One of the most influential people in my life was and still is Joe Stokes. I remember the first time I walked into the classroom at the Washington Carver Elementary School in Muncie, Indiana, and saw the White teacher with a head full of red hair. It might have been the first time I ever...
This Election Day will be a big one for me personally: It’s exactly the 10th anniversary of my mother’s death, I’ll be six months pregnant with my first child, and our rabidly partisan politics will have everyone talking as though being born or dying is less important than whether your team wins the White House....
What if I dream and I’m disappointed? What if my hope only leads me to heartache? What if I give it my best effort and I fail? What if I pursue a deep connection and I’m rejected?These are just a few of the “what-if” questions that can plague our minds as we stand on the...
One thing people often ask me is where do I find the time to do all the things I do in my neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago? I often start my day at 5 a.m.I have a congregation to minister to. I oversee my Project H.O.O.D. non-profit and its ever-growing number of programs....
I spent this past weekend in the Smoky Mountains attending a DeBartolo cousins family reunion in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. We had a great time reconnecting and reminiscing. Love and laughter filled the house. President Trump’s assassination attempt took place during the reunion. It contrasted the unity we were experiencing and the division our country is...
