Reach - Then Teach

Dear Hannah,It's not all about engineering with me.‘Smart’ buildings merge environmentally responsible design with embedded (“hidden”) computing technology (powered by lots of sensors).This podcast lesson introduces ‘smart’ buildings that rely on ‘The Internet Of Things’ (a massive Web of ‘connected’ personal devices and appliances).It concludes by asking student teams to ‘unplug’ and use only their “Spidey senses” (an innate ability to sense problems, but an even stronger sense of how to solve them) to apply these ‘smart’ concepts to improving their schools’ culture, climate, and community.Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,It's not all about engineering with me.This podcast lesson introduces students to Artificial Intelligence by showing how Boolean Algebra (a system of symbolic logic) can be used to represent “rules” in a virtual world (a video game or simulation).Teams of 3-4 students will then build and present a virtual world by using Boolean Algebra to create a consistent set of “rules” based on propositions (statements that affirm or deny something) and implications (logical judgements based on evidence and prior observation).The 'virtual world' that I create in the lesson is one where equality is predicated on both opportunity and circumstance.Imagine that.Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah, Make your dreams come true through direct, strategic action. Move your character towards faith and love through humility and confidence. Move with coordination and balance. Move those you influence through thought leadership. Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, Life is going to happen. Take the good with the bad, and keep going. Let your principles and your conscience be your guide. Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, (I Have Learned To Respect) The Power Of Love".NOT ...(That "Always & Forever" love.That "Float On" love.That "Outstanding" love.That "Yearning For Your Love" love.That "Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday" love.That "Computer" love.That "For The Love Of You" love.That "Cry Together" love.That "You Don't Have To Cry" love.That "Break Up To Make Up" love.That "Holding On (Is Very Hard To Do) When Love Is Gone" love.That "Every Time I Turn Around (I'm Back In Love Again)" love.)Nah ... I'm talking 'bout that "We Both Deserve Each Other's Love" love.That "Love Ballad" love - feel me? Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, (I Have Learned To Respect) The Power Of Love". NOT ...(That "Always & Forever" love.That "Float On" love.That "Outstanding" love.That "Yearning For Your Love" love.That "Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday" love.That "Computer" love.That "For The Love Of You" love.That "Cry Together" love.That "You Don't Have To Cry" love.That "Break Up To Make Up" love.That "Holding On (Is Very Hard To Do) When Love Is Gone" love.That "Every Time I Turn Around (I'm Back In Love Again)" love.)Nah ... I'm talking 'bout that "We Both Deserve Each Other's Love" love.That "Love Ballad" love - feel me?   Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah,It is time for Daddy to take it to the stage ... to use the crowd to gauge ... the best ways to engage ... cats of a different age.Love,DaddyDerrick Brown derrick.s.brown@att.netPrincipal Consultant, KnowledgeBasehttp://reachthenteach.com"UCSM | SYG | GRASPP(Live at Liberty ChurchIron Man II Small Group)"1-13-2019

Dear Hannah, It is time for Daddy to take it to the stage ... to use the crowd to gauge ... the best ways to engage ... cats of a different age. Love, Daddy Derrick Brown derrick.s.brown@att.netPrincipal Consultant, KnowledgeBasehttp://reachthenteach.com"GRASPP (Live at Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center Spoken Word Showcase)"1-12-2019

