Petition for Value

June 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Before the age of seven I saw four men shot to death. Their lives had value, but in a community under assault since the founding of the country, that value […]

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Testimonial Fire

May 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

It came about during Holy Week, the season of Easter. If ever we would remember the Lord, his mission, his sacrifice and his love, it’s on Easter. I was walking […]

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The Core of Me

November 4, 2017 by Leave a Comment

As long as I can remember, I loved the sight of books. Even when I couldn’t read them, they seemed to be mystical and intimate. I used to hold them […]

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I Talked with my Mother, Moses Talked with God

June 2, 2017 by Leave a Comment

The mist was in her eyes. She looked at me as we exited the court building, and said, “You can’t keep doing this, you can’t do this to me. I […]

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Lessons from Strange Places: Ants

July 13, 2016 by Leave a Comment

I went to visit one of my elders and she said, “I was thinking about you, and how you used to play with those ants. They used to bite the […]

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Fallout II

December 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment

My mother was my comfort zone, the hidden shelter, the soft pillow and as the oldest of her children, I was very uncomfortable mentally and physically, trying to adjust to […]

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