This piece is an abbreviated version of my Palm Sunday 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, … Read More
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
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
(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
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
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
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
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 Hope Justice Uncategorized
When I hear the word “pioneer,” I think of Rosa Parks, John Glenn, and Laura Ingalls Wilder. Whether on the frontiers of racial justice, space, or the Midwestern … Read More