For months, I have been trying to make sense of this awareness in my soul that there was something calling me forward no matter how painful 2020 has been. However, I couldn’t figure out how to articulate it until I was listening to a Matisyahu song called One Day. Then it hit me that I … More The New Rule of L.A.W. – Love Always Wins
Person A: âYouâre a sheep.Person B: âNo. Youâre a sheep.â Person C: âWhy are you calling each other sheep?â Persons A and B: âBecause the only people I listen to who told me to think for myself told me that anyone who disagrees with me is a sheep.â Person C: So let me get this … More A Tale of Three Sheepđ
And it came to pass, that the Teacher had been giving instruction for about 2 hours when some of her apprentices came up to her and said, “Teacher, the people have come to us and said that they need a potty break. But they do not have any tissue or hand sanitizer. What should we … More The Cleansing of the Multitudes (A Parable)
They say a friend in need is a friend indeedOr is it a friend in deedMeaning a friend is one who acts as oneWhen another friend’s in need Or maybe it’s the former oneWe’re friends when we’re in wantBut otherwise we give no others thoughtJust to make it blunt But perhaps it is more gray … More A Friend in Need
In the video that is below, I talk about how most mornings I am excited to wake up and spend some quality time with God. I don’t talk about what my day is like when I neglect to do that. Today, I missed that time due to some unforeseen circumstances. As a result, I was … More Waking Up To Love
How does Godâs love abide in anyone who has the worldâs goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? – 1 John 3:17 This is a post that of myself I donât want to write. In fact, I donât even know what I am about to say. What I know is that I … More Where Love Abides
Years ago a friend told me that he was sad because he didnât know his lifeâs purpose. For some reason, I had never thought about that concept before. And so, because I didnât know how to take what he was saying seriously, I insensitively reacted with laughter. This upset him, which only made me laugh … More Transforming Purpose
Tonight I realized that I feel safer in cars that look like I can afford them. That is a sad awareness that I need to work on more deeply. How I realized this was that I had to rent a car. I had a coupon that enabled me to get a compact for the same … More Escaping the Prison Industrial Mindset
Some Sundays ago, I preached a message to the congregation I serve that I intended to be hopeful. In it, I talked about the “scandal of change”. My main point was that scandal is part and parcel of any change endeavor. The text that I was preaching from was the Annunciation from Luke 1 where … More Courting Scandal
Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, 1holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain. … More When Rules Break the Law
