Introduction Hard Times Create Strong People: Can We Break the Cycle?What if the greatest achievement of a strong generation isn't teaching its children how to suffer, but teaching them how to become strong without suffering?You've probably heard the famous saying:Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And … [Read more...] about Hard Times Create Strong Men: G. Michael Hopf’s Cycle Challenged
Swedenborg Imagined Interview: What Happens When We Die
Introduction What if one of the most respected scientists of the eighteenth century told you he’d spent the last twenty-seven years of his life visiting heaven and hell, and could prove it?Emanuel Swedenborg was a Swedish nobleman, a mining engineer for the king, an inventor who sketched a flying machine in 1714, and an anatomist who studied the brain … [Read more...] about Swedenborg Imagined Interview: What Happens When We Die
Carl Jung Imagined Interview: Synchronicity, Shadow, and God
Introduction Have you ever had a coincidence so precise it felt like an answer?Most of us have. A name that comes up three times in one day. A book that falls open to the exact page you needed. We usually shrug it off. Carl Jung didn’t. He gave those moments a name, synchronicity, and spent his life insisting they meant something.Jung was a Swiss … [Read more...] about Carl Jung Imagined Interview: Synchronicity, Shadow, and God
Shakespeare Imagined Interview: Hamnet, Hamlet, and Grief
Introduction What would you say to the greatest writer who ever lived, if you could ask him one question no one has ever dared to ask?I’ve wanted to sit down with William Shakespeare for years. But I didn’t fully understand why until this year, when my youngest son left for university. The house grew quiet. And I kept thinking about a father, four hundred … [Read more...] about Shakespeare Imagined Interview: Hamnet, Hamlet, and Grief
Jesus and the 12 Apostles Reunite: Judas at the Table
Introduction Thirteen at the Table: An Imaginary Conversation About Regret, Forgiveness, and the Father's LoveWhat would Peter say if he could sit across from Jesus again, knowing that his three denials could never be erased?Would Thomas still have questions? Would John regret the times his devotion became anger? Would the quiet disciples wonder whether … [Read more...] about Jesus and the 12 Apostles Reunite: Judas at the Table
What If You Could Interview Nikola Tesla?
Introduction What would you say to the man who lit the world, if you found him alone in a hotel room on a snowy night?For me, this conversation began somewhere personal. Years ago, I lived at the Hotel New Yorker in Manhattan for six months. I rode its slow elevators, walked its long hallways, and looked out at the same city lights. Only later did I fully … [Read more...] about What If You Could Interview Nikola Tesla?
What If You Could Interview Leonardo da Vinci?
Introduction What would you ask the greatest creative mind who ever lived, if you had one afternoon with him?I thought I knew. I’d ask about the Mona Lisa’s smile, the flying machines, the secret of genius. But somewhere in preparing for this conversation, a different question found me, and it changed everything I wanted to ask.Leonardo da Vinci was born in … [Read more...] about What If You Could Interview Leonardo da Vinci?
What If Newt Gingrich and Masayoshi Son Are Right About the Next 50 Years?
Introduction What if the greatest chapter of human history hasn't been written yet?What if artificial intelligence helps us discover new cures, live healthier lives, pursue dreams we once considered impossible, and even become better at understanding and forgiving one another?In America's Golden Age: Trumpism and an Era of Limitless Possibilities, former … [Read more...] about What If Newt Gingrich and Masayoshi Son Are Right About the Next 50 Years?
The Sleeping Prophet Wakes: An Evening With Edgar Cayce
Introduction What if one of the most remarkable gifts of the twentieth century belonged to a quiet farm boy with an eighth-grade education?Edgar Cayce never wanted to be famous. He sold books, took portraits of brides, and taught Sunday school. But when he lay down, loosened his tie, and closed his eyes, something extraordinary happened. Over forty-three … [Read more...] about The Sleeping Prophet Wakes: An Evening With Edgar Cayce
What If You Could Interview Napoleon on Saint Helena?
Introduction What happens to a person who gets everything, and then loses it all?That question has followed me for years. Not as a history lesson, but as something closer to home. Most of us will never conquer a continent. But almost everyone climbs something. A career, a business, a dream, a family. And sooner or later, almost everyone reaches the moment … [Read more...] about What If You Could Interview Napoleon on Saint Helena?