First of all I want to say thank you. As the world's attention last night was riveted on my back yard, an overwhelming number of you contacted me through the River Walk, facebook, messenger, whatsap, hangouts, and the like to let me know your thoughts and prayers are with me and with my beloved home,... Continue Reading →
Insanity
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result." Have you ever heard that quote? Most commonly it is attributed to Albert Einstein. Personally, I doubt it. Einstein was a scientist and they tend to do the same thing over and over again all the time to... Continue Reading →
I Am Not Going Anywhere
In 2014 thirty-two thousand six hundred seventy-five people were killed in America in fatal car accidents. That same year, thirty-eight people were killed in terrorist attacks in Turkey. I am safer walking the streets in Istanbul than I am driving a car in America. Not only that, I feel safer. I have lived in the Bronx and... Continue Reading →
Be What We Were Called To Be
I recently had a discussion on another part of the interweb lately and just wanted to repost part of it here since it is relevant to much of what I have been writing about on B2C's lately as well: The discussion began with the question of how relevant Isaiah 58 is for modern America and... Continue Reading →
My (failed) Quest To Find The Perfect Sunrise
Those of you who follow me on facebook know that I've recently taken to posting a sunrise picture or two from my balcony every morning. (If you aren't following me on facebook, feel free: www.facebook.com/beejai.richardson) This daily habit has had me thinking as I go about my day about other places that might make for good... Continue Reading →
In The Shadow Of The Mosque
The numbers I wanted to get before putting this post up here I couldn't. It wasn't for a lack of trying. I spent hours digging through trying to get the information. Those I tried asking who might have had the information either ignored me or claimed ignorance. The reality of it is, the information just... Continue Reading →