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  • A Review of An Outlaw Makes It Home by Eli Jaxon-Bear

    A Review of An Outlaw Makes It Home by Eli Jaxon-Bear

    Even unlikely hero’s can experience a hero’s journey. In An Outlaw Makes It Home: The Awakening of a Spiritual Revolutionary, author Eli Jaxon-Bear frames a memoir modeled by Joseph Campbell’s the hero’s journey. In so doing, he details, in vivid detail, his experiences with sex, drugs, protest, self-discovery, enlightenment, and more. I was provided…

  • How Being Charitable May Not Mean What You Think it Does

    How Being Charitable May Not Mean What You Think it Does

    My earliest memories of the concept of being charitable go back to probably first or second grade. I had attended mass with my mom. Afterwards, they handed out unassembled boxes to the churchgoers as they left. Mom explained to me that we were expected to go home, assemble our box and put our spare…

  • Overcoming a Hostile Culture – Review of Dancing in No Man’s Land

    Overcoming a Hostile Culture – Review of Dancing in No Man’s Land

    The hostile culture of the U.S. is pretty obvious to anyone who pays even a bit of attention. There are warring factions on multiple sides of virtually every topic. Unfortunately, one seemingly can no longer live in peace. That’s because choosing a side also means choosing enemies. It’s a sad reality. And that’s the…