I remember their laughter laced with sarcasm like it was yesterday. We were live on the air on the Larry Young Morning Show (WOLB 1010AM) and somehow we started talking about the impoverished of Baltimore City. I began to ponder aloud what would happen if we who had homes started opening our doors to...
PHOTO CREDIT: CITY FARMER.INFO Call it serendipity. Call it providential. Call it a second chance. Who knows what it is. All I know is that one day after pushing the “publish” button on my article about receiving an invitation to pray for the Mayor, (an invitation that I eventually declined), I received a call...
Photo Credit: Coalition of Peace with Justice May 15th – a day with dual purpose and paradoxical response. It was on this day in 1948 that the nation of Israel was created. Jews around the world are celebrating today the birth of their nation. However, at the same time that they are celebrating, Palestinians...
As a preacher’s kid, you would think that I’d have an affable disposition related to Sunday School, but the truth of the matter is I’ve not really enjoyed Sunday School over the years. I’ve appreciated it. I’ve seen value in it, but I can’t say that there have been many times where I was...
At the last Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance (IMA) meeting a representative from the Mayor’s office attended to inform us about an upcoming Prayer Breakfast in support of the Mayor of Baltimore City, Sheila Dixon. For those outside of our area, Mayor Dixon is currently working under the cloud of corruption charges. She’s been charged with...
Photo Credit: Gospel Music Bites.Com According to published reports, Rev. Timothy Wright, gospel music legend, died early on Thursday, April 23, 2009. Many of you remember that last summer Rev. Wright lost his wife and grandson in a tragic car accident. The songs of Rev. Wright can be heard in many a church on...
Photo Credit: www.faithwestnewton.net I’ve been doing a lot of hiding in my office for the past two weeks while trying to digest my perception of pastoral duties during the Holy Season. As my friends over at Working Preacher reminded visitors not long ago, this is a season that in many ways speaks for itself....
Photo Credit: www.excelsior.edu Very busy time these days…my first Holy Week as a pastor is pulling in many directions, but I’ll download that from my brain later. First, I have to get some odds and ends out of the way that I’ve been meaning to file. First, John Hope Franklin has died! Perhaps you’ve...
March 19, 2009 marks six years of the Iraq War which has taken nearly 5,000 U.S. soldiers lives and countless Iraqi lives. Another 17,000 have just been sent to Afghanistan. Enough! Stop spending lives and tax dollars on endless war. Bring the troops home. Use our tax dollars to create jobs, health care, and...
Back at the homefront hoping that revival continues in me. My final day in The Bible Belt went fast. After breakfast with the Pastor and a few others, they drove me to a Day Spa owned by a local pastor and his wife for a first. (I’ll have to tell you about that later,...
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