June 21, 2019 Preserving The Right Hand of Fellowship I don’t remember exactly how old I was but I would guess I was somewhere between the ages of 11 and 13 at the time. That’s the age young boys can sometimes begin to, as older folks say, ‘smell themselves.’ Parents who are listening know […]
June 20, 2019 Christ Representers Jonathan Reynolds sings a song called “Christ Representers.” It includes the following lyric: “We’re not your average boys and girls There’s something very special on our ID What I’m worth to the world It’s way bigger than me Cuz we are, Christ Representers!” Powerful lines, right? Over the last […]
June 18, 2019 My Rib, My Love, My Eve Today is a special day. I want to divert from the topical flow that I have been engaging and celebrate and acknowledge my bride—Mrs. Bobbie Douglas. Today, our marriage enters its teens, as we celebrate 13 years of marital joy. I have been blessed with […]
June 17, 2019 Peace Under Duress Have you noticed lately that our human family is under duress? I see stressed faces now as I record today’s devotional in a busy airport with weather delays. So you may hear some background noise. This weekend, I wasn’t in a Baltimore hospital emergency room for more than […]
June 14, 2019 Adopted Today I’m on a special mission. I’m actually writing today’s message on a flight as I travel to surprise and support my dad who is scheduled to have a medical check up. He doesn’t know I’m coming. I couldn’t think of a better way to spend a Father’s Day weekend. […]
Season Episode 3 Interview w/Camika Shelby, Benjamin Crump & David Johns DP: Camika Shelby … Mother Of Nigel Shelby, A Gay Teenager Who Killed Himself Earlier This Year. CAMIKA SHELBY: To Read His Own Words, Of Him Saying He Tried Hard To Be Normal He Just Couldn’t Be, That’s Something That I Will Never Forget. […]
June 13, 2019 “You’ll Never Walk Alone” Contrary to popular opinion of many in the United States, the real world sport is football and I’m not talking about the one with pig skin where I kicker is the only person who kicks the ball. I’m talking about the football where you primarily use your […]
June 12, 2019 “Full Circle” Yesterday, I shared with you the experience of attending my biological father’s funeral in his hometown in 2005. What I didn’t mention yesterday was that my father’s hometown was St. Louis, Missouri. That’s right, Ronald Burruss—a man I only saw twice in my life—was from St. Louis, Missouri—the same […]
June 11, 2019 “When a Man Dies Alone” Monday, October 10, 2005 was an interesting day. I was a high school English teacher in Bermuda at the time, but on this day I was actually in Huntsville, AL as a senior class chaperone for students who were visiting Oakwood University. I had been on my […]
June 10 “Daddy” Last week, I shared with you a letter I received from my biological father when I was 12 years old. I shared some of the inconsistencies related to the spelling of my name: Ty-Ron, and the intersections between my name and my father “Ronald’s” name. Notice I use the term “father.” Let’s […]