24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. — Galatians 5:24–25 CSB “Ma, I can’t do it.” By this point, my heart rate had accelerated…

— Photo Credit: Daniel Edeke If Black boys could fly, Their little arms would be Long, loving noodles Wrapped around momma’s thigh. *** Their eyes would be Beams of light shining, Searching for truth in place of a lie. *** Their feet would be Click-clacking clackers Telling the pavement to…

“8 At this time some astrologers came forward and denounced the Jews. 9 They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May the king live forever! 10 Your Majesty has issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music must…

Our economic system encourages us to be moved by selfishness far more often than by generosity and mercy. American altruists do not outnumber American self-preservationists. And this is why I vote the way I do. I vote the way I do because many people need the incentive of not being…

“Because a boy like her and his father shouldn’t be told hearts … look simple…” — Your daughter will be five. And she will look up from coloring in the back seat and will ask, “what do hearts look like?” Don’t make eye contact with her through the rearview mirror. Don’t smile. Don’t wait until you stop at a red light, pull out a pen…

About a year ago, my husband and I added a beagle puppy to our family. He’s a perfect, energetic little bundle of brown fur and white, booted paws. His ears flop with every swivel of his curious head and his slender, white nose constantly inspects the ground. His name is…

A poem from a poet to every poet; we can’t hide in notebooks forever. Dear Poet, You and I have never met, but we’ve both hidden in notebooks. We’ve danced in the deep abyss of uncharted pages only to find we hadn’t yet learned to swim. We’ve climbed mountains…

Looking up the word “leadership” in the dictionary has often been a lackluster experience for me. In the pages of dictionaries, we find stale depictions of what is an unceasingly dynamic enterprise. Here are just a few: Leadership (noun): The action of leading a group of people or an organization…

…in an Extroverted World — You’ve seen them: the “12 Things Introverts Hate” or “13 Things Introverts Still Wish You Understood About Them” articles. They’re on websites ranging from LifeHack.org and Buzzfeed.com to HuffingtonPost.com and they all claim to definitively summarize the inner life of the average introverted person. The scary thing is that they’re…