Fuck the police. Surely, this is not an unreasonable statement in light of the circumstances we find ourselves in. There seems to be no end to the brutality. We have reached a point where one cannot love their neighbor and shout anything else. Yet, there still is that space of neighbor. That place where God sits. So, yes…fuck the police…but what comes after that. Duante Wright should not have been profiled. Duante Wright should have never been stopped. Duante Wright should not... Read more
April 4, 2021 The Resurrection of George Floyd: On the Fullness of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ *The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most pivotal moment in the history of the cosmos…not because it is static and unchanging…but because it never stops. The brilliance of the resurrection beckons to think about all sorts of resurrections. Jesus said that he would always be incarnate in the least of these amongst us. I can think of few more helpless senseless atrocious... Read more
Rape Was/Is Never a Joke. (T/W A Good Friday Recollection) For many years, I haven’t thought about that morning. I guess one tends to block things like that out. However, nightmares always seem to find their way back to the surface. The other night, I was talking to the kids about boundaries. I didn’t grow up in a world where we ever talked about such things. I certainly would’ve been better off if I had. As the... Read more
“Death is Just a Part of Life.” WTF? In the midst of death, people really know how to speak dumbassticity. Who gives a shit about “thoughts and prayers” when someone’s child has been murdered? When has “they’re in a better place” ever helped the widow of a suicide victim? What does “it was just there time” have to offer to the survivor of a fatal car accident? Where is the “they lived a great life” when... Read more
March 22, 2021 The Woman Clothed in Darkness Sleep eluded me. I’d sat for hours…ever closer to the coldness of the window…looking out into the density of the mountains. Stars were everywhere. I guess they helped my search…although I didn’t really know what I was looking for…a search for the unsearchable perhaps. Just when I thought that all hope was lost…I saw a woman clothed in darkness…slowly she crept down from the mountain. I couldn’t take my eyes off... Read more
Context as Salvation: Envisioning Darkness as Light The End Is Near. “Fire in the Sky.” “Glaciers Melt.” “Oxygen Depleted.” “Endless Drought.” “Lawlessness.” “Global Suffering.” “Water Evaporates.” “Coast Obliterated.” “Fear Unleashed.” The End Is Here. Burning light descended. The ozone was gone. Pollution and multiple nuclear catastrophes had destroyed it. Fire was killing everything that was left. Light was now deadly. To see was to go blind. To breathe was to suffocate. To feel was to... Read more
School Resource Officers: The Bullies in Blue “Few greater dangers face our children today than the police we’re putting in their schools…” “I’m here to keep you safe…” Strange smells started coming out of the vents. Lights began to flash. Everyone ran to the exits. Sounds bombarded our ears. The evacuation was anything but orderly. Nobody could breath. Before the day was out, dozens of students received emergency treatment…some of them (especially those with compromised lungs/immune systems in... Read more
Racist Children Force Child to Drink Urine / Racist Employees Force Colleague to Drink Urine In response to: ‘This Is Beyond Bullying’: Justice Sought For Plano ISD Boy Allegedly Abused By Haggard Middle School Students This is the way the world ends. You wake up. Tears stream down your face. You know it’s difficult enough to exist as a black man without all of this other bullshit. You don’t want to go to work…but you know that you have... Read more
March 3, 2021 When a Trailer Park Kid Freezes to Death. *His funeral was just a few days ago… Growing up, I was taught to see trailer parks as the epicenter of trash. While I don’t remember exactly who taught me such a thing, I know that I wasn’t born with such an idea…therefore…I was taught…right? I’m sure that I’m not the only one who grew up in such a way…looking down on those who we assume... Read more
February 16, 2021 Eschatology: a Forgotten Theology for Our Perilous Time Eschatology (the study of the end) still matters. Matthew 16: 1-3 “The religious leaders wanted a sign. Jesus answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is blue.’ And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is black and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you fail to interpret the... Read more
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