“Black people love their children with a kind of obsession. You are all we have, and you come to us endangered. I think we would like to kill you ourselves before seeing you killed by the streets that America made. That is a philosophy of the disembodied, of a people who control nothing, who can protect nothing, who are made to fear not just the criminals among them but the police who lord over them with all the moral authority of a protection racket.”
― Between the World and Me
― Between the World and Me
“Grace. Changes. Everything. We don’t bring anything. Jesus brings everything.”
― Dangerous Prayers: Because Following Jesus Was Never Meant to Be Safe
― Dangerous Prayers: Because Following Jesus Was Never Meant to Be Safe
“Too much freedom given to those who didn't know how to wield it resulted in imprisonment for those who did.”
― How the Tiger Faced His Challenge
― How the Tiger Faced His Challenge
“We can love people who do not have integrity, but we cannot allow ourselves to walk closely with them in purposeful relationships.”
― The People Factor: How Building Great Relationships and Ending Bad Ones Unlocks Your God-Given Purpose
― The People Factor: How Building Great Relationships and Ending Bad Ones Unlocks Your God-Given Purpose
“Biracial.” I correct with an edge. “Puppies are mixed.”
― Wolf Girl finds necRomance
― Wolf Girl finds necRomance
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