To be obedient means to be constantly attentive to this active presence and to allow God, who is only love, to be the source as well as the goal of all we think, say, and do. Henri Nouwen, Spiritual Direction (2006)
Finally, “Selma” is a film that portrays white Americans as allies, not liberators
An exceptional review of the film, Selma, by my friend, Prof. Kellie Carter Jackson. If you like what you’re reading, please follow her on Twitter @kcarterjackson. Peace and love for 2015!
pedagogy of humility
today, in my Bible reading, i came to the following passage: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke…
Don’t Take Offense at Jesus’ Call
This is one of a series of Lenten devotionals I wrote for our church’s Foreign Missions Ministry and appears on their blog. However, I wanted to share it with you all… Today’s Scripture Focus: Acts 16:1-3 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer…
Notes–March 16, 2014
Right to be children… Only right I can think of (john 1:12) implies choice Before going further, talk about MMBS and shame of riches… For what do we seek wealth and gift? God gives wealth so you can focus on Him and fix your gaze on Him. What os the purpose of life when you’ve…
Count Not Just the Cost, But Also The Worth
We have been writing Lenten devotionals in our church’s Foreign Missions Ministry. This post was originally written to be published on our minstry’s blog, but it was not required. I think that I’d like to share it with you all on my personal blog, so here goes… Today’s Scripture Focus: Luke 14:28-33 “Suppose one of you…
Purge [Puhdistus] by Sofi Oksanen
Work has been wild recently, so I stole some time from family colleauges and friends to read Sofi Oksanen’s book, Purge. I have recently felt a prompting by God to learn more about sexual violence, sexual slavery, and sexual abuse. So, you can imagine the shock of my librarians at Enoch Pratt when I walked to…
Work Place Evangelism
This is a very helpful set of thoughts for understanding how I should think about the ways my faith interacts, intersects, and infuses my daily life–my life on the job. Thank you for this thoughtful post, and I hope that it blesses someone else. [Hopefully, I’ll be back to my own writing soon.]
the promise
Today I had the privilege of hearing Gayle Danley’s poetry in Walters Art Museum listening to the poets in the African American Family Festival. Ms. Gayle gave several moving poems, including one about her daughter’s attempted suicide. I was listening to Ms. Gayle and thought to myself “This is poetry.” When you think of poetry, you…
In Christ, We are God’s Righteousness #NPBCSetApart
I was reviewing some memory verses and after a brief review of 2 Corinthians 5:17 in context, I came to the following passage at the end: We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had…