It is a fact that selfish people suck. I’m not saying that in anger or to be mean. Selfish people are like vacuums in that they function in a way that is always trying to fill themselves. While vacuums are powered by electricity, people that suck are powered by pride. The pride of life, which... Continue Reading →
Reminded of The State of The Union
Yesterday, I went out cycling for some exercise at a nearby park. Upon finishing and returning to the parking lot, I entered a conversation with a fellow biker unloading his bike. He came over to my car as I racked my bike to continue the conversation. He was an older white guy in his mid-sixties.... Continue Reading →
The Value of Human Life
As I look at the public policy practiced by the United States throughout history, I see a consistent pattern of mass dehumanization. This practice of dehumanization isn’t just an American characteristic, it is the spirit of this current world system. Due to the extreme human right violations that were tolerated in the 20th century and... Continue Reading →
Empathy: The Power of Greater Vision
I wrote a piece recently about hoping empathy will rise in this New Year, looks like it is beginning with my own heart. Due to all the exposure of racially motivated violence in the past couple of years, I have heard many white people saying they didn’t realize black people still had it so bad.... Continue Reading →
A Glimpse Through A Hole
I took a walk for a season in my neighbor's shoes, The holes in the bottom nearly gave me the blues, My socks got wet whenever I walked in the rain, The constant pebbles inside almost drove me insane, I became more conscience of the things on the ground, A necessity for new paths is... Continue Reading →
Learning the lesson of Jonah
Yahweh gave Jonah a commission to go to Nineveh and call the people there to repentance before He punished them. Jonah wasn’t willing to carry the message of reconciliation to Nineveh because he had judged them as being unworthy of mercy and grace. Without delving into the history of the people of Nineveh and all... Continue Reading →