Photo Credit: Gnews.com Like many of you, my heart has been heavy for the people of Haiti this week as they have endured a tremendous earthquake and successive aftershocks. A country that was already struggling and surviving in the midst of extreme poverty; is now trying to dig out from significant infrastructural collapse and...
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With all this talk about healthcare coverage in America, it’s good to see those who follow Jesus thinking outside of the cultural box and being open to ways that make the Christian Faith practical in relation to health. I actually first learned of Christian Healthcare Ministries while reading Shane Claiborne’s Jesus for President. I...
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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....
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I open this space for you to reflect, comment, and define what this moment means to you and what you feel it means to this nation. Congratulations to the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama. My prayers are with him, his family, and the nation.
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Three months into pastoring I now have a heightened sensitivity to the financial burdens that many people bear. It’s one of the reasons that I don’t stand in my pulpit begging congregants for money or taking folks on a guilt trip about giving. I never have. I believe that giving is more a faith...
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Newsday.com is reporting that gospel music legend, Dr. Timothy Wright and members of his family were involved in a tragic auto accident in Pennsylvania late Friday. Wright’s wife, Betty, died in the crash and he and the couple’s teenage grandson were critically injured. There is no update yet on Pastor Wright’s condition. Please keep...
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Talia Marie Pleasant, a true angel who brought so many people together as she courageously battled cancer, passed away over the weekend making this Memorial Day special in more ways than one. Talia was a precious gift to her parents and family. She will be missed, but many are taking solace in the fact...
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A good friend and brother of mine learned a couple of months ago that his wife has cancer. The exact name of it escapes me at the moment, but just the word “cancer” has such a certain negative connotation to it that to many it doesn’t matter what type it is…it’s just bad news....
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My fast ended this past Tuesday at 12:00 Noon. Eight days I went without food drinking only water and juices in order to bring my flesh under subjection, clear my mind, and achieve a greater sense of intimacy with God. A very specific issue caused me to do this and reading the words of...
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Monday, I received some troubling news that immediately rattled and unsettled me and my family. Everything went to the backburner and all of my energy and focus was on addressing this situation. After the initial shock, I began to pray about it. There was a time when I considered prayer the “only” thing that...
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