A Prayer for Truth [Blog/Prayer]
Lie, Lies. They are so easy to tell. They roll off our tongue out of fear. Afraid that we won’t get what we want, that we won’t be accepted as we are, afraid that we are bad or not good enough. We lie for many reasons. Blatant lies. We even lie to ourselves. We lie about who we are, how we feel, what we want, and what really happened. We lie becauseREAD MORE
Being Called Black = Being Called a N***er [Reflection/Blog]
After doing some reading up on Black History I will no longer consider myself as a Black human being. I am African American. After reflecting on the actual meaning of the word black (vs the word white which is usually synonymous with clean and/or pure), I feel being called Black may be more detrimental to African Americans than being called a N***er. From birth we are called Black or referred to asREAD MORE
One Term All Christians Must Know [Blog/Theology]
The on term all Christians should know is Christology. This term may be foreign to the new (or current) believer but it will give her/him insight into what Christians believe about Jesus. In the church setting Christology refers to theology behind who Jesus is believed to be. One with a high Christology will believe that Jesus is God in the flesh and that names Jesus and God can be used interchangeably. SomeREAD MORE
My Ash Wednesday Bomb [Video/Blog]
Just when you think you have everything all together, BAM you are thrown a curve ball that catches you totally of guard. I’m not sure what number sermon this is but lately I have been getting more comfortable with the idea of preaching. Although my comfort level may have increased, I totally bombed this Ash Wednesday Sermon. Some may think I’m being super critical but something was just off. I followed myREAD MORE