It’s official — the Kansas City Chiefs have won the 57th Super Bowl — a thrilling game that was won in its last minute and 30 seconds. As I reflect on the fun of having witnessed the come-behind win and the glitz of Rihanna +1’s halftime show, there is one…

Graduation seasons spiritually are a time of unusual activity and acceleration. It seems that things happen faster than you anticipated and faster than with which you can keep up. So many people have been in an extended graduation season since earlier this year whether or not you have been in…

Creativity and discipline are often viewed as rivals. But are they really? What if discipline and creativity are allies and discipline is the key characteristic that makes it possible for creatives — writers, musicians, painters, dancers, stylists, poets, chefs, and curators — to have lasting impact? I had the chance…

Where are the green pastures? One of the most well known biblical passages describes God as a shepherd leading through treacherous valleys and preparing feasts in the presence of what might otherwise frighten. This is the gift of knowing a good shepherd. His presence dwarfs valleys and fears. But recently…

While waiting to pass through a security checkpoint in an airport, I began listening to a video a friend sent me that featured a man telling a story. …

I often quietly celebrate all 25ths of any month because my birthday falls on a 25th during the summer. But this 25th I was not met with the awareness of having lived to see another year but instead the awareness that my heart had become a home for complaint. I…

I’ve been sitting with the weight of knowing that people died in Buffalo, NY this past weekend because they live in a neighborhood where there is no Whole Foods. My heart aches for the family and friends of the 10 victims who died, three others who were injured, and the…

Witnessing the appointment of the only African American female Supreme Court Justice in the history of a nation is a staggering moment. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appointment brings sobering and hopeful encouragement to us all — across lines of race, class, nationality, and geography. Everyone doesn’t need to know your…

In less than a week we witnessed two influential, esteemed and in some spaces, revered black men defend black women — one United States Senator Cory Booker responding to the treatment of Supreme Court Justice Nominee Honorable Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and the other actor and rapper Will Smith responding…