by Drick Boyd | Jun 20, 2019 | Featured
Jamaica Plain In May 1975 after I graduated from Duke University, I packed up my 1968 Ford Mustang and headed north from Durham, NC to Boston, MA. I had gotten a summer job with a national Christian organization called Young Life. My job was to research the...
by Drick Boyd | Jun 13, 2019 | Featured
One Who Professed Faith This past Sunday, a 12-year old boy was baptized by our pastor. For those not familiar with the Baptist and Anabaptist traditions, baptism in these churches does not happen when a child is born, but rather when that child at whatever age makes...
by Drick Boyd | Jun 5, 2019 | Featured
Warning Label Let me start out by acknowledging that what I have to say in this entry has the potential to piss some people off. That is not my intent, but what I am talking about is sensitive, and it is bound to hit a nerve for some folks. I just ask that you...
by Drick Boyd | May 20, 2019 | Featured
Former Vice President Joe Biden was in Philadelphia last weekend to kick off his campaign for President. Like many of his fellow contenders, Biden echoed a common sentiment among Democrats: the number one priority in the 2020 presidential campaign is to beat Donald...
by Drick Boyd | Apr 26, 2019 | Featured
Live for a while in the books you love. Learn from them what is worth learning, but above all love them. This love will be returned to you a thousand times. Whatever your life may become, these books — of this I am certain — will weave through the web of...
by Drick Boyd | Feb 14, 2019 | Featured, Uncategorized
Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance by Edgar Villanueva My rating: 5 of 5 stars Edgar Villanueva, a Native American of the Lumbee tribe grew up in a low-income, rural North Carolina community. After completing his Masters in...
