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
Luke 21:1-4 And he looked up and saw the rich casting their gifts into the treasury; he also saw a poor widow casting two thin coins there. He said, “Truly, I tell you that this poor widow cast in more than all of them. For all of them cast in gifts from their abundance but she out of her deficiency, has placed in all that she had for life.” We have beenREAD MORE
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
Can I have a “Truth Moment”? You know like Melanie and Derwin from The Game? Ok truth moment: waiting on God sucks. There, I said it. Chances are most church leaders will never say this out loud but they all at some points in their lives have likely thought this. If not, they are lying to you. Below are my top 3 reasons why waiting on God kind of sucks: 1. GodREAD MORE
I have struggled with the “what should I do with my life” question for years. I went from finance, to divinity and now social work (with elements of divinity). I always felt like I should know. I think that’s what society teaches us. We should know by 18 what we want to do with our lives because we will be at this one job until we retire, so choose wisely. Most peopleREAD MORE