“…What I want to explore today is how the kind of emptiness and openness that lies at the heart of democratic capitalism has an unfortunate tendency to lend itself to constant expansion, and therefore empire. I want to argue also that this emptiness and openness has a way of creating new forms of idolatry…

a study shows that it takes an average of 64 seconds to recover your train of thought after interruption by email. That's more than a minute per email, and could easily add up to hours over a given workweek for those of you with particularly active inboxes.

This little activity helped us think of our baby as a real person who we already love and have yet to meet. By offering our wishes and blessings, we can start to imagine her here.

"Dialogue cannot exist without humility." – Paulo Freire

It is common to hear people use the words dialogue and conversation while never letting go of the talking stick. While we all well know that non of us hold the truth by the handle, Western Christians still trying to prescribe their version of faith and their construct of who Jesus is and was and what he meant and means. This prescription is done by

"Dialogue cannot exist without humility." – Paulo Freire

It is common to hear people use the words dialogue and conversation while never letting go of the talking stick. While we all well know that non of us hold the truth by the handle, Western Christians still trying to prescribe their version of faith and their construct of who Jesus is and was and what he meant and means. This prescription is done by

Everyone gets too busy. They pile up their tasks, responsibilities and often over-promise while struggling to maintain any kind of work life balance. It's a hectic lifestyle that many lead and while I've written some articles on how to simplify your life and mind to get around this, there are other ways to help address this problem with the work and tasks you face.

Everyone gets too busy. They pile up their tasks, responsibilities and often over-promise while struggling to maintain any kind of work life balance. It's a hectic lifestyle that many lead and while I've written some articles on how to simplify your life and mind to get around this, there are other ways to help address this problem with the work and tasks you face.

It is a thought that often comes to mind, again in August 2008 during the Georgia-Ossetia-Russia war. George Bush, Condoleezza Rica and other dignitaries solemnly invoked the sanctity of the United Nations, warning that Russia could be excluded from international institutions “by taking actions in Georgia that are inconsistent with” their principles. The sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations must be rigorously honored, they intoned – “all nations,” that is, apart from those that the US chooses to attack: Iraq, Serbia, perhaps Iran, and a list of others too long and familiar to mention.

It is a thought that often comes to mind, again in August 2008 during the Georgia-Ossetia-Russia war. George Bush, Condoleezza Rica and other dignitaries solemnly invoked the sanctity of the United Nations, warning that Russia could be excluded from international institutions “by taking actions in Georgia that are inconsistent with” their principles. The sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations must be rigorously honored, they intoned – “all nations,” that is, apart from those that the US chooses to attack: Iraq, Serbia, perhaps Iran, and a list of others too long and familiar to mention.