This section contains blog posts that are more carefully constructed essays.

2026 Holocaust Studies Tour, Day 1: Welcome to Berlin!
Well, the gang is all here! All-in-all, gathering them up from the airport and train stations was rather uneventful. Just one flight hiccup and one ICE train delay. Very thankful

2026 Holocaust Studies Tour, Day 0
Well, I made it to Berlin around mid-day and had a pretty productive afternoon and evening. Namely, I re-familiarized myself with the surroundings – there are always new things going

Living and Learning Together, Rediscovering a Lost Aspect of Education
Below is a summary of this year’s Holocaust Studies Tour, 2024 The tour this year was, as each one promises to be, a sundry blend of the predictable and repeatable

Ideas Go Places
About ten years ago, I found myself in mid-career and looking for some new direction. A good friend of mine, Dr. Brian Shelton, who had significant experience with study abroad

The Courage of My Students
Over the past 10 years I’ve had the privilege of leading a Holocaust-themed study abroad experience for undergraduates at Asbury University. After taking nearly 200 students to euthanasia memorials, concentration

A Stream-of-Consciousness about the Holocaust Studies Tour
Recently, I was given an opportunity at an Asbury University chapel to briefly talk about the tour I lead each May. Given the super-tight time restriction, I thought it might