I’m going to say something about me, but hold on; I am really saying something about you – about all of us – and the goodness of living with God. I love writing.  It isn’t always easy, but I love it.  It helps me think and helps me discern what

What did Jesus look like?  What should he look like?  These are both important questions.  Earlier this summer (2020), in the midst of a wave of statues around the country being torn down and defaced for honoring or being perceived to be honoring someone who was involved in slavery or

This is a story about the kind of relationships I want with and for all people. [Today I am finishing up a writing series about race and current events I started at the beginning of July 2020 (see “Black Power & Little Micah,” “Measuring The Problem,” “Profiled,” and “The Cost

Slavery is not the path to success, and once we see that, our history reveals an important lesson for us all. [It is the last week of July 2020.  At the beginning of the month I started writing about race and current events (see “Black Power & Little Micah,” “Measuring

Black people in America deal with more negative racial profiling than any other group of people. [It is the third week of July 2020.  At the beginning of the month I started writing about race and current events (see “Black Power & Little Micah” and “Measuring The Problem”) with the

I am blessed with having some wonderful nerds in my life.  They love numbers and working with numbers to help them understand and explain the world. [It is the second week of July 2020.  Last week (see “Black Power & Little Micah“) I started writing about race and current events

I was stunned when I first heard it some years ago, but in a number of variations, I hear it far more frequently these days – “Black people don’t have power.” It is typically well-intentioned white people that say things like this, but I find it blatantly inaccurate, demeaning, disrespectful,

[This letter has been stripped of its personal identifiers and shared in hopes that it might be of benefit to someone else.] To my young black friend, I know we’ve had a lot of good conversations over the years, but there are some things I wanted to write down for

As I raise my kids, it is important to me to point them towards what is right instead of holding myself up as being what is right.  I try to be a good example for them for sure, but when I’m not, when I miss the mark, it is important

I see drug addicts every day.  I know most of them by name and many of their stories.  For many of them, their life is singularly focused on one thing – their next hit.  They might think of something else for a little while, but their thoughts, their attention, their