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Not Today, Satan!
This piece was also featured as a nationally syndicated column with the USA Today Network. Some days, you just feel it. It’s like a disruption in the force, … Read More
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Eat, Pray, Love . . . at Home
This piece was also featured as a nationally syndicated column with the USA Today Network The Coronavirus has changed everything about our world, including our language. Words that … Read More
Just Keep Swinging
This piece was also featured as a nationally syndicated column with the USA Today Network. If Jesus came back, I think he would return as the late, … Read More
You Gotta Have a Visual
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
Duct Tape, Bailing Wire, and the Grace of God
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
All You Need is Love, a Tiara, and a Cupcake
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
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Healing the Humbug
This piece is a sample chapter from my new book: Miracle on 31st Street: Christmas Cheer Every Day of the Year – Grinch to Gratitude in 26 Days! … Read More
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A Place Called Grace
This column was also featured as a chapter in my award-winning book, “Miracle on 31st Street: Christmas Cheer Every Day of the Year — Grinch to Gratitude in 26 Days!” Some days, I just have an inordinate need for “grace.” And by “grace,” I mean … Read More
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF JOY
This piece was also featured as a nationally syndicated column with Gannett Media I thought we all needed a reminded that joy can be found in all circumstances. You simply have to follow … Read More
Every Day is Election Day
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