Monthly Archives: March 2007

Churches and individual Christians cannot singlehandedly turn around the inner-city. But we can hugely help by realizing that the central problem facing the inner-city is not economic, it is not material, is not education-oriented, but it is familial. I will … Continue reading →

Many of us know that the inner cities are troubled. We do not lack for attention to this reality, and the problem has drawn many suggested answers. Some believe that building sustainable economic structures is the way out. Others put … Continue reading →

I’ve always enjoyed the city, and I’ve long had a burden for the inner-city. Surrounded by promise and plenty, the American inner-city is often a den for struggle, pain, and iniquity, a place most Americans avoid not only physically, but … Continue reading →

I’ve learned a bunch from reflecting on my lifelong passion for basketball. If the Lord gives my wife and me children, I will work hard to counteract the culture’s trend to worship sports and the celebrities created by sports. I … Continue reading →

When I arrived at college, my whole high school basketball experience had been one long frustration. I swore to myself that I would everyone in my past wrong by making the team at my college. I did the team’s weight … Continue reading →