The Fierce Urgency of Now Part 2: What Dose it All really Mean Today

“Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always … Continue reading

IN GOD WE TRUST? 2013

“My counsel is this: Live freely, animated and motivated by God’s Spirit. Then you won’t feed the compulsions of selfishness. For there is a root of sinful self-interest in us that is at odds with a free spirit, just as the free spirit is incompatible with selfishness. These two ways of life are antithetical, so … Continue reading

(IF) Not now then When?

“ These are times to try men’s souls” Thomas Paine. Last Friday was one of the hottest days of the year, and yet pales in comparison to the flash point tension surrounding the latest setback in race relations. That day the President  of the United States weighed in with remarks on the tragedy of 17 yr … Continue reading

Dreamers dream

  “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions” Joel 2:28 (KJV) It was a time not unlike today with a nation deeply entrenched into a … Continue reading

The Human Diaspora: A Divinely Written Love Song

“Welcome with open arms fellow believers who don’t see things the way you do. And don’t jump all over them every time they do or say something you don’t agree with—even when it seems that they are strong on opinions but weak in the faith department. Remember, they have their own history to deal with. … Continue reading

Strike a Nerve,

In this year of what some view as one of our most important elections, the level of polarization has risen to volatile levels. Caught in the middle of this, are the fragile interactions between ethnic groups.  As with any chemical compound under stress and decomposition of change, this great American experiment begins to expose dangerous elements. … Continue reading