Yesterday was the anniversary of the formal start of the Civil War, marked by the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861 at 4:30am. It really was not that long ago, yet to me it seems so very, very far away. It seems so far away when people of my skin color were being … Read more

“Responsibility is my response to God’s ability.” Albert J. Lown Wow! I love the simplicity of that — “response” + “ability”. The last several days have been amazing for me because I have been floored by God’s ability to do something when I get out of His way (read into that my book/writing adventures). When … Read more

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” –Muhammad Ali In advance I apologize for not responding to all the emails that have come in since Friday when I sent out my “pre-order the book” email. Those emails contained requests for nearly 150 books. Several times I fought back … Read more

“If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet (1807-1882) Would that be the case if I really knew my enemies? Would that make me understand the reason for them being my enemy? Would it … Read more