Your origins in Africa, wise man of many years; from Europe I descended, still one wet ‘hind the ears, ‘hind the ears. We sat out on the porch, or strolled down to the store; seems morning, noon, and night, us two would laugh some more, laugh some more. But when life took a turn, thought […]
I love gay people … heterosexuals too. Whites, blacks, reds, yellows, blues, browns, beiges … no matter the color or the shape, I love. Male, female … young, old … rich, poor … friend, foe … believe like me, believe NOT like me – I love. And if it ain’t real, I fool no one […]
I’m sitting in a river, resting against a large smooth rock that slants away from the water. It’s as if I am sitting in nature’s recliner. This morning I took a bus from Puerto Vallarta to Boca de Tomatlan, and then took a water taxi to a small isolated village named Quimixto. There are no […]
How can you know which charities are the best? Many are trustworthy and provide a valuable service, but many others intentionally coerce you to give abundantly so that they can line their own pockets while providing indifferent services to the needy. In America I use Charity Navigator (www.charitynavigator.org) to gauge the veracity of specific charities, […]
The Bible teaches us not to give in order to be seen by others, that giving is best done in secret. For if you give to be seen by others, you have received your reward already … that is, your return is the adulation and reputation that others assign to you. However, God is all-knowing […]