This piece was also featured by The Christian Citizen I dedicate this column to all the women who have been harmed physically, emotionally, spiritually, and vocationally by the Southern Baptist Church. You are not alone. I … Read More
This piece was written as a Lenten devotional for Park Minster Church in Toronto, Canada, Dr. Peter Holmes, pastor. Let me begin with a confession: I have an unfettered weakness for cheeseburgers, Reese’s Cups, and onion dip. Not served together. Usually. Most of the time, I can … Read More
Empowerment Risk and Reinvention Second Chances
This piece was also featured as a nationally syndicated column with the USA Today Network . Emotional healing can come from many places: prayer, meditation, Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia Ice Cream . . . … Read More
This column was also featured as a nationally syndicated column with Gannett. You never know how a sermon will turn out, but I knew the one on December 20th was going to be … Read More
How do you hold on to hope in the midst of despair? To answer that question, you can read the seven trillion self-help books on Amazon, or you … Read More
This piece was delivered as a sermon at the history Madison Avenue Baptist Church on Sunday, November 8, 2020. It was also published by the Christian Citizen. The Friday after the election, when we still didn’t have a president-elect, I … Read More
This piece was also published as a nationally syndicated column with Gannett. I’m afraid that miracles have gotten a bad name. Part of the problem is a regrettable subset of my … Read More
Empowerment Judgment and Forgiveness Justice Kindness Self care
This blog post was also featured as a nationally syndicated column with Gannett. I love smoking in the shower. Not literally, or at least not in the way you might be thinking. … Read More
This piece was also featured as one of my award-winning nationally syndicated columns for Gannett Media. I believe in the church of baseball. Okay, yeah, I’ve written two baseball-themed columns back to back. And yeah, I stole that opening line from the movie Bull Durham. However, I’m … Read More
This piece was also featured as a nationally syndicated column by Gannett. There are two ways to see life during times of trouble: pain or possibility. Don’t believe me? Then, … Read More