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I Am The Terminator

The Terminator
The Terminator
[Photo Credit: Frank A. Mills]

We’re more likely to see God’s story in the lives of the marginalized than in the statecraft and political decision-making of the powerful." -Daniel K. Williams (April 26, 2022, "Current Magazine")



(Pointing) "What kind of church is that over there?
"A Baptist one," I replied.
"Praise the Lord! I am a Baptist ... Do you know who I am?"
"No, I don't," I answered. "I am The Terminator," he said arm across his chest, fists pounding.
"Do you know what The Terminator does?"
"No, tell me," I said.
"The Terminator terminates!"

"What is that church over there?" He points in a different direction.
"It is an AME Church," I state.
"Praise the Lord! I am AME. (hesitates) What's AME?"
"African Methodist Episcopal," I answer.
"Praise the Lord! I am an African Methodist."
(Again pointing at the Baptist Church) "What's that church over there?


I offered a few dollars for him to buy lunch. His response: "Praise the Lord! But you keep your money. Give it to someone else who needs it. I am the Terminator!"

P.S. He invited me to take his picture, so that 'The Terminator' would become 'Immortal' (his word).


Frank A. Mills
Austin, TX
July, 2015