Dear Hannah,Fail quietly and learn.I know that losing is tiresome - but it sharpens your sword.Keep your friends close, engaged, and aware of your actions.Immerse yourself in a faithful, visionary, supportive, disciplined, hard-working culture ... you are going to need it!Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,today may seem bleakyesterday seemed bleakerbe slow to speakcheck first the speakerpayback sounds chicto forgive is "chic-er"meek ain't weakmight is weakerwrong is stronglove is strongerwar is longpeace lasts longerstay the coursefinish it wellwhat that resemblestime will tellseek small solutionsrinse and repeatdon't think with your eyesdon't vote with your tweetrevolutions aren't televisednor broadcast onlineinstead they occurin both heart and spineof maybe two or threewho touch and agreethen hatch up a planthey can work faithfullywith no fanfare nor buzzjust concrete small stepswell-disguised as workdone in efficient reps ... now, let's run that back ...waitin'waitin' for the world to changehowhow can we rearrangehow it isintohow it's supposed to behopefullysomebodywill notice weneed to seethat nobodycan globallyconfine the freewho pay the feeto organizelocallypowerfullyseems to mewhen two or threetouch and agreeprayerfullyon bended kneetotallyjoyfullyvocallydemons fleevictorynotablyour history'sno mysteryThinkinThinkin of a master planNothin' but a peninside my handso I ...commence this verseto break the curseof bad and worsethoughts perversethat coerceus to disbursemove in reverselet's immersenot dispersethen converseideas diverseschoolworkhomeworkbookworkpatchworklegworkfootworkroadworkfieldworkcaseworkhouseworkclockworknetworkgameworkframeworkteamworkdreamworkI workYou workThey workWe work.This race will be won by those who endure the trenches.So join me in the trenches, aiiight?Selah.Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,this cold, cold world will tell you "no" many times, and in many ways.but you don't need anyone's permission to ...keep tryin'speak your peacebe yourselfand - most of all ...be greatLove,Derrick

