Waiting

In the late 1970’s I lived in a fifth floor walk-up railroad flat in a Hell’s Kitchen tenement at a … More

Stranger Danger?

While pastoring a congregation, I’m usually up before sunrise on Sundays and at my desk finishing the morning’s sermon and … More

Still Needed

“Hello, Stephen. This is Dr. Kroll’s office. We just got a call from the hospital. The radiologist found a number … More

Sweet Sorrow

Even though it happened more than twenty years ago I remember it as though it were yesterday. It was a … More

As if to Die

After I closed on the sale of my condo in Chicago I no longer owned anything of value. I was … More

In Plain Sight

For as long as I can remember, any time I had to cover a dish of leftovers I’d reluctantly walk … More

Clean As You Go

I once had a couple of friends who worked front of house at an upscale restaurant in New York. Johnny … More

A Shirt Too Small

One morning a few winters ago while preparing to fly out West for a weekend of interviews, I realized I … More

Shining Faces

Winters in which there is an abundance of snow find many adults across the country complaining about having to shovel … More

Spirit and Memory

In 2013, four Cubans of African descent traveled to the Upper Banta chiefdom in Sierra Leone to visit the place … More