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 [...]

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

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 [...]

“humble love”. Lately it’s been the theme of sermons I’ve heard, songs I’ve listened to, conversations I’ve had, movies I’ve watched, and things I’ve experienced. It’s not anything new or whatever, but just something usually so rare in my day-to-day that it fascinates me, and for some reason has it direct access to my usually [...]

This weekend has helped me to see some things a little more clearly about myself and about how I perceive reality. I’ve been reading this book lately called Bondage Breaker, and it’s been really forcing me to examine and be honest with myself about what I truly believe is true in my heart vs what [...]