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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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF JOY
(This piece was also featured as a nationally syndicated column with Gannett Media) I thought we all needed a reminder that joy can be found in all circumstances. You simply have to follow … Read More
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A Place Called Grace
This column was also featured as a chapter in my 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 the … Read More
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Breast Cancer and the “F” Bomb
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
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Feel the Burn – Find the Power: Honoring the Caregivers Among Us
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
Find a Center That Will Hold
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
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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
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Walk Out and Look Up
This piece was featured by The Christian Citizen as well as delivered as a sermon at the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in NYC. Today, I’d like to share the secret to life. Where … 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
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The Metaverse and the Manger
This piece was featured as an article in The Christian Century as well as broadcast as a sermon at Madison Avenue Baptist Church NYC . I am a liberal arts major from the disco-era who is enamored with the … Read More