Christian and Divorced: Finally Free

Welcome Posts Contact In 1991 I met a seemingly nice man who eventually introduced me to the Bible and, in 1992, I accepted Christ. When this man, who was sometimes moody, talked of marriage I never went into prayer about my decision. As a new Christian, I...

THE RACE THING – Part 7

As I believe I’ve stated earlier, my parents weren’t hateful people. They were just segregated in their thinking, due to the environment in which they were raised and the era they were born into. My dad was born in 1917, mom in 1923. My dad was a conductor on the...

THE RACE THING – Part 6

When I came back from California I moved into a party house. I was an alcoholic who gravitated toward the same. There I reconnected with a guy whom I had once shared an on again, off again, dysfunctional relationship. We’d known each other for years and drank together...

THE RACE THING – Part 5

Getting back to it… Life was eventful, but for many years I had few memorable experiences in relation to the race thing. I stayed in Indiana for a year or two, then moved to California for a year. I moved in with a childhood friend who was a career Marine. He was like...

THE RACE THING – Part 4

PLEASE SEE DISCLAIMER ON PART 1 BEFORE TAKING OFFENSE. I already mentioned that I had moved into the city after high school. The first apartment we rented was a garden level. I can’t quite remember if it was a two- or a three-flat, but we were on the ground floor....

THE RACE THING – Part 3

PLEASE SEE DISCLAIMER ON PART 1 BEFORE TAKING OFFENSE. After high school I moved back into the city with a friend. This time we were on the north side near Wrigley field. It was another learning experience. At first I thought all the men were gay. I grew up in a biker...