Honoring the Past, Building a Future
What has unfolded in Rocky Mount over these past weeks has been a civic burden for everyone. The audit’s language, a lack of leadership, a lack of oversight, has stirred more than concern. It has stirred a kind of impatience. You can feel it in the conversations, and certainly across social media, where the question has … Continue reading Rocky Mount, NC: The Narrowing Lens of Leadership
A Great Website -Buildingshalom.org One of my fondest memories: Walking towards the Jaffe Gate in Jerusalem. On his knees, a gardener was weeding in a large green space along the Old City Wall. As I passed him, he looked up, smiled. He said to me, "Shalom." From time to time I revisit this memory and … Continue reading Building Shalom: Rocky Mount, NC
What a great experience I had when my special friend, the Fun Director at Sky-vue Skateland, Denise Watkins, invited me to the Picnic For Peacemakers hosted by the amazing Englewood Baptist Church. This was my first Peacemakers experience. I am certain that the leadership of this group is providing a model for the nation to … Continue reading Shining Light in South Rocky Mount: Peacemakers’ Remarkable Mission
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