For the Last Time
byI stood in line at Macy’s in October and made conversation with a woman purchasing a simple outfit to accommodate her COVID figure. I…
Editorial
Desperate Give and the Real Take
byAngel, with the blue eyes, lurked on the outskirts of our Chester, Pennsylvania Message Community Infusion in July. I don’t necessarily blame him for…
Riding the Waves
byThe aging disciple John recorded the best expression of “destiny” that I have ever known. This, glimmering sliver of hope expresses a word picture…
10 Profiles of Toxic religion and the Antidote
byWhether it is dogmatic, or an errant interpretation and internalization of a spiritual practice or norm, toxic “faith” emanates from a variety of sources….
Secret of Black Chill
byIt was the bounce of her curls and the vibrancy of her maroon pantsuit, flowing with her familiar gait that caused a sigh of…
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
byThe lies that resulted in the loss of life at the United States Capitol this week were the inevitable fruit of the poisonous…
Valuation
byAncient moral wisdom found in the Bible rebukes this history, and the system that birthed and perpetuates it. How do we know this? I
point you to the Bible’s repeated declaration that
“God hates dishonest scales.”
I Dream a World Where We Can Make It Stop
byI dream a world where man No other man will scorn, Where love will bless the earth And peace its paths adorn I dream…
BUCKET LIST FOR THE SAVED
byPRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW I praise God that even though it looks like we may have to slog through months of…
The Official Statement of MESSAGE on Police Brutality and Racial Injustice
byIn solidarity with the outcries of justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the countless others who have died at the hands…