Essay: John Lewis “I Am A Witness” Exhibit
A framed version of this essay on the death of Congressman John Lewis, first published on 7-22-20, introduces a photographic display at Union Presbyterian Seminary at Charlotte. "I am a Witness" chronicles the unlikely friendship of Rep. Lewis with Wade Burns, a member of my wife Jennie’s extended family.
Essay: “Tribute”
This morning, Mr. Joe Robertson and Elder William Reed came a calling from across the years. They’re both gone now. They didn’t know each other. The only thing they have in common is the color of their skin and their both having blessed me by receiving a younger me into the hospitality of their presence. Today their visages come to mind and I am grateful.