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Against the odds, we opened a third Zion’s Closet and watched community show up in real ways.
Jan 2
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Interviewing on The Kelly Clarkson Show
Turning Visibility Into Real Support for 700+ Students in Fulton County
Nov 26, 2025
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75 Hours on Top of an Empty Refrigerator
Ten Days, Cold Temperatures, and Community
Nov 12, 2025
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30 Hours on the Fridge
What an Empty Refrigerator Is Teaching Me About Humanity
Nov 7, 2025
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20 Hours on Top of a Refrigerator!!!
Project Open Fridge + Love Beyond Walls
Nov 5, 2025
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A Public Apology for Those Who Are Hungry
A reflection on hunger, moral responsibility, and the cost of political indifference
Oct 28, 2025
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No Longer a Professor
What Government Layoffs Are Revealing
Oct 17, 2025
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Hungry to Learn?
Why Meeting Students’ Basic Needs Is an Urgent Education Issue
Oct 2, 2025
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Dear Student and Future Student
Today, My Fifth Book Releases Into the World
Sep 9, 2025
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What It Took for Me to Overcome Recent Adversity
A Conversation on Faith, Healing, and Grief Recovery with My Friend Tedashii
Sep 6, 2025
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What Is Sustaining My Compassion
This past weekend, I got a chance to speak at a church here in Atlanta, and to be honest it was my first message I have delivered in a church space…
Sep 3, 2025
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Volunteers Transform a Title I Classroom
A Second Zion’s Closet at Liberty Point Elementary School
Aug 29, 2025
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A Live Book Reading, Conversation, and A Deeper Why
An Invitation to Something Personal (Atlanta)
Aug 14, 2025
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Kindness in the Midst of Cancer
Watch now (10 mins) | Suffering, Compassion, and the God Who Cares
Aug 10, 2025
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