For some reason, I feel compelled to write a few words about celebrity and humanity with Michael Jackson’s memorial hanging as the backdrop. It should be said at the outset that I have always been a Michael Jackson fan, though a conflicted one.
If MJ were still alive and had a CD coming out next week, [...]
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Celebrity and Humanity
Posted in authentically black, family, fatherhood, grace, life, race relations, ranting, speech acts on July 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Loving Is Coming
Posted in Missional Church, advocacy, authentically black, church, equality, family, friends, history, kids, life, politics, race relations on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’re in a season of celebrating at my house. The reason? Rochelle and I decided a few weeks ago that life was too short not to live with great joy! Plus, we realized that there is much to celebrate in life (and my mom bought me a sweet grill). One of our upcoming celebrations will [...]
My Dungeon Shook
Posted in advocacy, authentically black, change, family, life, quotes, race relations, words on November 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well, since we have been surveying African-American literature this week, I thought I would post James Baldwin’s My Dungeon Shook. Baldwin penned this letter to his nephew — also named James — on the occasion of America’s 100th birthday. This piece is beautiful, with some of the most poignant phrases in all of literature.
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Now, my [...]
UnChurched
Posted in church, emerging church, equality, poverty, preaching, race relations, ranting, spiritual formation, surrender, theology, unity, words on October 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I want to join the ranks of the unchurched!
A lot has been written and said about unchurched people over the last 10-15 years, but there may be something significant to being “unchurched.” The technical definition of “unchurched” is someone who has not participated in a worship service in 6 months or more. I’ve never spent [...]
What It Says… (Authentically Black)
Posted in Obama, advocacy, authentically black, change, history, news, politics, race relations on October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I believe deeply in our democratic process and the need we, as Americans, have to participate in our electoral process. I’ve written about this current presidential more than most. This, I think, is the most important election of my relatively brief life (34-years). That’s why I thought what Gen. Colin Powell (Ret.) said Sunday morning [...]
Authentically Black: The Noose
Posted in advocacy, authentically black, race relations on September 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m a graduate of Abilene Christian University. And a proud one most of the time. For years, since I was a student there in the early 90’s, I’ve talked with people about the undercurrent of racism at ACU. Of course, wherever there are a large group of people, someone in the crowd is bound to [...]
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