Incorruptible
We all know and speak incessantly about how this unprecedented, tremendous access we all have to, and because of, modern technology…. how this in itself has ironically contributed as much to the polarization of society as to the homogenization of cultural values, norms and mores; with the metropolitan heart center of the world pulsating somewhere … More Creative conversations
I spent last week at Moravian Falls in North Carolina – An example to us in Jamaica of the potential of Religious Tourism. Rick Joyner’s Morning Star Church having purchased property where the early Moravians had purportedly invested 100 consecutive years in an unbroken chain of 24/7 prayer. Joyner along with others boosted the visitor … More Sanctuary Cities
This week Jamaicans celebrate 57 years of state sovereignty (to the degree that we have been able to establish it) and 185 years of Emancipation from slavery (to the degree we have worked that out also). Both freedom and sovereignty are essentially states of consciousness moreso than legislative realities established by the stroke of a … More Mirror Mirror
My most dominant image of masculinity is that of the Connoisseur Giver. The Extravagant Lover. That nature and Biology has endowed our gender with that potential is I think undeniable. The roles of warrior, hunter, judge, worker, and king are all important male archetypes as well and worthy of emulation. But from my perspective, the … More Enjoy the meal (Eat your words 2)
Jesus’ counterintuitive mind continues to fascinate the daylights out of me. From a cultural perspective, he was the ultimate contrarian. The kind of mind no matter how much studied you cant learn to predict. Jesus becomes aware that his end is near in John 13, and starts talking about it (his death) clear through to … More Eat your words
Two factors that will turn Jamaica right side up if applied – Attention and Affection. Attention. I have used this skill to disrupt the dysfunction in so many lives. The human spirit thrives on attention. If you doubt me, ask Donald Trump. Most every personality disorder is an inverted request for attention and evidence of … More Attention
The tendency for adult decision-making to become hopelessly prejudiced and often poisoned by the partisan spectacles through which we have learned to view the world is a matter of mere observation in any modern society of blended diversity. Not without reason did the scripture say a child will lead them. For similar reason, you will … More Unimpeachable
“Nothing else matters. All that matters is ‘The Change’. All who align with this position are automatically and irrevocably blessed.” Galatians 6:15 (my transliteration) For a substantial portion of us in Jamaica, Christianity is more lingo than lifestyle. I know how easily those of us nurtured in the modern mainstream evangelical movement are prone to … More Solo Christos 2: The Imitation of Christ
There is no grammatical mistake in the title. I am not asking us to identify ourselves. I am asking us to identify our ‘we’. When you say ‘we’, who is that? ‘We’ is not a plural pronoun. (Forget what you learned in school. It’s wrong.) ‘Us’ is a singular entity. A union. An amalgam. A … More Who is we?
Maybe it’s the logical counter to the resilient tendency to forget the traumatic past and move on to better things, but we construct living altars to pain. One would think that three or four generations removed from the tragedy, a community would be ready to move on. Those were different times. You can’t judge Bustamante … More Memorializing Pain
