God has created us in the image of God. What happens after certainty? Reality dissipates and something more still seems to be out there. Metaphysics deals with what’s next. The subject begins with the idea that we are unbelievably more capable than we can ever know. We are life beyond life. Metaphysics is about daring to go beyond what we can prove. Always believing that there is something more. Knowing that we can change our own reality... Read more
*Delivered at Justice for All! : In Memory of Carlos High Sr. in Grand Prairie, Texas on August 24, 2019 This morning a body was found floating in the Trinity River. Let me repeat myself… This morning a body was found floating in the Trinity River. Did anybody care about that body? Did anybody take the time to search for that body? The body matters. We cannot change who we are. We cannot change our communities. We cannot... Read more
Last night, I watched the documentary A Gray State. The film follows the life of conspiracy theorist and filmmaker David Crowley. From the beginning, it is apparent that David is obsessed with documenting his entire existence while creating his film, Gray State. Without giving away too much of the documentary, the film grows darker and darker and darker by the second. Violence seems to engulf his entire world. Ultimately, David kills his wife Komel and their daughter Raniya (though other... Read more
*I don’t know the entirety of all of these stories…then again, maybe we all do. How do you write when you have nothing to say? How do you write when you have nothing to say? How do you write when you have nothing to say? A mom puts her son to sleep. At the door, she stops. Through the darkness, she watches his chest rise up and down. Sitting down to rest for a... Read more
Every year…I go through this. Every year…there is a need for numerous emails. Every year…the questions seem to probe deeper. Every year…I have to threaten legal action to get it to stop. Every year…I fight for the religious liberty of our family. Texas schools only seem to recognize the religious liberty of one group…those who have US flags hanging in the sanctuary of their churches…those who believe that the US military is a divine instrument of God…those who... Read more
The Movement. The energy. The sounds. The passion. The unity. That was then…this is now. CARL GOVAN (In Prison) October 2017 …prosecutors say Govan and his associates pulled off one of the largest known home scams in Dallas County in recent years, ripping off homeowners and buyers on as many as 46 properties. The alleged scammers took at least $320,000 from victims and were about to close on another $223,500 worth of deals... Read more
MAY TODAY TRULY BE OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY! *Revised from Post Published May 2014 A United States soldier processed the flag of the United States of America in to our sanctuary as we stood at attention singing “God Bless America.” The veterans in our midst were honored as we sang the “Star Spangled Banner.” The “Battle Hymn of the Republic” proceeded the pastor’s fiery sermon on the coming destruction of our beloved nation if we “…did not turn from our... Read more
To the people: I don’t know anything about the Baytown, Texas Police Department. However, I can see the facts on the video…and I do know cases of police brutality. Right outside the The Brixton apartment complex, a veteran Baytown police officer named Juan Delacruz attempted to apprehend a woman by the name of Pamela Turner. This was not their first encounter. Delacruz was well aware of multiple outstanding warrants for Turner. Upon contact, Turner began to struggle. Delacruz responded by using... Read more
On April 10th, Nacogdoches, Texas Police Officer Josh Anders assaulted multiple women in a parking lot. The video of the incident confirms that these were the actions of a piece of shit cop determined to live out his racism ideals. Following the incident, Officer Anders charged one of the women with resisting arrest. These are my words to tonight’s rally in support of these young women. To the church gathered on this holy night… Three years ago, I stood before a... Read more
After a recent visit to North Georgia, I wrote this short editorial to the Gainesville Times to respond to the many racist street signs I came across. They didn’t publish it. Imagine that… Navigating Hall County The nightmare continues… Vacations can be so exhausting. Our tires just couldn’t turn fast enough. We were so tired. If the Dallas to Atlanta flight wasn’t enough, the drive to Hall County was enough to push us over the edge. Not too... Read more
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