Slater Hayes Podcast

The New Year, and several weeks prior to the dawn of 2025 has found me conducting a great deal of introspection.


I have found that I have been overcome with thoughts of my ancestors and the multitude of issues that they had to overcome simply to exist.

Their external and internal struggles-I oftentimes FEEL THEM to the point of tears flowing uncontrollably. I feel and see them watching me.

STOP!!!

At the outset of a new year it is evidenced oftentimes through the multitude of resolutions that pour forth. We are filled with various aspirations to achieve this or that special milestone that has eluded us over the years. 

Oftentimes, those milestones resurface after we find ourselves reminiscing about those things that seemed to have never come to fruition or over that relationship that we allow to sour for unknown rea...

This piece truly affirms for me that God has a sense of humor.

You see, I was awakened with what I thought were words of inspiration for those who have travelled the same road as myself as it relates to athletics and the pursuit of a dream.

What I thought was intended for many others-I quickly came to understand that this piece was essentially for me.

I came to understand that those that live their live...

***May your New Year be filled with HOPE and LOVE. ***



There are numerous occurrences within the Bible that speak to how numerous individuals and groups of people literally looked up to acknowledge that they were aware that their help emanated from someplace-SOMEONE- that far exceeded their human abilities to adequately confront the obstacle(s) with which they were confronted.

This act of literally and f...

Along this journey I have arrived at various junctures and either did not know what to do, did too much, or exercised an indifference that I thought would lead to progress.  Needless to say, I WAS WRONG and totally baffled as to what to do at numerous markers of my life.

That was until I accepted Christ and asked HIM to take the wheel.

And boy, has HE done just that.

"All That's Inside"

Another piece written while vacationing and looking out over the hustle and bustle of persons going about their daily lives in Bangkok, Thailand.

 In this city of 12 million, it seems that there are 24 million cars, motorcycles and  vespas. Each, transporting individuals with independent lives along multitudinous paths-in search of "that thing" that constitutes happiness.

I marvel at the sheer thought ...

This piece though written during a specific time applies to what we find ourselves experiencing and on the cusp of experiencing...YET AGAIN.

Sadly, a number of US either no longer respect the sacrifices of OUR ANCESTORS, do not know of the struggle, or SIMPLY DO NOT CARE.

I have not given up, NOR WILL I GIVE IN!!!

For the rubber trees seem to be increasing exponentially!!

LISTEN...!!!

As an observer, I now truly realize that...
"The Noises of Love"

are demonstrated in similar ways irrespective of whether you are an observer or a participant.

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***REPUBLISH
On yesterday we celebrated family-the Dulaney family. Specifically, the children of Louise/Whitey. It was a marvelou...

Strength, it is going to take all we have.

More importantly, it is going to take US, as a group, remaining faithful and growing our faith in spite of all with which we may find ourselves confronting.

We must remember that we are cut from...
"a Different Kind of Cloth"

and that it was not birthed through some type of magic. It was nurtured from our ancestors who recognized and acknowledged th...

Yes, after the election a great number of US felt a palpable angst. An angst that in many instances could not be put into words.

Now that I have had time to digest this situation more fully, I am left to express the following...

TRUST GOD... and do what he has uniquely positioned each of us who profess the KINGDOM to do...PRAY!!!

Pray for EVERYONE. Yes, that includes those who have expressed their desires...

I composed this piece on last year, just prior to the January 20, 2021, presidential inauguration.
The euphoria during that time was palpable. One of US was ascending to the second highest office in the land.

There was a "run" on "chucks" and every visible neck adorned a string of pearls.
However, since that time there have been concerted attempts to tarnish the image of the "bronzed queen...

There has been this perpetual dialogue as to why a number of once vividly red states are now trending purple.

I have a rationale for it.

Those constituents who are and have been energized by the incessant vitriol concerning immigrants, the LGBTQ+, persons of color, and all who are different, have both literally and figuratively murdered, and have sought to assassinate, the characters of all those that a part of t...

Today... I have but one admonition. Think of the HELL that our ancestors endured and listen to their voices as you exercise YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT.
VOTE!
VOTE!!
VOTE!!!

OUR SPIRIT...LIVES!!!

PEACE!!!
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Yet another example of the continuing relevance of "The Spoken Word". Read the cu...

I previously posted this piece on August 8, 2021, as the fifth episode in the detailing of the hold that drugs once had on my life...

BUT THIS TIME...

I am posting it to extol the goodness that MY GOD has in store for me and ALL that truly trust and believe that HE can truly do abundantly more than we can ask think or imagine. 

Yes, I have written several pieces that would probably more adequately celeb...

"Sometimes our goals and dreams are tied up in other's goals and dreams"
                      ~~Pastor Samuel Chambers-Journey Center Global

I oftentimes state that I delve deep into the vault to determine if there is a piece that has been tucked away awaiting its turn to address what is currently being experienced in my life, or what is occurring within this world in which we live.

This p...

STOP minimizing the importance of what you are capable of bringing to the table!
STOP recognizing the importance of your singular voice-EVEN within your sphere of influence!
STOP waiting for someone else to verbalize, or do, that which only you can say or accomplish!

GET IN THE GAME!!!

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Innumerable opinions ...

Simply, I am re-sharing this piece because it speaks directly to what was discussed in DAYSTART- a daily morning spiritual learning program hosted by @Journey Center Global.

The topic for the week and one of the daily scriptures dealt specifically with exhibiting love to one another- one's neighbor.

The Cambodians along the Ton Le Sap Lake have gotten it right-for they exhibit LOVE for one another.
 
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I have a PURPOSE!!

Just as many of the individual raindrops that are identified in this piece, I have been designed to share the words that emanate oftentimes from a place of which even I am not aware. They are composed and shared because THAT IS WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO DO!!

"Majestic Adornment"
...is a piece that I composed after stepping out on the lanai of my in-law's home early one morning. It...

They STILL GATHER...even after their preferred candidate was annihilated during last night's debate debacle. Many are professing that he laid out carefully crafted policies and that Kamala Harris still exhibited stupidity.

QUESTION...WHAT DEBATE WERE YOU WATCHING?

The continuing support and approval of a man that continues to exhibit a glaring disdain for reading and preparation while still spewing vitriol ca...