50 Years of Thankfulness "When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age." - Victor Hugo Paraphrasing Shakespeare, " All I can do is say thanks, thanks and ever thanks!" As I close in on my 50th birthday. I am clearly focused on God's grace. Every blessing and good thing has come from Him. In reaching this milestone I know I would not be here without the people God strategically placed in my life. Each person was vital in molding me into a man. At the top of that list are my mother and father, Grandmomma, Uncle Eddie, Aunt Rose, Aunt Lou Bee, Aunt Sheila, Aunt Pam and Godmother Barbara Oxner. Their love encouragement and challenges made me think and pushed me beyond mediocrity. They are the defining influences of my 50 years. I am forever grateful to Zion/New Jerusalem Churches and Pastors T.T. Thomas, Bishop Edward T. Cook, Pastor Willie Mitchell and Pastor ...
Musings about Life, Following Christ, Leadership, and Race in the Context of the U.S. Experience