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When They Say You’re “Too Polarizing”  A Reflection for July 4, 2026, in America.  Galatians 4:16 “Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?” — Galatians 4:16 By Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. Early on the morning after the tragic mass shooting in Uvalde that claimed the lives of 19 elementary school children and two teachers, I was preparing to leave for Uvalde to minister to a grieving community when my phone rang. On the other end of the line were Dr. Candice Matthews of Houston, Texas, and the late Reverend Jesse Jackson. As our conversation unfolded while I traveled toward a community overwhelmed by grief, Reverend Jackson offered me gentle yet profound counsel that has remained with me ever since. He simply said, “Tatum, don’t be political—be spiritual.” Those five words have echoed in my heart through every difficult conversation, every public controversy, every moment of criticism, and every assignment that demanded more than a political response. At first, I ...

I’ll Go If I Have to Go By Myself: How a Song Became the Ministry Soundtrack of Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. | Song:  https://youtu.be/G6JhJ6wd9Ew?is=1EbyvwTVNIw1K92g Isaiah 6:8 “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I. Send me.’” — Isaiah 6:8 Some assignments from God are too difficult for the crowd. Some journeys require a leader willing to walk alone. Throughout Scripture, God has consistently called ordinary people to extraordinary missions that few others were willing to accept. Those roads are often lonely, misunderstood, and filled with sacrifice. Yet they are also the roads where faith becomes action and vision becomes history. For more than four decades, Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. has spent much of his life walking those roads. A Song That Became a Calling In 1985, while sitting on the front pew of Elm Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, Kyev heard the gospel song, “I’ll Go If I Have to G...