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James Cone on “Success” in the Black Church

My twitter friend @SewIntoHem posted this video the other day. She was considering blogging about it, and after watching it, I was too. We decided to tag team it by posting about it on both our blogs. Check out the twitter convo we had below, and her blog at mouthofbabes.wordpress.com.



Hopes and Schemes Trailer & Poster

The poster and trailer for the project I shot, Hopes and Schemes, have just been released. The director, Avery “Byword” Smith posted the video today on YouTube and has had the poster up on Facebook for a few weeks now. Check out Pyramerica.com for some good laughs, and visit BywordSmith.com to learn more about the [...]



Need Ideas for Web Series

Got a new project in the works. Check out this video blog to find out how you can be involved. Transcript included below the video.



Cave Men and Porn Stars

I looked in the mirror one day thinking, “what do I have to be proud of as a single young man”? There were plenty of obvious answers to me. I’m an African-American male approaching 25 years without a criminal record, baby momma drama; I have a college degree and a salaried job with benefits, and [...]



Top 8 Reasons Why I Don’t Post a New Entry

I know I have written in a while since I made my pivotal move away from NCC, but there are valid reasons…



How to Leave a Church

My last Sunday at National Community Church’s Union Station campus will be early next month, and by God’s grace, it’ll be for the best reason ever: I’ve just grown so much. It’s time for me to find a church closer to home.  I need to make myself more available and accessible to the people in [...]



Things That Make Me Angry

In no particular order. Maybe some day. 1. People disrespecting me or my property. 2. People endangering people I care about, especially when people I care about endanger themselves. 3. People taking me or my time for granted (see number 1) 4. Lying. 5. Institutionalized mediocrity. I encountered all of these today. Act like you [...]



Opportunity Knocks

I just saw the opportunity and I took it. It really had been a while since I pulled any pranks in the office. Honest. One of my life goals is to be largely responsible for creating a viral video sensation. Qualifying “sensation” is purely subjective. Maybe this is the beginning



Am I Going to DC Tuesday???

So I’ve been back and forth in my mind about going to the Inauguration on Tuesday morning. My current (and most likely final) decision: No. I was gonna go because I wanted to get my own footage of this historic occassion, but after surveying the areas available for civilian photography, the chances became too slim [...]



Life update coming soon!

Now that this auto cross-posting is up, I’ll get back on here more regularly. Got a lot to catch up on, but it’s super late for me having to be at work at 8:30am tomorrow. So until tomorrow evening…or my lunch break…peace!