Today is Day 27 of the Book-a-Day Countdown to 2026. (For all prompts, view this post)
The Prompt: The Thinker.
The Definition: Kept me thinking about a big topic.
The Book:
I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America by Tyler Merritt.
My Rating:
Highly recommend this as an audiobook. I didn’t actually know who Tyler was before I read this, but a running friend recommended reading his books. There are deep topics, there is humor. I will likely be reading more of his books in 2026.
Here are two powerful quotes from the book that I had highlighted:
“The deepest part of you is NOT your mistakes or your failures. When God looks at you, He sees so much deeper than your mistakes to your actual identity, your true worth and value. And those of us who love you can see that part, too. So get a better perspective and live that truth out.” and “Distance breeds suspicion. But proximity breeds empathy. And with empathy, humanity has a fighting chance.”