Authentically Black # (Whatever)

It’s been a while since I’ve done an “Authentically Black” commentary, but today and this week deserve it. It deserves it because of the 45th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, not the Democratic National Convention. ———- It was said of Jackie Robinson, “Everyone knew Jackie Robinson could hit, but [...]

Donald Miller Words, Indeed

The text of Donald Miller’s closing benediction from Monday night at the Democratic National Convention.   “Father God, This week, as the world looks on, help the leaders in this room create a civil dialogue about our future. We need you, God, as individuals and also as a nation. We need you to protect us [...]

In & Out

A strange thing happens when you’re not blogging: You keep coming up with blog ideas! When I’m actively blogging I spend traffic time and shaving time thinking about the blog, but when there is no blog to write, there are ideas aplenty. For instance, here are some blog ideas that nevere turned into blogs because [...]

While I’m Not Blogging, Part 2

While I’m still not blogging, I thought you might be interested in ACU’s mLearning initiative’s coverage in the NY Times. The paper mentions Freed-Hardeman, but ACU was the first university in the country to go with iPhones, and I just generally  care less about Freed-Hardeman (not saying they’re bad; I just didn’t go to school [...]

While I’m Not Blogging

While I’m not blogging, I thought you might be interested in research that shows kids who attend church weekly have better grades. You can find it here.

Hiatus

I’m doing something that doesn’t quite make sense: taking a hiatus from blogging. The reason it doesn’t make sense is because this summer, this space has had a record number of readers. For some reason a lot of people have been checking out The Palmer Perspective. I’m taking a break because I have a few [...]