by Tom DeWolf | May 20, 2012 | Books, Reviews
I don’t advocate texting or talking on your cell phone while driving. I had a close call the other day when some yahoo veered into my lane just ahead of me while he was doing something on his phone. But I have become a strong advocate of reading while driving....
by Tom DeWolf | May 14, 2012 | Author Stuff, Writing, Trauma and Healing
My writing partner Sharon Morgan and I presented a workshop at the John Hope Franklin National Symposium last year. It was our first workshop together. We sat with the editor of the Oklahoma Humanities Council magazine for lunch, who asked if we would contribute an...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 26, 2012 | Politics
It was announced today that the federal National Endowment for the Arts has made sweeping funding cuts to established PBS shows. More details are available here. I can’t measure the the impact of this, or fully wrap my head around it. This will take time (and...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 2, 2012 | Race, Oppression, Privilege
In response to my March 23 post — “Trayvon Martin: thoughts from a white parent” — a reader posted the following comment: I cannot stop thinking about all of the Whites, who have been murdered by blacks, because they were in the wrong place at...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 30, 2012 | Author Stuff, Writing
With the new book scheduled for publication on October 9, my writing partner Sharon Morgan and I have been updating our progress on our Gather at the Table blog much more than I have at this site. If you’re interested in reading about our writing progress, what...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 23, 2012 | Race, Oppression, Privilege, Trauma and Healing
I cannot stop thinking about Trayvon Martin. I can’t stop looking into his eyes in this photo which has become ubiquitous online. An unarmed, 17-year old boy in Florida walks to the store one night for some junk food. He’s shot to death because of the...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 20, 2012 | Politics
Seriously? Oh, puh-lease, Mr. Gingrich! For those who haven’t heard the latest political kerfuffle, actor Robert DeNiro spoke at an Obama fundraiser at which Michelle Obama was the featured headliner. He led off with a joke… Callista Gingrich. Karen...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 8, 2012 | Trauma and Healing
If you spend much time on Facebook or Twitter you are likely aware of the “Kony 2012” video that is flying around online. For those who don’t know, the non-profit group Invisible Children has produced a captivating 30-minutes video that has gone...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 27, 2012 | Trauma and Healing
I wrote last October about the wisdom the Nobel committee displayed in their selection of three women as recipients of the most recent Peace Prize. One of the three, Leymah Gbowee, carries particular interest for me due to our mutual connection to Eastern Mennonite...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 15, 2012 | History, Genealogy, Movies, Reviews, Trauma and Healing
Throughout history, when the battle has been between Liberty and Enterprise, Enterprise has usually won… Three items of note caught my attention this week… all caught up for centuries in this historic battle. Brown University thoroughly investigated its...