Dear Hannah,I hope I have focused on "doing too much" the way I intended.In conclusion, I don't like to hear that phrase.I do keep it in mind, though, to help stay on course.I have not achieved my potential, but I have hit my stride.Because half my story has never been told ... Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,Writing is organized thought.Speaking is organized noise.They are inextricably linked.Sometimes written words can say what the voice cannot ... depending on who is listening (or not).Sometimes the voice can say what written words cannot ... depending on who is reading (or not).So both are arrows in the quiver that I deliver as truthgiver ... Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,I have now hit my stride as a content creator.I am in my “renaissance”.This renaissance has been fueled by the creative environment I built and now maintain.In the last 3 years (2016-2018), I have now written, recorded, produced, and published ... Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,I bought a house in 2009, and started to "grow up" (at the age of 40).No more labs and warehouses in my apartment ... at least no permanent ones.No space to store 60 desktop PCs.Only a small office that I now wanted to look like an office (most of the time).It had a double-door closet, and room for 2 small bookshelves and a big desk.I knew I could make it work, though, if I made my main *computer* and closet into the new lab and the warehouse ... Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,The year after I graduated high school (1988), I returned home and went to an auction sponsored by my old school district.They were auctioning old band instruments and instrument cases.I walked in to see my old high school assistant principal asking for bids on a baritone saxophone.No one was bidding.He turned and saw me, knew that I had been on the marching band, and asked me if I would bid $1.I said "yes" ... Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,I had a dream.I wanted to make movies like Spike Lee ... without appearing in them.I wanted to make music like Quincy Jones ... produce albums with my name on them (but not using my voice).I wanted to take pictures like Gordon Parks - for Web sites and CD / DVD slideshows, not magazines ... because I was not big on printing photos (too much ink).I wanted to make a Black Yahoo! (powered by Black Google) to catalog the African Internet experience.Believe it or not - I did each of these in my home ... powered by computers ... Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,Let's get this out of the way first.It is correct and proper to say "the data show us".It sounds awkward, though.It is more useful (and less awkward) to say "the data shows".See what I did there?I illustrated the biggest problem I discovered during my introduction to the world of "big data".I saw data used to engage in shallow, silly arguments about who and what is "correct" ... when there are far more useful, simpler pursuits to engage.So, I have stopped using the word "data" ...Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,I have bought and sold my favorite things (textbooks, calculators, athletic apparel, laptops, tablets, and cameras) on eBay since 1998.Several years ago, I created an analytic algorithm to help me identify items that I could buy low and sell high.It works ... Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,The computer is my ultimate weapon.It facilitates all of my consulting prowess.It allows me to vertically integrate and manage my operation - as a solo artist.It is my employee, warehouse, heavy lifting machinery, and consultant.I am good at repairing and maintaining them, and better than average at using them.This combo of complementary skills is valuable.I have made good money repairing and maintaining computers.I have made even more money providing IT solutions to independent startup schools.It makes a lot of sense to focus my consulting on providing these solutions to other smaller business clients in my neighborhood.It makes even more sense to offer these services to small business people that I know.Here's what I know now ...Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,I have reached life's proverbial "crossroads".I have learned who I am ... what I want to do ... and how to do it.For the record, I will facilitate hope, healing, and change through small-group discipleship and "standup storytelling".This ministry will create and publish learning content that can be sold to generate revenue.Here's what I have not figured out.I need to buy some more time to market and finance this ministry.I believe that I can buy that time by marketing and leveraging "me" and my unique consulting expertise.But I need to be careful about that pursuit.Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,I am Keisha's husband.I am your father.My name means "leader of his people".I am a "standup storyteller".I fuse rap, spoken word (poetry), oration (traditional public speaking), singing, and teaching into messages of hope, healing, and change that I write, direct, and produce to help people who help people.Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,Everything must change - and STAY changED.Change begins with me and the renewing of my mind.It then continues through efforts to effect small-group discipleship (equipping others to equip others).Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,Sometimes the cause masks the agenda.Sometimes our agendas mask our issues.Count all the costs of victory.Conquer conceit, then conquer defeat.Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,Freedom ain't free.Financing my projects required buying lots of time.That meant Daddy had to leave home to hustle while Mommy was at home during the Summer.This helped us learn how to craft our exit plan before we entered.Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,Some of my best ideas (including songs like "Daddy's Gon' Get The Milk") have come to me while taking you for walks.Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,I film and write about hope, healing, and change.The cameras I use (Flip cameras) and the best 3 pieces I have written ("Johney", "U Can't See Me", and "Stand Your Ground") each have stories worth sharing.Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,I believed in the plan I had crafted, but knew that its success depended on time and finance.I had to literally buy enough time to reach the goals via "Working From Home".Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,I believed in the plan I had crafted, but knew that its success depended on time and finance.I had to literally buy enough time to reach the goals via ..."The Wedding Planner""Peacemaker""Selling Lesson Plans?""Music To My Ears""Without A Song""Lights, Camera, Action"Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,I needed to change my approach to handling myself and others - and its hidden impact on my career and interpersonal interactions.My period of self-reflection concluded that my ...1. Discourse skills should generate hope, healing, and change - not despair, vitriol, and strife. I needed to put myself in situations conducive to my virtues, not my vices.2. Mentoring skills could be refined by mentoring more (and being mentored more) - again, in situations that I defined and vetted.3. Mediation skills (in my personal conflicts) were a weakness that I needed to convert into a strength (by resolving that weakness).4. Problem solving skills might always lead me into ambiguous, unstable situations that breed poor adult relationships. I needed to learn how to limit my exposure to those situations.5. I had to learn how to generate revenue by selling products and services that I created - not via employment wages.These lessons helped me set the following goals ...1. I would resolve to write and speak on themes of hope, healing, and change.2. I would design projects that would facilitate mentoring and small-group discipleship.3. I would become a mediator to learn and practice the art of self-control.4. The employment world's safest - and most lucrative - opportunities for me were short-term projects that required strategic solutions. I had to identify sources that helped me discover these opportunities.5. I would convert my writing, creativity, and problem solving into products and services that I could sell.My mind, thought process, computer skills, organization, and efficiency were the "secret weapons" that would facilitate, amplify, and accelerate my efforts.Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,I have written and sold two magazine articles.One was about how I financed my college education.That was published in 1994.The other was about coming home to take care of our newborn daughter (Hannah), and to become "me" on a full-time basis.I learned the same lesson twice with these experiences.You must tell your own story.When you sell stories, the purchaser turns your story into the one they want to tell ... the one that they think will sell.In their version, you may become a much tamer, controllable, sanitized version of yourself.Your voice may morph into their voice.So why put yourself through this?Well, one part of my story they did not edit was my byline ..."Derrick Brown's (derrick.s.brown@att.net) "standup storytelling" about love, change, equality, power, (self-)control, and purpose can be found at http://reachthenteach.com ."This will allow anyone who wants "the rest of the story" to connect with us to learn it.That opportunity is valuable, and may be worth the pain of being edited beyond recognition.Because it is still "my" story.Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah,My name is Derrick (Brown).I am Keisha’s husband.I am Hannah’s father.I am a “standup storyteller”.I fuse rap, spoken word (poetry), oration (traditional public speaking), singing, and teaching into messages of hope, healing, and change that I write, direct, and produce to help people who help people.I know that change begins with me - and the renewing of my mind ...... then continues through efforts to effect small-group discipleship (equipping others to equip others) with audiences that respect and embrace mentoring, mediation, and problem solving as tools of change.During the last 2 years, I have produced 2 "standup storytelling" albums, and have created two works for the stage.We now want to host, record, broadcast (via YouTube) and podcast (via Blubrry) live monthly “standup storytelling” productions that present 5-7 short stories spun by several brave tellers that align with the evening’s theme.Season 1’s themes will include “My Friends Don’t Know That I …”, “Commencement”, “LEarning”, and “The Stage Coach”.I also want to perform a quarterly series of one-man “standup storytelling” shows entitled "Daddy's Home", "Dear Hannah", "changED", and "Follow The Leader".These storytelling events will effect small-group discipleship. This discipleship will create diverse, inclusive, and sensitive environments that promote hope, healing, and change.Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, I have often been advised about, admonished for, and accused of using a pedagogical, lecturing tone - especially when I am directly involved in a conflict. Point taken as one to grow on anytime someone gives that feedback - regardless of our conflict and their intentions. I have also often been taken to task about that pedagogical, lecturing tone by people who - for whatever reason - object to my authority. I have learned the hard way that while I may sound like an authority to many, I do not look like an authority to any. Lots of us listen and think with our eyes - and are often easily fooled. Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, I have a track record of cutting people off - and then leaving it like that. I do not let anyone or anything get me warm twice. Carrying the burden of offense is a hard way to live, though. This is a little more subtle than unforgiveness - but can be just as burdensome. When I carry offense, sometimes nothing major has happened ... but I often decide that I will not allow anything at all to happen with the person who offended me. That may take it too far. If I am merciless in judgement, then I will be shown no mercy. (James 2:13) So the need for boundaries is clear, but I am learning to stop short of finishing my stories of teaching people how to treat me with "piercing periods". I am learning how to finish them with "kind question marks". Love,Daddy

