Published in Thoughts of an Urban Pastor in San Francisco·Aug 23, 2019My Advise to my sons (and men)#1 STAY ALIVE — Some of this is not up to you. I pray that you don’t run into the wrong Cop (Racism is real). I pray you don’t step on the wrong persons shoe at a party. I pray that you aren’t laced with a drug that you can’t…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
Published in IMAGINEBayArea·Aug 12, 2019This is America: I can’t stand what I seeThis is America: three mass shootings in less than a week. Just days after a 19-year-old gunman killed three people at a Gilroy, California, garlic festival, a 21-year-old in Texas opened fire at a mall on Saturday, murdering at least 20 people. The next day in Dayton, Ohio, a 24-year-old…Religion5 min readReligion5 min read
Published in Thoughts of an Urban Pastor in San Francisco·Aug 12, 2019This is America: I can’t stand what I seeThis is America: three mass shootings in less than a week. Just days after a 19-year-old gunman killed three people at a Gilroy, California, garlic festival, a 21-year-old in Texas opened fire at a mall on Saturday, murdering at least 20 people. The next day in Dayton, Ohio, a 24-year-old…Guns5 min readGuns5 min read
Aug 10, 2019This is America: I can’t stand what I seeThis is America: three mass shootings in less than a week. Just days after a 19-year-old gunman killed three people at a Gilroy, California, garlic festival, a 21-year-old in Texas opened fire at a mall on Saturday, murdering at least 20 people. The next day in Dayton, Ohio, a 24-year-old…5 min read5 min read
Published in Thoughts of an Urban Pastor in San Francisco·May 14, 2019Nipsey Hussle and What the Church is Missing.As I listen to many young men and women speak about the death of Nipsey Hussle , I’ve become more intrigued. He is not a well known rapper. You won’t put him as the Greatest Rapper Alive (Jay-Z) or the best lyricist or even someone who had the best swag…Christianity9 min readChristianity9 min read
May 14, 2019Nipsey Hussle and What the Church is Missing.As I listen to many young men and women speak about the death of Nipsey Hussle , I’ve become more intrigued. He is not a well known rapper. You won’t put him as the Greatest Rapper Alive (Jay-Z) or the best lyricist or even someone who had the best swag…Christianity9 min readChristianity9 min read
Published in IMAGINEBayArea·Dec 17, 2018Thoughts of an Urban Pastor in San FranciscoThoughts of an Urban Pastor in San Francisco Healing begins with Acknowledgement In the past few months months Bayview has felt particularly caught up in a whirlwind of new restaurants, new scooters, new festivals, new thought and new people. …San Francisco5 min readSan Francisco5 min read
Published in Thoughts of an Urban Pastor in San Francisco·Dec 11, 2018Healing begins with AcknowledgementIn the past few months months Bayview has felt particularly caught up in a whirlwind of new restaurants, new scooters, new festivals, new thought and new people. While reaching for the new, some people are trying remember how to embrace black past and present. San Francisco prides itself on being…Black Lives Matter4 min readBlack Lives Matter4 min read
Dec 10, 2018Healing begins with AcknowledgementIn the past few months months Bayview has felt particularly caught up in a whirlwind of new restaurants, new scooters, new festivals, new thought and new people. While reaching for the new, some people are trying remember how to embrace black past and present. San Francisco prides itself on being…San Francisco4 min readSan Francisco4 min read
May 21, 2018My Advise to my sons (and men)HAVE A VISION— Eat and breathe whatever you are involved in. Study it. Practice it. Focus. BE A MAN’S MAN — Have a real friend, not an occasional drinking buddy. Cultivate a colleague and confidante. Be Accountable to someone. DON’T SHY AWAY FROM BEING VULNERABLE— Open up and tell the…Mentorship2 min readMentorship2 min read
