what story do i want to tell? every decision i make tells a story. i knew i needed to leave, so i left i knew i needed to stay, so i stayed i knew i needed to ask for help, so i asked for help i knew i needed to submit to the authorities even…
life
life. death. life.
while coming to the end of a section about his uncle’s death in Donald Miller‘s book, “A Million Miles…,” i found myself sincerely wanting more. please. continue talking about death. what in the world? may be your swift reply. here’s the deal. almost two years ago, i started losing ppl close to me. first a…
post easter
having not grown up with any easter traditions, no easter egg hunts or easter church dresses, i can’t say that i have the same level of “fun” anticipation that i’ve seen in others when it comes to the day that just passed. and i don’t readily remember big church celebrations either, no sunrise services or…
brothers are suspicious
click to read linked article i have one. and i’ve often worried about him. i haven’t worried that he’ll not be successful. no. i’ve often worried that someone would hurt him simply because he’s a black male. now that he’s 6’4” and a chunk of lean muscle, you could say that i have nothing to…
magical. peaceful. miserable.
these three words describe what’s often experienced as i step into new scenarios. and for some of us, thinking politically is new. we know how to be political–as in being politically correct, talking to the “right” ppl, dressing the “right” way, etc–but we don’t know how to engage the ideas of politicians without eventually feeling…
what’s hindering your service?
on february 24, our main speaker for a conference couldn’t make it for the first talk…plan delays. so i had to:#1. trust God#2. study the passage#3. believe in the word of God#4. speak with conviction and as only God can, God blessed. listen here… the teaching is based on Genesis 19:1-30. i haven’t listened to…
following
am i allowed to read? reading used to be the thing i did coz i liked it (or coz my parents hoped i’d one day like it). and then it became the thing i HAD to do in order to write a paper or feel smart in a discussion. and then it became the thing…