Dear Hannah, Our world is still dominated by forces that equate “equality” to “providing opportunities”. These forces often provide opportunities that they control. To the contrary, equality is predicated on both opportunity and circumstance. Equality is achieved when societies provide opportunities and circumstances that create diverse, inclusive, and sensitive environments. Those favored most by the status quo are not likely to help change it. The opportunities and circumstances that create diverse, inclusive, and sensitive environments must be procured and created by the people who desire them most. This requires the development of leaders with "equalizer" mindsets – those capable of being neutralizing authorities who balance power where deficits exist. Power is work done efficiently (with wise and skillful use of resources, interests, communication, and expertise). “Equalizers” who generate power and multiply themselves can create change. I am an “equalizer”. Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, Once upon a time, the President gave a group of African-American community leaders a seat at the table. The leaders brought their own menu. Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, Sometimes things happen that upset us. We have to feel what we feel, take the time to heal, remember what is real, and keep moving forward ... As I lay me down to sleep I kiss my wife and ponder deep I wonder why, and that's OK Answers tomorrow are questions today Then I kneel and start to pray Ask the Lord to have His way Stay focused on a future day Hope to keep all harm at bay So my baby girl can play Jump on me, yell "Daddy, yay!" Master piano, dance ballet Tell her about our wedding day How to wait for her fiance' Relationships begin with "hey" Then take their course - la vie c'est Do her work for more than pay Know when to go, and when to stay Correct her course if she should stray See that this world is still cray cray The brave are scared to disobey But sometimes do it anyway The fools rush in, the wise survey Think twice, act once - avoid the fray Accountable talk never starts with "they" Power is more than being able to sway Then I reach "amen" and rise again Ready to embark, engage and win Eyes wide shut, but with open heart The game ain't fair, so play it smart The road ahead is still paved with LIFE Despite all circumstance and strife She can change the world if I maintain Stay on my grind, and in my lane Love, Daddy

