Scott Douglas Jacobsen
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen is the publisher of In-Sight Publishing (ISBN: 978-1-0692343) and Editor-in-Chief of In-Sight: Interviews (ISSN: 2369-6885). He is a member in good standing of numerous media organizations.
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Dr. Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson and Teela Robertson, M.C., on Memetic Self-Mapping in Psychotherapy
Dr. Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson is a Canadian counselling psychologist and theorist known for “self-mapping” and the memetic self—identity as a network of culturally transmitted ideas (memes), memetic mapping. He has published work on the use of memetic maps to enhance client reflectivity and therapeutic efficacy. Robertson has served as Lead Psychologist at the University of Regina’s Collaborative Centre for Justice and Safety. He authored The Evolved Self: Mapping an Understanding of Who We Are (University of Ottawa Press, 2020) and co-authored Mapping an Understanding: How to Represent the Self in Psychotherapy and Research Visually (Pete’s Press, 2025) with Teela Robertson, for clinicians and researchers.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsenabout a month ago in Education
T. Michael W. Halcomb on Disillusionment, Community, and Accountability in the Modern Church
T. Michael W. Halcomb is an American professor, author, podcaster, and stand-up comedian. He is the author of around 30 books, an educator with five degrees (including a PhD), and a frequent academic presenter with nearly 100 conference presentations. He co-founded GlossaHouse in 2012, a publishing house focused on language-learning resources, especially biblical languages. He gave a TEDx talk, "Silent no more: Resurrecting dead languages," in Evansville, IN in October of 2015. His comedy work has been featured in outlets such as Yahoo! Entertainment, TheWrap, and The Mirror US.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsenabout a month ago in Interview
Terence A. Townsend on Belonging, Grace, and Online Church: Christian Community in Practice
Terence A. Townsend is a Texas-based ministry leader, certified life and mental health coach, clergy mentor, licensed insurance broker and entrepreneur who blends faith, business strategy, and personal development in his work with WisdomWorx 2.0. With decades of experience as a speaker, author, consultant, and media host, he guides individuals and organizations in leadership, AI integration, financial stewardship, and spiritual growth. Townsend's journey encompasses ministry calling from youth, transformational coaching, and practical tools for entrepreneurs, pastors, and families seeking purpose and resilience. He champions transformative impact through mentorship, strategic simplicity, and faith-anchored action.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsenabout a month ago in Education
Galyna Ostapovets on War Reporting: Verifying Peace Talks, POW Exchanges, and Operational Security
Galyna Ostapovets is a Ukrainian journalist and war reporter currently based in Kyiv. She joined the Novyny.LIVE newsroom in June 2021 and, after Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, shifted from politics to reporting the war’s societal consequences, producing articles and video coverage. She writes for Novyny Live and creates videos for its YouTube channel. IJNet profiled her as “Journalist of the Month” in April 2023. She contributes to international outlets including IJNet and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting. IWPR states she was born in Ukraine’s Lviv region and graduated from the International University of Economics and Humanities.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsenabout a month ago in Interview
Pastor Justin McLane on Paganism to Christianity, Combat Faith, Church Hurt, and the Black Robe Regiment
Justin McLane is a lead pastor, author, and workshop facilitator whose writing explores Christianity as a personal, everyday relationship with God. A combat veteran with two deployments, he describes earlier years in pagan practice, paranormal investigation, and later conversion following an experience he interprets as supernatural. His ministry emphasizes direct language, boundaries in interfaith friendships, and pastoral care for people harmed by churches. McLane discusses denominational disputes, civic engagement, and the role of faith in public life through initiatives such as the Black Robe Regiment and Gideon's Pledge. He shares resources via www.justinmclane.com. He lives in Tennessee and speaks widely.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsenabout a month ago in Humans
Quo Vadis, Humanity?
