A Letter to a Young Black Man

I hope he doesn’t mind me doing this, but I have a stepson who is going through some stuff right now.  And while on my walk yesterday, I felt God put this message on my heart for him.  I’d like to post it here as well because I know that there are so many young men who need to hear it.  I realize that young … Continue reading A Letter to a Young Black Man

Hey You Doubters (ie Hey Human Beings!)

When you doubt what it true – that God exists and is good and people are basically good and life is important and good and that everything turns out OK in the end – that just means that you cannot concieve of a way to reconcile what you are seeing with all those things you’ve been told to believe in.  Which is completely understandable given the lives most … Continue reading Hey You Doubters (ie Hey Human Beings!)

Promote Yourself!

I love my dad, but he was the source of the worst bit of advice I’ve ever recieved (and unfortunately believed for a long time!).  He told me that if you were really remarkable or doing something well, you wouldn’t need to go around tooting your own horn because if it was really that great, other people would notice it for themselves.  Sigh.  If only I could get … Continue reading Promote Yourself!