by Drick Boyd | Dec 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Egregious immigration policies. State-sanctioned killing of minority boys. Alienation of religious minorities. A leader who abuses power in order to keep his office. Vulnerable families going underground or moving to other countries out of fear. This was the...
by Drick Boyd | Dec 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Every Thanksgiving, I take time to list all the people, events and other things in my life from the previous year, for which I am grateful. This allows me to enter into Advent with a sense of gratitude and hope for the year to come. As in past years I conducted my...
by Drick Boyd | Dec 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
As we celebrate Christmas, I want to share a Christmas poem that always seems to speak to me about the power of the life and message of Jesus. Merry Christmas ONE SOLITARY LIFE He was born in an obscure village The child of a peasant woman He grew...
by Drick Boyd | Dec 17, 2008 | Uncategorized
In his book, Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama tells the story when he was running for the U.S. Senate of flying from Chicago on a private jet to a fundraising event on the west coast. He describes the comfortable chair, the wood paneling, the crab salad, and the...