We’re in the Same Boat Brother
Multiple tragedies have struck in the recent weeks, including the death of Tyre Nichols, mass shootings, and the continued bombing of Ukraine. This message is dedicated to finding … Read More
Blog posts for Justice
Judgment and Forgiveness Justice Kindness
The Politics of Sweet Potato Casserole
This piece was featured as a nationally syndicated column with Gannett . Way more than politics and religion, my family’s passionate holiday fights revolve around food. Specifically, the … Read More
We’d Better Dial Up Our Sleep Number
This piece was taken from a sermon delivered at the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in NYC on April 10, 2022. I don’t know about y’all, but I love to sleep. Love. It. And, at the risk … Read More
What is True and What is Right
This piece was featured by Baptist News Global and delivered as a sermon at Madison Avenue Baptist Church on January 2, 2022. Due to the recent spike in COVID infections in New York City, our church … Read More
The Power of a Pinwheel
I was in the parking lot of the Walgreens recently and heard squeals of laughter coming from a Kia Soul nearby. Not knowing a drug store to be … Read More
POOPING IN THE BIRD FEEDER: An Earth Day Message
(Also given as a sermon at Madison Avenue Baptist Church and published by the Christian Century under the title “This Earth Day, remembering the fragile balance between us and our home.” ) I love watching bird feeder webcams on YouTube. Okay, yes, it … Read More
Preach Like a Girl
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
Judgment and Forgiveness Justice Kindness
Shadrach, Meshach, and To Bed We Go
This piece was also featured as a nationally syndicated column with the USA Today Network. Until I entered seminary, I thought that the three Bible characters who were … 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
Empowerment Judgment and Forgiveness Justice Kindness Self care
Smoking in the Shower
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