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Attention and Empire's Algorithms (Luke 10:25ff)

This is a sermon I preached at Camas Friends Church in Camas, WA about the Attention, Empire and the Good Samaritan on March 8, 2026 Empire's Algorithms I have been thinking a lot about attention r…

May 22·11 min read·2142 words

10 Rules to Diffuse AI Bro Arguments

Just got a wonderful zine in the mail yesterday from Power Tools of AI by Bart Fish: Power Tools of AIPower Tools is an art series focused on critiquing AI toolmen and genAI. Featuring zines, a newsl…

Apr 7·2 min read·342 words

What Canst Thou Prompt? - A Short Story

A short-story of speculative fiction about an AI-bot and what happens when it goes to a Quaker meeting.

Apr 6·31 min read·6199 words

Meanwhile...Back on the Fediverse

I worked with a friend only to develop a guide for introducing platforms like Mastadon for Quakers who are looking for an alternative to Twitter/Facebook/Instagram. See that guide below or find it onl…

Mar 16·4 min read·749 words

Resisting Empire Study Guide

A new study guide for the book Resisting Empire is shared here for free download.

Mar 6·2 min read·237 words

Some Questions I Have About AI

These are some reflections after a panel discussion on AI that happened at the college where I work. The panel was made up of about 8 students and faculty. It turned out to be mostly one-sided with mo…

Feb 26·11 min read·2187 words

A Shot of Light - PDX/Camas Here We Come

I am headed to Portland, OR and Camas, WA with my wife Emily in a couple of weeks. I wanted to share out more specifics about that trip, plus a few other updates while I have you on the line.

Feb 22·3 min read·466 words

Gathering In Light Redesign

I've been working on the redesigned of the site over the last few weeks using Claude Code. I have always enjoyed working on website designs, and have a number of favorite custom designs in the history…

Feb 22·5 min read·870 words

Updating My Tools

This morning, after listening to the most recent episode of the Pen Addict, I was inspired to create an "analog defaults" page with the pens and notebooks I use everyday.

Feb 21·1 min read·140 words

Story Boarding Fiction

Some of what I have been doing in my morning writing and research time is trying my hand at a dystopian short story about AI going to a Quaker meeting. I hope to share that here sometime soon, once I …

Feb 12·2 min read·393 words

Scenes from an Igloo (Class)

As I mentioned earlier, I built a homemade igloo this weekend with my kids. As a result of all this snow we’re getting here in North Carolina, we had a remote day today at the college where I teach. W…

Feb 7·2 min read·327 words

Coming to PNW this March

I’m visiting PNW Quakers putting March (7-8) for three "talks." The first is a workshop I'm offering at the Sierra Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends Quarterly Meeting in Camas, WA (Camas Friends Chur…

Feb 7·2 min read·225 words