No More of This: A Sermon Written for 9/11
This past summer I was enrolled in a preaching class at Wesley Theological Seminary entitled Preaching Practicum. During our class we were asked to preach to situations which included disasters. I landed in the group that whose task was to write a sermon as if 9/11 had just happened. Being from New York City’s Lower East Side this sermon was challenging. I was able to draw on the emotions of returning homeREAD MORE
Does The Title Reverend Matter to You? [Blog]
I’m on pace to graduate from Wesley Theological Seminary in 2014 with a MDIV (Masters of Divinity), which is a Masters Level degree that is required by some religious denominations for ordination. At the time of this writing my GPA is 3.4. I’m a licensed minster and have been for roughly 1.5 years. I’m on tracked to be ordained and when completed I will have dual standing both Baptist & United ChurchREAD MORE
This Is For All of You Religious & Spiritual Know it Alls
You know people there are a lot of people in ministry (and not) who speak on religious and spiritual issues as if they were sitting on the right hand side of God. Although there’s nothing wrong with a healthy discussion, but some speak as if what flows from their tongues is the living gospel. If you find yourself in a situation like this ask them “Where you there when God laid theREAD MORE
I owe God an Apology
To be perfectly honest I don’t trust God as much as I should and although I am a minister I have no problems being transparent about that. For some strange reason there’s an idea that ministers, preachers, pastors and all other religious leaders must possess some super human power or strength as it relates to their relationship with God, but let’s be clear we struggle just like anyone else does. Although IREAD MORE