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Flying Without the Wind
Please enjoy my latest syndicated column featured in newspapers across the country, “Flying without the wind.”
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The Weaponization of Pimento Cheese
TSA stole my pimento cheese while going through security. Check out my syndicated column on the experience entitled, “ The Weaponization of Pimento Cheese .”
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A Baptist-Muslim WUT?
Check out my latest syndicated column with GateHouse Media entitled, “ A Baptist-Muslim WUT ?”
Don’t Postpone Joy!
I write this early Monday morning in front of a roaring fire in Vermont reflecting on the beautiful weekend I just spent wallowing in joy. Friday night I … Read More
Hope Religion and Spirituality
April Fool, Grim Reaper–He is Risen!
Please enjoy this summarized version of my Easter sermon as featured in my most recent syndicated column .
Empowerment Hope Religion and Spirituality
Open the Sunroof
(This piece was also preached as a sermon at the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City.) I don’t know how it’s been where you live, but for … Read More
Changing the World
On Sunday, December 3rd, we gave everyone in our congregation a five-dollar bill. The members could choose anything they wanted to do with the money as long as … Read More
Empowerment Hope Religion and Spirituality
Beethoven on Inner Peace
I’m sure you have all heard of the great composer Beethoven and his famous piece the 9th Symphony. It was heralded as a work of genius because Beethoven … Read More
Empowerment Hope Risk and Reinvention
Taking Down the Tree
There is one ritual I really hate during the holidays: taking down the tree. It’s a sad job, as it marks the end of the season. And it’s … Read More
Sun Mo Manger
This sermon was featured on Christmas Eve 2017 by Day 1 broadcasting via Internet and AM/FM radio. “There’s no room here, or at the Holiday Inn, the Days Inn, or the C’mon Inn,” the desk clerk said, shaking his … Read More