...and a time to speak...

"Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will." 2 Timothy 2:23-26 God is so funny. Maybe not "ha-ha" funny, but his timing is better than a professional stand-up comedian, that's for sure. Many of you readers may remember that I have had the privilege of teaching high school junior and senior girls at my church over the past several years. Many of these ladies I still see regularly and they trust me enough to continue to allow me to speak into their lives as they also speak into mine. After a particularly deep conversation I had with two of these girls recently, the next day

This week I was confronted with yet another news article aimed at defaming the POTUS, but this time the content was personal enough to warrant a response. This one was from Forbes.com and the headline read "Trump Bans Diversity Training, Claiming It's Divisive, Anti-American Propaganda" and I am going to do my clumsy best to explain why this headline is not only misleading, but a flat out lie. Before I begin, I want to make it perfectly clear that I know individual racism still exists in the hearts of certain white people (and all the other colors as well, but we'll get into that later). This post isn't here to refute that in the least. This post is here to dispel the lies purported by an ideology that says ALL white people are racists because they are simply born that way. I ask you to dig deep with me into the core of this theory and if we come out on different sides, that's okay! I love a cheerful debate and welcome your insights into this as we all navigat