deir Mar Mousa Journal – Modern-Day Pilgrims Find Interfaith Bond in Ancient Syrian Monastery – NYTimes.com / [...]
Religious literacy
January 23rd, 2010
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US Airways flight diverted after passenger “caught” praying. How’s that for a headline? Let’s go with our gut reaction – it was a Muslim, wasn’t it? Wrong. Those lines are lifted from the news story. What kind of a person wraps straps around his head to pray? Jews, that’s who. Observe: Yeah. A plane was [...]
Five myths around disaster relief
January 19th, 2010
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Edward Brown, relief director for World Vision, debunks five myths around disaster relief. I offer my thoughts on each point in place of Brown’s remarks. This came in the form of a Facebook note: 1. Collecting blankets, shoes and clothing is a cost-effective way to help – When I worked with The 1010 Project, we [...]
Philanthrocapitalism – The Year of Giving Dangerously
January 5th, 2010
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I saw this exciting piece over at Philanthrocapitalism about…philanthrocapitalism, of all things, in 2010. Here’s a super-good thing to put at #3: 3) Malaria will be the cause of the year, centered on the World Cup in South Africa. The Malaria No More campaign, backed by Bill Gates and a bunch of corporate sponsors including [...]
Poorism
January 4th, 2010
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Ode Magazine, which I once subscribed to, ran a story this past April called “Slum tours: Traveling off the beaten path” detailing the rise of what some have dubbed “poorism”, or traipsing through the slums of this planet for an alternative travel experience. Coming from Ode, I figured that this would be a hit piece [...]