Original Broadcast: 9-4-2017   Dear Hannah, So how do you deal with the frustration that accompanies feeling like you are not being heard? I have no answers. I do have an approach that I am still LEarning. First step ... remember what frustration is, Derrick. Frustration is an emotional response to a lack of control ... of people, circumstances, outcomes, etc. I am not in control of anything but me. That establishes a clear boundary for giving and taking advice. I am never in a position to tell someone else what to do. Nor do I want to be - because I will not become responsible for someone else's choices. However, I am well-positioned to offer the truth about my perspective. Hear me twice. I do not have THE truth. I do have MY truth. I am remiss to not share my truth - but I need to declare it as such. I have crossed the line, though, when I think my truth is THE truth, and should therefore be your truth. Second step ... I remember the times folks shared their truth with me ... and I still chose to learn the hard way. I have a lot of those memories. I can look back now and admit to emotions, attitudes, pain, frustration, and outright sin that charted a certain course for self-destruction. It is possible that no one else knew, or even had a clue, about any of that. At times, I wore my mask well. Sometimes I still wear it. But I digress. Because of my own past and path, I am aware that I am never really aware of all the parameters that drive anyone's thoughts and actions. So I ask silently ... what is happening here that I cannot see? If I am lucky, I may never "find" what I cannot see ... nevertheless, I will search for it. That helps me to maintain boundaries and balance ... I want to discern, not judge. I want to encourage - not enable. I want to influence - not beseech (I ain't begging). I want to reach - then teach. I want to teach - not preach. This way, I can speak with humility to what I *think* I see ... then shut up, watch and pray about the rest. Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, I am a big fan of Digital Underground.I remember "Same Song" - which featured and introduced us to Tupac Shakur.Tupac was a dancer, "hype man", and background vocalist for the group.I remember the honor Digital Underground showed to Parliament / Funkadelic ... they sampled a lot of that funk, and gave George Clinton co-writer credits on "Kiss You Back".I also remember "Piano Man".Digital Underground would let "Piano Man" play live keys over samples - and it worked.The organ groove and solo in "Same Song" was bananas.I recently learned that Digital Underground was first a militant rap group ... that paid homage to The Black Panthers.Public Enemy came along and blew up with the same schtick ... so Digital Underground reinvented itself as something more lighthearted and entertaining.We all remember Digital Underground most for "The Humpty Dance".Everything about "The Humpty Dance" worked - especially that bass line.I know I am the only one, but someone else had to tell me that "Humpty-Hump" was bandleader "Shock-G's" alter ego."Piano Man" was also "Shock-G".I grew up watching music videos - which facilitated the illusion that they were 3 separate people.I did not know. I am a quick study sometimes ... but sometimes it takes me a minute.Watch me get quick with this.See, Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall - then things fell apart.Things don't always fall apart, cousin.Sometimes they never come together in the first place.Our relationships can be like that ...

Dear Hannah, Remember my sharing on Proverbs 12:24 ... when I mentioned that most proverbs describe two distinct pathways that individuals have the opportunity to choose - and bear the fruit, the consequences, or some of both?Well, here we go again.Let's wrestle with Proverbs 12:23 now.For posterity, Proverbs 12:24 says "The diligent person will rule, but the slothful (lazy) will become a slave".If you are wondering why I started this series by sharing about Proverbs 12:24 first - it was because I referenced the verse numbers incorrectly.I thought I was starting with the first one first.Mistakes can happen - especially when you think you know what you are doing ... because you do not check.As it turned out, though, dealing with the verses out of sequence provided some necessary wisdom to deal with Proverbs 12:24 ... wisdom about how easy it is to make mistakes by believing that we are infallible ...

Dear Hannah,   Proverbs is a Bible book full of concrete, simple, indisputable wisdom.The wisdom is offered in small, "bite-size" verses.This makes it a good book to study with a mixed group of older and younger folks.Studying Proverbs can lull you to sleep, though - please let me explain.It is easy to interpret most proverbs as describing what a good person does vs. what a bad person does ... as if we are always comparing two different people.Most proverbs, though, describe two distinct pathways that individuals have the opportunity to choose - and bear the fruit, the consequences, or some of both.These are the proverbs that make me pause, consider, and wrestle - to unpack additional layers of wisdom and insight that challenge my growth.These are the ones that make you say "uhhh ... mmmmm ...".They make you quiet - but in a good way ...  

