Author: Higher Up IDEALS
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The Only Way Out is In
This morning I was talking to God about how I could best show up in the world. The words above sum up what came to me. And with this, my work has taken on a new dimension. Practically speaking, I don’t even know what this means for me yet. But, I know it’s on target.…
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Can We Just Agree on What the Issue is?
Two weeks before the election, I was blessed to participate in a Living Room Conversation with people from across the political spectrum to promote post-election peace. Wherever you are, I encourage you to take part in opportunities like this to help us fulfill the vision of a nation where liberty and justice for all is…
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We Will All Be Changed
Who would we be if we knew who we were becoming? Weird question huh? Out of the depths of confusion about where we are going as a nation and a planet, I prayed and meditated about why we are so seemingly divided. As I reflected on the scripture passage below, I remembered how the fear…
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I Am From Here, Nowhere, and Now Here
Originally posted on It's All In Me – Poetry Blog: I’m from “Daddy’s not coming back.” on on my 2nd ChristmasAnd my first prayer to God that taught me “no” is an answer too.I’m from the smell of mothballs when we moved in with GrandmaAnd toast with melted Mozzarella on topI’m from the “Daily Bread”…
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When to Walk Away
If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. Matthew 10:13-14 “As a ‘man of the…
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All Your Prayers Are Answered
There are sermons that I sometimes I feel like I have to do battle to get them into words. This is one of those sermons. The hardest part was getting to a place where I could articulate what my soul seems to wordlessly know. After delivering messages like this one, I am often depleted for…
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The Selfish Twins and a Mother’s Will – A Parable
Twin brothers start talking out their issues at a family gathering just ahead of a reading of the will of their wise mother. But no sooner had they started talking then Brother A starts going off. Brother B keeps smiling and shaking his head possibly thinking, “Why did I get myself into this?” Still brother…
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The Curious Case of Mohamed Noor
Remember when Mohamed Noor was convicted of murder when he mistakenly shot Justine Ruszczyk. I knew he was going to go down because of how it is. And notice that I didn’t define “it”. Because most of us who have to live with “it” know how “it” is. That’s why even though they say their…
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He Fit the Description
Originally posted on It's All In Me – Poetry Blog: They told him “put your hands up.” He did and that day he died. Innocence put to death. His crime was he complied The authorities are the ones who killed him. He must have “fit the right description” They called him a troublemaker. Never mind…
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A Box as Big as the Universe
My uncle, Vernon Kitabu Turner, can’t be put in a box. And it is time that I thank God for him. He just loves God and has ceaselessly sought to understand the Spirit that he has witnessed as active his entire life by any means necessary. When I was younger, people told me that I…
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