Jamaicans who influenced my life

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In my memoir, A Jamaican’s Journey to Time and Patience, I reflect on my personal odyssey to discover and fulfill God’s call in my life, heal family wounds, and share Christ’s message of redeeming grace and love. Set against the historical … Continue reading

From secular to sacred—the emergence of reggae gospel

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In my memoir, A Jamaican’s Journey to Time and Patience, I reflect on my personal odyssey to discover and fulfill God’s call in my life, heal family wounds, and share Christ’s message of redeeming grace and love. Set against the … Continue reading

Dining with a future Jamaican prime minister—and the Bible’s view of a leader

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In my memoir, A Jamaican’s Journey to Time and Patience, I reflect on my personal odyssey to discover and fulfill God’s call in my life, heal family wounds, and share Christ’s message of redeeming grace and love. Set against the … Continue reading

The night I witnessed the birth of my nation

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In my memoir, A Jamaican’s Journey to Time and Patience, I reflect on my personal odyssey to discover and fulfill God’s call in my life, heal family wounds, and share Christ’s message of redeeming grace and love. Set against the … Continue reading

Muslims experiencing Jesus Christ through dreams and visions

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I first heard about it from an Egyptian pastor of a church in Cairo—that Muslims were converting to Christianity after seeing Jesus Christ in dreams and visions. Then I heard the same thing from other sources—through the mission department of … Continue reading

When God’s answers to our prayers disappoint us

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“God, please kill my parents!” I was sixteen when I uttered that prayer in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I was in the midst of my teenage rebellion and I hated my mother and stepfather, so when they drove off across town … Continue reading

Don’t give anyone a chance to despise you

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While watching the movie David on television a few days ago, I was reminded of a friend who went through seminary with me during the mid sixties. The scenes that triggered my memory were, first, the one in which the … Continue reading

Early reviews of my memoir

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“Almost everyone can identify with at least portions of Derrick Garland Coy’s ‘Journey.’ To be sure, it is a geographical journey— from Jamaica to four continents. But it is also a rich, diverse journey of the mind, heart and soul…through … Continue reading

Like grasshoppers next to giants

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I was reading Numbers 13-14—the story of the twelve scouts whom Moses sent into Canaan to explore the land that God promised to give the nation of Israel—when I wondered, “Would I be among the ten scouts who came back … Continue reading

Mary, did you know?

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Among my favorite songs that capture the essence of the Christmas experience is “Mary, Did You Know?” words written by Mark Lowry and music composed by Buddy Greene: Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day walk … Continue reading