I do not admire Don Cherry. I do not admire his traditionalist beliefs about hockey. I do not admire his Coach’s Corner segment on Hockey Night In Canada on Sportsnets and CBC. I do not admire his massive influence on hockey culture. I admire hockey and the National Hockey League (NHL), but I admire it…
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My pen doesn’t pick up my stammer. It doesn’t capture my fears in a volume. It isn’t held by shaking, sweaty hands. It doesn’t stand between me and the crowd. It’s designed for my hands, not my lips. It’s designed for my mind, not my mouth. It’s easier, it’s simpler. It doesn’t add my voice…
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I haven’t listened to a hip-hop album in 13 years. And other than my friend Shope’s albums, I haven’t listened to a gospel hip-hop album in 10 years. When I became a Christian in August 2006, I stopped listening to hip-hop within a few weeks because most of its content appealed to destructive, deadly passions…
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The Blackface pictures isn’t Justin Trudeau’s biggest scandal. The SNC-Lavalin corruption story isn’t Justin Trudeau’s biggest scandal. Justin Trudeau’s commitment to violating human rights against vulnerable babies in Canada and across the entire world is his biggest scandal. But maybe that says more about us than Justin Trudeau. Justin Trudeau is the face of Canada,…
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Conspiracy theories were once routinely dismissed by reasonable people—until professors and politicians gave conspiracy theories a new name: social justice. In an article about white privilege last year, I said, “[the] government is not secretly plotting my demise. I do not believe Justin Trudeau—and Donald Trump for Black Americans—is clever enough to pull that off,…
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It’s illegal to murder all women and men. It’s illegal to murder all Black people and all ethnic groups. It’s illegal to murder all immigrants and all citizens. It’s illegal to murder all poor people and rich people. It’s illegal to strip human rights from every group of people from everywhere in Canada and America—unless…
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Two weeks ago, I received a phone call from mom, and she immediately said, “Sammy, do not weep when I die. Be happy. Be happy when I die. When I die, I’ll be with Jesus. Be happy when I die, as happy as you’ve made me while I’m alive.” Do not weep when I die…
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Black Lives Matter Toronto called Justin Trudeau a “White supremacist terrorist” two years ago. The social justice group made the accusation against Trudeau because his immigration policies are more restrictive than they hoped for. At the time, Black Lives Matter Toronto had a favourable reputation in the media, but their accusation against Justin Trudeau received…
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Mom was quiet on the train. They all were. My little siblings were quiet too. They were tired. We all were. We children carried our school bags and suitcases into the train. And mom carried the weight of her suffering into the train. We were all restless. We were all homeless. We were escorted out…
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The prosperity gospel impoverishes the people it promises to prosper. It kills the people it promises to heal. The prosperity gospel is not the gospel—though millions of vulnerable people across the world believe it is. But for many of us, the prosperity gospel isn’t relevant anymore. We don’t seem nearly as concerned about it like…
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