Your blame does not make me guilty.My forgiveness is not an invitation to hurt me again.My hope is for you to grow and thrive.If not, may you be surrounded by all the people you love,And listen to the echoes of an empty room.
Author Archives: Darrell Zuercher
On the Application of Power
Originally posted on September 27, 2020 In a conversation a couple of years ago, I remarked about thoughts regarding power. As I understand it, power is the ability to impose one’s will upon another. Equally, it is the ability to prevent another from imposing their will upon others. My understanding may be naive or simplistic, …
Race and Faith
Originally posted on June 8, 2020 I cannot continue writing about being an American Christian without discussing the current racial situation. I grew up in the South, specifically in Georgia and South Carolina. I grew up white. I had friends. I did not have white friends or black friends. I only had friends. If the …
Ruler and Steward
Originally posted on October 29, 2019 The relationship that God established between man and the earth was one of a master over a slave. In Genesis 1:26, God said, “Let [humanity] rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the …
E Pluribus Unum
Originally posted on September 2, 2019 All people have rights—inalienable rights—to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The abridgement of some of these rights is obvious: One person kills another, thus depriving the victim of the right to life. One person kidnaps another, thus depriving the victim of the right to liberty. Other abridgements …
Evolution is Faith
Originally posted on December 1, 2016 One of the first things that living for Christ in America will cause is friction with non-believers. Jesus warned us that this would happen, not just in America, but throughout the world. The world hates Him, and therefore it hates us. This is especially true with those who are …
On Being an American Christian
Originally posted on November 1, 2016 What does it mean to be an American Christian? Christians seem to be confused about the role they are to play in the government of the United States of America. We have people of faith who are adamant that all believers must vote for their candidate of choice, while …
The Night Before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the inn,Sojourners lay sleeping, with no room to win.Mary had wanted a crib on that day,But nothing was offered but manger and hay. Bethlehem slumbered, all Judea slept,Nobody knowing this secret she kept.The people arrived there, by order of Rome,To register families by ancestral home. This night, …
On Meeting Chadwick Boseman
It was in the Spring of 2012. My wife and I were living in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where we were working. When I saw that a baseball movie would be filming in Chattanooga, I asked for a leave from work to be an extra in the movie. I love baseball. My parents and I are Atlanta …
Poem for April 30, 2020
Praise Over Politics How great our nation’s political system has become!The government of the people, by the people, for the people has certainlyBeen swept aside in favor of government of the people, by individuals who have noClue regarding the people, for the benefit of securing or retaining power. The pursuit of a more perfect union …
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