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Thursday, March 22nd, 2007Scott McLane challenged me with these paradoxical commandments today. 1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. 2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. 3. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. 4. The good you do [...]
Are you a Christian?
Sunday, March 4th, 2007Christian, by Maya Angelou When I say I am a Christian I’m not shouting I’m clean livin’; I’m whispering I was lost. Now I’m found and forgiven. When I say…I am a Christian; I don’t speak of this with pride. I’m confessing that I stumble and need CHRIST to be my guide. When I say… [...]
The Ministry of Reconciliation: A Tribute to Oscar Romero
Monday, February 19th, 2007Much love and appreciation to Rev. Dr. Alfred Cockfield and his wife Linette Savory-Cockfield of God’s Battalion of Prayer Church in Flatbush, Brooklyn, for inviting me to preach at their Black History Month “Celebration of Latin America” service last night. Congregational members from Cuba, Costa Rica, and Panama helped us glimpse the flavor of faith [...]
Urbnet takeaway
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007“When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.†– Ethiopian proverb, shared by Cheryl Beard (Memphis)
Another Reason to see Rocky Balboa
Sunday, December 31st, 2006Besides the fact that it’s a great movie: Because when you write from the heart, out comes the spiritual message. You just know that you’re dealing with the human condition and quite often, even though you may not say the word Jesus in every line, you can feel it working through the characters, you can [...]
Still the Champ
Wednesday, December 27th, 2006“He pulled it off.” The man behind me exiting the theater said it best. Despite the good reviews and my own desire as a fan to see one LAST great Rocky movie, I was skeptical that a 60-yr-old fighter coming off Rocky 5 had a prayer. But he did. Sylvester Stallone pulled it off one [...]
Happy Homeless Family
Friday, December 15th, 2006“The city of Boston sparked controversy when it renamed the spruce tree in Boston Common a holiday tree instead of a Christmas tree. The city’s nativity scene will now be [called] the Holiday Homeless Family.” – Tina Fey on SNL’s “Weekend Update”
The Necessity of Wounds
Thursday, December 14th, 2006If the truth were known, the saints of God in every age were only effective after they had been wounded. They experienced the humbling wounds that brought contrition, compassion and a yearning for the knowledge of God. – A.W. Tozer
The Dash
Monday, December 11th, 2006This is worth a read. If you’d prefer the multimedia version, go here. The Dash Poem by Linda Ellis I read of a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend He referred to the dates on her tombstone From the beginning to the end He noted that first came her date [...]
Dedicated to my son
Friday, November 24th, 2006If you haven’t seen Akeelah and the Bee, see it. Judah saw it for the first time on Wedensday night. Phenomenal. Film. Here’s a glimpse: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, [...]
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