The Holiday is Pronounced THANKSgiving
This piece was also featured as a nationally syndicated column with Gannett. It’s hard for me to believe that New York City (where I now live) is part of the … Read More
Blog posts for Kindness
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
Gratitude Hope Kindness Risk and Reinvention
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
Hope joy Kindness Religion and Spirituality
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
Gratitude Hope Judgment and Forgiveness Kindness Laughter Self care
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
The Time is Ripe for Miracles
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
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
Empowerment Kindness Self care
Love Your Neighbor . . . Unless Your Neighbor is a Squirrel
This was also featured as a sermon at the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City as well as a nationally syndicated column with Gannett. I am an ordained minister who is expected to teach people to … 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