Peace
“I hated riding with your dad!” my brother-in-law stated. I knew my dad was an adventurous driver but still I asked, “Why?” “I hate riding with someone who is not afraid to die!” He was not wrong. My father had long ago made his peace with God. That made him unafraid to die. And perhaps…
Special People
I first met Joseph* at The Salvation Army in Decatur, Illinois. He was assigned by my father to man the red kettle at the Sears entrance, outside of a long mall. That Christmas, my job was to check on the kettle workers, give them a break, and see if they needed anything. On that cold…
Forgiveness
In 2015, a white man with white-supremacy beliefs, sat through a Bible Study at the historically black African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. One hour after he entered, he opened fire, killing nine people including the pastor. Two days later at the bond hearing, the families were allowed to speak. Many of them…
