I’m an Army veteran who served the better part of a decade, with tours in South Korea and Germany, and I’ve lived in nine states and two foreign countries. That’s a roundabout way of saying I’ve watched America from the inside and from a long way off - and I came home more curious than certain.

I’m an agnostic who happens to find the teachings of Jesus among the most demanding, clear-eyed instructions anyone ever wrote down. I’ve spent fifty years on community-theater stages - my favorite role is the Stage Manager in Our Town - and I’m a direct descendant of Reverend John Williams, the “Redeemed Captive” of the 1704 Deerfield raid, whose captivity narrative became one of America’s first bestsellers.

Mostly, I like to ask questions. What would a patriot do? What would a Christian do? And the one nobody in power wants you asking: who actually benefits? My books and my talks are where I put those questions to work - not to tell you what to think, but to stress the importance of asking the right questions. It’s always about the right questions.