Poetry
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Lord, We Thank You For Al
I was asked by my sister and longtime friend, Joyce Simms-Tyson to write my thoughts about her beloved dear husband Al, for his homegoing celebration service on Friday, September 10, 2021. My thoughts in loving memory to one of the most beloved brothers I know. We miss you Al. Lord, we thank you for Al,… Continue reading
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Nevertheless, Not My Will, But Thy Will, Be Done
We find ourselves at the foothill of an amazing frontier called, the new year, filled with new purpose, promise, and endless possibilities. However, we must decide how we will live, because the era in which we live, idolization of individualism and individual truth is paramount and reigns supreme above all else. The era in which… Continue reading
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We Have Been Asked To Remove Our Mask
I was asked to join a panelist of speakers to discuss what it means to metaphorically remove our mask in the workplace, to expose what really matters most to us during this time of social injustice and heightened unrest in our everyday lives. Because they can only see and perceive what we present to them… Continue reading
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God Is In The Boat
God, this morning we approach your presence with great guilt, angst and doubt, as we are estranged from you because of our ego. Now we must let go of our ego, as we are driven to our knees before your throne of grace in hopes that we may find tidbits of boldness and morsels of… Continue reading
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The Church Without Walls
This morning, Thursday, March 19, 2020, the church without walls, calls on the eternal Word, God of glory, and God of love who cannot be contained, who cannot be confined, and who cannot be quarantined to fill us with His peace, fill us with His joy, and fill us with His blessed hope. As we are… Continue reading
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It All Happened In Black
The word Black has been misused and abused by definition and design for centuries in the Western World. We now find ourselves trying to be supersensitive and culturally aware of how it impacts black people and people of color. This really speaks to the depth and degree of psychological damage caused by corrupting the pure… Continue reading
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Proud To Be A Part Of Your Pride
A very close friend of mine, asked if I could write a thought for her Dad’s eightieth birthday celebration. “Proud To Be A Part Of Your Pride“ Abba, Father, Dad, you have been granted the miraculous gift of life and longevity. As you have lived beyond the days of our years which are 3 scores… Continue reading
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In The Name Of Love
I attended my friends wedding on Saturday, February 15, 2020 as one of two best men in his wedding. He asked me to write a thought to present for the occasion. “In The Name of Love“ Anthony, I have been told, there is nothing new under the sun and that everything happens for a reason… Continue reading
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Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
We ask the LORD for our daily bread and we cannot eat for there is no room inside. As we are saturated, soaked and sated by silt, sediments carried by those who dwell outside the covenant community in secular, social and libertine streams of life. We sit in the seat of sedition, walk in the… Continue reading
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Let Go Of The One You love
A friend of mine asked if I could write a thought to read at her mom’s wedding, because she didn’t want to grab some generic off-the-shelf poetry for the occasion. As her mom is getting remarried and she’s having ambivalent feelings about letting go of the one she loves. “Let Go Of The One You… Continue reading
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