As I watch my oldest daughter prepare for college, I realize just how fast the past 17 years have flown by. The memories of my baby girl are fading and have been replaced by images of a young woman who is a beautiful amalgamation of my wife and me. While I want oh so badly to hold... read more →
May
12
May
12
In today’s fast-paced culture, our children have numerous opportunities available to them. They can be entrepreneurs, YouTube stars, politicians, or leaders of massive social movements. With all of these choices, it can be difficult for them to figure out what their true calling is. It’s easy to be distracted by every bright and shiny... read more →
Jan
29
Alex Cross: You do what you are Jezzie. Jezzie: You mean you are what you do. Alex Cross: No, I mean you do what you are. You’re born with a gift. If not that, then you get good at something along the way. And what you’re good at, you don’t take for granted.... read more →
Jan
19
I took my family to see the movie Selma and I left angry. I was born in 1969, almost one year and eight months after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I was raised hearing about the iconic Dr. King during Negro History Week (we didn’t get a... read more →
Dec
29
Who am I? Why was I created? What is my purpose? We have all asked these questions at some point in our lives. Maybe you have asked these questions more than once, I know I have especially after I became a father. With each phase of life, you have to reexamine your... read more →
Oct
02
There is a tension that exists in our society today. Maybe it has always been there, but we are smarter now. Information is easily acceptable. It is right at our finger tips. Young people today question authority. There is more faith in Wikipedia (which has proven over and over again... read more →
Sep
15
Education is necessary for a culture to transmit itself across the generations. In Deuteronomy 11:18-23 (NKJV), God commands the children of Israel to educate their children. 18"Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your... read more →
Aug
24
Like many people I am disturbed, but not surprised by what is happening in Missouri. Growing up in Houston, Texas I understood that there were certain rules that I had to follow when engaging the police. The rules applied to me, a poor African-American adolescent male, but they did not... read more →
Aug
06
One of my favorite “old-timey” songs sang in the church says, “Come go with me the journey is long, come go with me the journey is long.” As leaders, we must lead for the long-haul. Leadership understands that we are called to guide and prepare those who follow us, to... read more →