Cambodia: Land of Hope

Few places in the world have experienced the type of brokenness and devastation that the nation of Cambodia has faced in the last thirty-plus years. The brutal dictator Pol Pot ruled the country with a campaign of murder and torture that ultimately left a third of the population, 1-3 million of his citizens, dead. He … Continue reading →

Cambodia: Land of Hope

Few places in the world have experienced the type of brokenness and devastation that the nation of Cambodia has faced in the last thirty-plus years. The brutal dictator Pol Pot ruled the country with a campaign of murder and torture that ultimately left a third of the population, 1-3 million of his citizens, dead. He … Continue reading →

US Debt Ceiling: Crisis or Opportunity?

News outlets in the US have been inundated recently with talk of the so-called “debt ceiling crisis”. With the August 3rd deadline fast approaching, US lawmakers have been hotly debating whether or not to increase the US government’s maximum allowable debt of 14.3 trillion dollars. Democrats and Republicans are staunchly holding their ground while President … Continue reading →

Pixar and a Philosophy of Life

Earlier this week I happened upon a fascinating interview with John Lasseter, one of the founders of Pixar Animation. In the interview he chronicled how he founded Pixar after being fired from Disney and then went on to achieve incredible success in virtually every movie the studio has put out. What caught my attention most … Continue reading →