Tag: eternity
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Everything Always Forever
NOTE: This piece was originally posted on my Substack where the majority of my writing lives right now. Beginnings, Endings, and Beginning Again Again Imagine if everything lasted forever. Not just some things. Everything. Imagine a reality where there was no death, no degradation, nothing that truly wore out or disappeared. Things might change form.…
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Chronophobia: Escaping the Prison of Time
For the person who wants to live forever, Time is not your friend. I don’t mean to sound morose. But if we’re being real—as it relates to time—if life were a prison, we’re all on death row and Time is the warden and executioner. It doesn’t matter what you have or don’t have, how long…
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The Future Is Full of Problems
Recently I have been having a difficult time because everyone knows that I am about to graduate from seminary and they keep asking me what I am going to do when I graduate. No one wants to hear the truth, which is that I don’t know. They are asking me about a future that I…
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Road Trip with God, DMX, and 23 Bottles of Water, Part 1
It’s been over 11 years since I walked into the Wherehouse and sold almost all of my rap CDs. Looking like a crackhead–no offense–I went in there all shaky asking, “How much can I get for these?” I’m sure the cashier thought I stole them. Why else would a young black man come into a store and…
The Roofless Church 