Musings

I came across a picture of myself when I was about eleven years old. I remember where it was taken, and if it were not for a date stamp on the edge of the picture I wouldn’t know the month and the year. I remember the day of the week it was taken, but I…

As I embark upon yet another attempt to secure another degree, I must remember to stay focused. There is so much that tugs at my attention. I still have several jobs that I must care for: the university, church, convention, district, and family. The key to my successful completion of this degree will be my…

As I complete this article, my mind is spinning so fast with so much concern that I feel like I’m in a tornado. Tornadoes are so destructive whenever they drop down from the sky above. The not only destroy property, they also take the lives of those who are not adequately prepared for the onslaught…

Somewhere in the world, there is someone who is filled with despair and distress. They are searching frantically for some semblance of peace from the events and environment in which they find themselves. Their hearts are longing for rest from the torrent of misfortune that beset them like a flood of water. They are struggling…

For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his people.” It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God (Hebrews 10:30-31). This passage of scripture reminds me of a sermon entitled “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry…

The movie Dejavu starring Denzel Washington is the portrayal of a man that traveled back in time to save the life of someone he had come to love, an innocent victim of a man who plotted to blow up a ferry that had soldiers and their families on it. The scheme had been carried out…

It has been months since my last post to this blog. A lot has transpired in my life since the last article. This has become a relief to my mind and a solace for my soul. It helps me to get my thoughts together and move toward my goal of completing my doctoral studies. There…

Have you ever had to do something that you really didn’t want to do because you felt that it was wrong? How did you feel when you did it? How much complaining did you do to the person that was making you do it? How did you get yourself to the point where you would…