This book, "The Long and The Short of Life" is a literary composite sketch of my life from the early days of growing up in the Queensbridge projects of New York, then going into the military (U.S Air Force). I subsequently answered the call of God to the gospel ministry. I did not really plan my career however, through divine planning it all worked out. In this book I attempt to not just share my unique experiences to some degree, but to metaphorically demonstrate how life can be more than just something that just passively happens and to show the importance of making things happen without...