Opening Moves
“And yet, because of his past involvement with the center, Joshua did not stand out.The question that seemed so hard to answer gnawed at him: “What kind of a God could ever forgive someone who’s done the things you’ve done?”And the answer he tried to cling to: “What kind of a God would he be if he couldn’t?”The Reverend Hezekiah Tate, the African-American preacher who’d started this shelter for the homeless more than thirty years ago, walked slowly to the front of the cafeteria, greeted those wh...o’d come, unfolded his weathered Bible and laid it on the antique lectern he always preached from.After a few brief opening remarks, he started in with his “word from the Lord.” He spoke with the honest intensity, the intonation, the cadence of a veteran black preacher. “We all have choices that we face in this life. Petey had choices. I have choices. You have choices.”Yes, and you have chosen evil, Joshua. You will have to answer for that, you will—“Scripture is clear that we are each responsible for our own choices.MoreLess
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