Since this article is about saving the “soul”, let me start with a definition of the soul. I think Noah Webster offered a great definition that is in harmony with biblical text. The spiritual, rational and immortal substance in man, which distinguishes him from brutes; that part of man which enables him to think and... Continue Reading →
Illuminating Knowledge from Soul Food
I recently completed watching a Netflix documentary called, “High on the Hog.” I found it to be sneakily illuminating. You are watching this discussion around the origins of dietary tradition, and you find yourself being educated in the soil which produced the foods. The soil is the souls of Black folk. This soil is rich... Continue Reading →
The Only Way to A Better You Is A New You
I have seen at times within myself and in others, inconsistency. That doesn’t sound too bad or alarming because most of us struggle with inconsistency in some areas. However, inconsistency is the sign of a degenerative condition that has mortal consequences, and if you do not learn to hate that characteristic it will rob you... Continue Reading →
Cooling Hearts: The Worst Type of Climate Change
As I started to process the inhumanity of slavery and other civil rights violations in my late teens, I found it very hard to reconcile both the indifference to, and acceptance of, hateful social behaviors from professing Christians. I couldn’t imagine the thought process that would allow a Christian to actively participate in chattel slavery.... Continue Reading →