Doug's Substack

I am a nerd, by which I mean "a lifelong learner"

And I hang out with a lot of other lifelong learners (aka nerds).

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October 2025

You Can't Go Home Again

Well, you can, but there will be a lot of crying

Oct 28 • 

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I have a Substack newsletter

Here's my story

Oct 10 • 

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The Soulwork of Justice, a review of Wes Granberg-Michaelson's latest book

Five decades of the author's own experience

Oct 2 • 

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September 2025

The way spiritual formation happened a long time ago

And could happen again, if we reclaimed some of the practices of the early church

Sep 24 • 

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An International Criminal Court Judge is sanctioned

She was a member of my church and she is my friend

Sep 12 • 

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August 2025

My Top Ten List of Movies about Travel

And of course you might have a completely different list

Aug 24 • 

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Authors who narrate their own books

Which is another way of announcing that The Traveler's Path will soon be available in audiobook format, thanks to new friend (and voice actor) Craig…

Aug 5 • 

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July 2025

Haircut Tourism

No one really knows a country until one has been inside its hair salons

Jul 27 • 

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I've never done it before, but

There's a first time for everything

Jul 23 • 

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For all the "invokers" out there

Why do we insist on speaking words of "invocation" at the start of our meetings?

Jul 10 • 

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June 2025

Money, Lies, and God

My review appeared today in the Englewood Review of Books. Have a look!

Jun 27 • 

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