The culture of NBA basketball over the past several decades has screamed “Black Man’s Sport”. In 2009, the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports published a study. The data confirmed what we already knew. 77% of the players in the league were African-American. The African-American community takes pride in this fact. The NBA is one of
A year ago today I got some of the most disturbing news I’ve ever received. My sixteen year old niece passed away. I wrote some reflections on the process last year. Today I wanted to share the manuscript of the eulogy I delivered at her homegoing. As I read it, tears began to well up in
Pastors and leaders would do well to avoid some of this. Cool video about failure in communicating
Last week was the second time in two weeks I went to an actual movie theater. As a parent of a toddler, I’ve gone to the movies more this year than the entire 2011 calendar year. But there was a reason. Red Tails. As I left the theatre last week, I sent this tweet: Red
A quick testimony from a dude I have a lot of respect for. Good stuff
This trailer looks amazing. I’m a huge Denzel Washington fan. I can’t wait for this movie. Looks like it’s going to be a good one. Anybody else planning to go see it? Interesting song choice for the trailer. Not sure what “No Church in the Wild” has to do with the film, but I guess
So I think Fridays this year will be “freestyle” days for me. No specific topic or subject on Fridays, just whatever comes to mind. This week I feature a free app that I think would be helpful for my readers/subscribers. I rarely pay for apps because the free apps are just that great. Today’s app
Such a tragic, sad, harsh reality for many college students. Fueled by desires to belong, many young people join organizations and go through hazing rituals that, from time to time, ultimately lead to their death. Such was the case at FAMU two months ago. Monday, the FAMU Board of Trustees approved a plan to “battle”–though I’m not
Here’s a fascinating video about the inability of humans to walk straight when blindfolded. A Mystery: Why Can’t We Walk Straight? from NPR on Vimeo. The narrator says something very profound: “There is apparently a profound inability in humans to stick to a straight line when blindfolded or there no fixed point [of reference]…” What a
Sharing some of my favorites with my readers to end the year. Yesterday I shared some of my favorite 5 Contemporary Worship albums with you. Today, I share my top 5 Gospel albums from 2011. In no particular order: 1. Kirk Franklin “Hello Fear” Kirk is always cutting edge and innovative with his projects. Not to mention
