Empowerment joy Kindness Laughter Self care
This piece is a short version of my Pride sermon from Sunday, July 1, 2025 at Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City. I have a granddaughter who, when she was younger, loved to wear … Read More
Empowerment Hope joy Self care
Some days — most days (these days) — you just feel it. It’s like a disruption in the force, a heaviness, a weight. It can take many different … Read More
Gratitude Hope Judgment and Forgiveness Kindness Laughter Self care
The Ten Commandments of Joy: 1-Thou Shalt Not Worry News flash: Life is not a holy contract in which God promises a calm passage; the only promise … Read More
This “break-up letter” was the opening to my sermon “Dear Verizon . . . ” about things/people that deflect us from what is important and take up way … Read More
Cancer (and other road hazards) Empowerment Gratitude Hope Laughter Self care Uncategorized
This piece was previously featured as a nationally syndicated column by GateHouse Media. “Brace yourselves. I’m gunna use the ‘F word’ to talk about my battle with breast cancer.” While the audience gasped, the … Read More
Empowerment Gratitude joy Self care
I always knew it would be a great day when Sarah Goodson walked through the doors of our church carrying her big purse. Raised during the Depression on … 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
Empowerment Hope Kindness Self care
I grew up in a North Carolina high school where football was a big deal, which is ironic, considering that in North Carolina, basketball is the state religion. … Read More
How do you heal? Me? Among many things, I find healing in the stars. And specifically, the spectacular images from the James Webb telescope like the “Cartwheel Galaxy” (above) published … Read More
Cancer (and other road hazards) Empowerment Hope Judgment and Forgiveness Self care
This piece was also featured as a nationally syndicated column with Gannett. There are a lot of things that the Bible doesn’t tell us. For instance, what did Jesus do between … Read More