On December 19, a powerful and deeply moving conference was held in Sarajevo, dedicated to the protection of children and to shedding light on the fate of missing babies in the territory of the former Yugoslavia. The organizers – the Association of Missing Babies of Vojvodina and the Christian Alliance of Croatia – gathered mothers, families, activists, experts, and people of conscience from across the region in a packed hall at Collegium Artisticum in Skenderija, united by the same pain and the same question that has gone unanswered for decades.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsenabout a month ago in History
Dr. Leo Igwe Speaks on Ending Witchcraft Allegations in the 21st Century
Dr. Leo Igwe spoke to the Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago about how unexamined superstition and dogma produce tangible harm. Using today’s African witchcraft accusations, he drew parallels to Europe’s early modern witch panics and argued the phenomenon is transnational, not “African culture.” Because witchcraft lacks evidentiary basis, accusations operate like criminal charges yet deny presumption of innocence and can spark violence against vulnerable people. Religious entrepreneurs exploit exorcism narratives for status and money. Igwe urged accountability—policing, prosecutions, and institutional reform—plus prevention through early critical-thinking education, international solidarity, and a humanist commitment to evidence and rights, unfinished global human-rights work.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen2 months ago in Education
James Wahls’ Revolve Fund: Recoverable Grants and Equitable Capital
James Wahls, founder of the Revolve Fund, explains how recoverable grants expand capital access for marginalized entrepreneurs. Unlike loans or equity, they set impact or revenue milestones; repayment occurs only when goals are reached, with no penalties if funds were used as intended. Revolve pairs flexible dollars with wraparound supports—communications support, business acumen, access to different networks, etc.—to help navigate banks, CDFIs, and venture funds. Impact is measured as "strategic influence": co-investment, follow-on capital, and referral-driven wins. While based in Baltimore, Revolve works with grantees around the country including an expanded focus in Detroit, Wahls’s hometown of origin. Detroit grantee partners include Black Tech Saturdays, Invest Detroit Ventures, Black Leaders Detroit, College & Beyond and more. In this and other markets, Wahls advocates for thoughtful risk tolerance, cautions against exploitative capital, and emphasizes the contextual leadership of local philanthropy.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen2 months ago in Trader
Claus D. Volko, M.D. on Symbiont Conversion Theory and Bacterial Reprogramming
Claus D. Volko, M.D. (born 1983) is an Austrian software engineer and medical scientist in Vienna. He holds degrees in medicine (M.D.), medical informatics (B.Sc.) and computational intelligence (M.Sc.). In the demoscene he is known as “Adok” and served as main editor of the electronic magazine Hugi. Volko formulated Symbiont Conversion Theory in 2018. He founded and leads the Prudentia High IQ Society, and joined Mensa in 2002. In 2018 he published “Volko Personality Patterns,” a Jungian-inspired extension of MBTI typology. In 2025 he posted “Reprogramming Bacteria for Symbiont Conversion: A Review” on Prudentia’s blog, and maintains Prudentia’s journal and blog.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen2 months ago in Interview
Green Dome Islamic School: Faith-Based Education and Public Partnership in Calgary
Malik Ashraf is Vice Chairman of the Al-Madinah Calgary Islamic Assembly (Green Dome Mosque) in Calgary and a founding volunteer who has served the community for over 20 years. He helps lead the organization's education work, including Green Dome Islamic School, a Prairie Land School Division partner school that combines Alberta's curriculum with Islamic studies and community-based supports. In conversation, Ashraf describes education as guidance—moral, intellectual, and spiritual—anchored in the Qur'an's call to read and learn. He advocates for equitable public policy, sustainable funding, and community-built institutions that protect children and strengthen families. He documents progress publicly and invites dialogue.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen2 months ago in Humans
Christopher Pommerening on Human-Centered Learning, Learner Autonomy, and the Future of Education
Christopher Pommerening is a German entrepreneur, investor, and education innovator who has dedicated his career to reimagining learning for the 21st century. Based in Barcelona, he is the founder of Learnlife, a global movement of “learning hubs” designed to replace outdated, standardized models of education with personal, co-created, and autonomous approaches. Drawing on his 27 years in the technology and startup sector, Pommerening combines entrepreneurial vision with a deep commitment to human-centred learning. His work emphasizes relationships, lifelong learning, and learner agency, aiming to inspire ecosystems of change that help individuals flourish in diverse cultural contexts worldwide.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen2 months ago in Education
Gáspár Békés, European Secularist Network: Secular Policy in Hungary
Gáspár Békés is Secretary and a Founding Member of the Hungarian Atheist Association and a persecuted secular journalist. Here we talk in-depth about secularism, Humanism, youth rights, and religion in Hungary.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen2 months ago in Interview
