Alvin Hicks and his Wife Tawona When Alvin Hicks (my neighbor and fellow Gwinnett Church member) and four of his friends (Chris Johnson, MaShun Smith, Dewayne Gaines, and Brian Moore) lamented, vented, and shared their frustrations with each other about the current and historical race relations in the United States, they decided they could not stop at talking. They embraced the idea of acting on their trouble, pain, and…
Welcome to the first episode of Listening to Learn as part of the Grow Your Life podcast. In this episode, we're going to spend time asking questions of Inspirational People alumni Denise Renee about the unrest we're seeing across our nation. The intersection of the complex world we live in with the Coronavirus crisis has surfaced numerous individual and systemic issues that Americans have failed to fully deal with…
Welcome to another episode of Listening to Learn as part of the Grow Your Life podcast. In this chat, pastor, entrepreneur, counselor, and licensed therapist, William Hemphill shares about the unrest we're seeing across our nation and how it intersects with the racial divisions in our society. William is the founder of Faith and Family Empowerment, the host of the faith and family matters podcast, and the pastor at…
In my guest appearance on Ivan Alfaro's YouTube channel (From Pain to Gain), we're interviewing musician, activist, and author, Daryl Davis. Daryl is the author of Klan-destine Relationships: A Black Man's Odyssey in the Ku Klux Klan. In this conversation, we discuss racism from the perspective of both Daryl and the members and leaders of the KKK. We walk through this topic using Ivan's C.A.G.E. framework which stands…
Note: This page includes affiliate links to Elizabeth's book. Welcome to a listen to a listen-to-learn episode of the Share Life podcast. In this conversation, I'm speaking with Elizabeth Neumann, author of Kingdom of Rage: The Rise of Christian Extremism and the Path Back to Peace. She worked in the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations. In our discussion, we talk about hostile extremism in America and discuss the…
It’s the time of year where I reflect on the year, before entering into my annual blogging break. This annual reflection point blog post is my last article for 2020. Visit the blog archives to hold you over during my upcoming blogging break. Wow! What a year it has been. Each month in 2020 has felt like an entire year! As I expect to be the case for most, this year ended up being dramatically different than I anticipated…
In this Inspirational People interview on the Share Life podcast, I'm speaking with Liz McVicker. Liz is a life and leadership coach through her company, The Cadence Collective. Years ago, my wife and I attended Victory World Church for 4-5 years, which is also where we met Liz. Liz and I recently reconnected at Natalie Born's recent book launch party. In this conversation, Liz shares her story, her background in…
Do you dream of writing a book, but something holds you back? Maybe it's the **fear** of not being "expert enough" or not having "great writing skills." You might even tell yourself you're "too old, too young, too this or too that." It's a common struggle, and it can take years to get your work done.
