Getting Ready for Uncle Sam
byThe timing is inconvenient, not to mention that it doesn’t feel right. Summer is supposed to be a time for vacations, travel and picnics….
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Walk With Us
byAn inspirational moment came during a protest in Michigan, when Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson put aside his riot gear and told a crowd…
Last-Minute Ministry
byThe last day of 2019 was much more than the end of the year. As things have turned out, for me, it also marked…
Never Forget Greenwood
byIn 1921 the Greenwood District in Oklahoma was one of the wealthiest black communities in all of America. It was described as the Black…
Hilly, Kobe, Healing: An Open Letter to Black People on Father’s Day 2020
by“Embrace the “beautiful struggle” of our existence, persistence, and resistance. Fourteen years ago this week, I became a father overnight. On Sunday, June 18,…
#Lamentations with Larry & Sandy Feldman
byPray In the Jewish tradition, Tikkun Olam – repairing the world – is a fundamental responsibility. Today, our world is badly in need of…
#Lamentations with Rev. Gayle Fisher-Stewart
by“Then the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching. Jesus answered, ‘I have spoken openly to the world; I have…
#Lamentations with Ty Gibson
byKnowing what prayer is, and what it’s not, motivates me to pray. Jesus explained prayer as the intersection between at least four free agents:…
In Defense of Hope
byA public bathroom was not the best place to engage one of my writing heroes in meaningful conversation. Of course, it was not a…
The Color of Money
byThe health pandemic has exposed economic racial disparities and systemic racism. While the government handed out an estimated three trillion dollars in relief to…
