REVEREND Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Following in the footsteps of his father, in February 1948, at the age of 19, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. entered the Christian ministry and was ordained at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. In 1954, upon completion of graduate studies at Boston University, he accepted a call […]
No Pain, No Gain
ure, it’s a cliché. No doubt about it. But it doesn’t make it any less true. Although the pastor had been there for a couple years, he was just one in a long line of bullied leaders. No one had any idea what to do about her, but she’d been known to brag about the […]
I Hate Problems
I just got back from two weeks of vacation. I didn’t respond to emails, didn’t answer texts, ignored all social media, and didn’t answer my phone. In other words, I took a “healthy” vacation. But the day before I went back to the church office, I began to wonder what “problems” I’d have to face […]
Annual Spiritual Check-up
New Year’s Eve is an interesting holiday differing from others because it does not commemorate an event, like Easter or a person like Christmas. New Years is a holiday that celebrates the inevitability of the passing of time. We make New Years special only by being reflective of the year that has passed and proactive […]
Fear Not
I love watching movies at Christmastime and there is hardly a holiday season that goes by that doesn’t have me enjoying, White Christmas, Miracle on 34th street and It’s A Wonderful Life. Last week A Charlie Brown Christmas aired on national prime time television for the 53rd time. In a world where the latest greatest technology […]
Happy Thanksgiving
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV) Thanksgiving for the Christian is not just a holiday, I believe it is a Holy-day commemorating Christian pilgrim people who sought a new life in a new world where they could freely worship […]