(Rebroadcast: 2-5-2018) (Original Broadcast: 3-1-2017) Dear Hannah, my education began when I finished school. reflection led to a lot of unlearning and relearning. i realized that i was presented facts disguised as knowledge, opinions disguised as fact, and a whole lot of memorized processes disguised as problem solving. it's all good, though - 'cause now I know ... that i don't know. so i value divergent thinking ... (seeing many answers to the same question) ... creativity ... (capacity for original thought) ... reading ... writing ... counting ... and thinking ... as the keys to converting facts into information into knowledge into wisdom - and solutions to the problems of our existing state. i have also learned to value biographies. the stories from someone's life - and their wisdom earned through lessons learned - inspire and ground me ...

(Rebroadcast 1: 3-5-2018) (Original Broadcast: 3-1-2017)   Dear Hannah, our conversationshave dwindled intoshouting matchesand "people's court" casesposts and reposts of articles thatalign with our mindsto which we assignabsolute truthwith no consequenceswhere we want to provethat our might is rightyour wrong is strongand always have both our say ... and our waybut civil discourse- especially between dissenters -promotes growthit helps both partiessee that they aretwo pointsdiametrically opposedon the same circleand that preservation of the circleis more importantthan our "points" check it ...

Dear Hannah, Mentors are people who share their experiences. Their wisdom is earned through lessons learned. Then they pay it forward. Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, Mentors are people who share their experiences. Their wisdom is earned through lessons learned. Then they pay it forward. Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, it's a new year. there's a lot to discuss. we won't count our words, but we'll make our words count. Love, Daddy

Dear Hannah, we can both reach the finish line by helping each other train and pace to run our own race but to run it right we need to both pack light to push some major freight and pull our own weight so hang in there when it doesn't go your way hang in there when you have to say "bye bye" sometimes to people, places, habits, and ideas that hinder more than they help sometimes you have to see it through ... and sometimes you have to see through it ... Love, Daddy

(Original Broadcast: 3-1-2017)   Dear Hannah, our conversationshave dwindled intoshouting matchesand "people's court" casesposts and reposts of articles thatalign with our mindsto which we assignabsolute truthwith no consequenceswhere we want to provethat our might is rightyour wrong is strongand always have both our say ... and our waybut civil discourse- especially between dissenters -promotes growthit helps both partiessee that they aretwo pointsdiametrically opposedon the same circleand that preservation of the circleis more importantthan our "points" check it ...

(Original Broadcast: 3-1-2017) Dear Hannah, my education began when I finished school. reflection led to a lot of unlearning and relearning. i realized that i was presented facts disguised as knowledge, opinions disguised as fact, and a whole lot of memorized processes disguised as problem solving. it's all good, though - 'cause now I know ... that i don't know. so i value divergent thinking ... (seeing many answers to the same question) ... creativity ... (capacity for original thought) ... reading ... writing ... counting ... and thinking ... as the keys to converting facts into information into knowledge into wisdom - and solutions to the problems of our existing state. i have also learned to value biographies. the stories from someone's life - and their wisdom earned through lessons learned - inspire and ground me ...

Dear Hannah, My name is Derrick.I have one purpose today.I want to tell people who I am, and what I do, hope, and dream about ... I am a standup storyteller.I use spoken word (poetry), rapping, teaching, oration, singing,  writing, producing, and directing to cast hopeful visions of creative, robust solutions to the problems of our existing state.Let's say that another way.I want to challenge and change long-standing traditions.Tradition begins and ends with change.Everything must change - and STAY changED.Change begins with me and the renewing of my mind.It continues through my efforts to disciple – that is, to equip others to equip others.I renew my mind through conversations - in classrooms, churches, conferences, city council meetings, concert halls, chat rooms, and cyphers.I am on a journey that will lead me to facilitate a kind of conversation that is inspired by my renewal experiences ...... one that puts all these conversation venues on the same menu - feel me?Let me share my journey's progress over the last year ...   Love,   Daddy

Dear Hannah, We are all messengers for different audiences. Sometimes your message will not find its audience ... ... until you learn how to speak your peace. Say what you have to say ... ... but tell your truth with grace.   Love,   Daddy