The Question

What gives place to the seemingly unanswerable question is an indescribable longing born in a place just as immeasurable as the question itself. It is not simply a professional longing that stems from some momentary displacement of emotions from not getting the promised promotion, nor is it a personal yearning brought on from some cultural divide or lack thereof.  No, the question is plainly a race issue, the human race, the question is universal; it is systemic to all of humanity. This individual yet common question is this, “Is this all there is to life” 

When Did Lies Become Truth

Some time ago I was assisting a young Pastor reestablish himself with his congregation and community. Unfortunately, the young Pastor was not adequately prepared to fully receive and operate in the arena of honesty and truth with himself or anyone else. Sadly I soon realized the age old saying that “Honesty is the best policy” is spoken more often than practiced, and when practiced, it often brings about negative reactions from those around. The one character trait many people claim to desire the most is honesty, but all too often, when a person is honest many people tend to either react negatively towards them, believing something is not right, that the person has ulterior motives, or simple don’t know how to handle it at all. But why? Perhaps honesty does not align with what we as people want to hear according to our own individual plans, thoughts or reasoning.