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- December 2, 2020
EXPANDING THE CONVERSATION For over twenty years, the Presbyterian Interracial Dialogue deliberately provided opportunities for inter-racial study, worship, social events,…
- December 1, 2020
PEACE CORPS 1964 After graduating from college in 1963, I was convinced by another speaker that I chanced to hear…
- November 30, 2020
WHAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN I have found comfort in occasionally reviewing the many “what might not have happened” events…
- November 29, 2020
IT BEGAN WITH LUNCH I was a pastor in Winston-Salem, NC for almost thirty years. In 1992, the city of…
, - November 28, 2020
PROMISED LAND On the fourth day of our journey reflecting on race in our lives and society, I want you…
- November 27, 2020
When were you First Aware As you join me in this racial awareness journey, think back on when the issue…
- November 26, 2020
MY FIRST AWARENESS OF RACISM In the mid-fifties, I was part of an indoor track team. The majority of us…
- November 25, 2020
The Impact of Different Kinds of Death Imagine this scenario. It has just been discovered that there is an active…
- November 25, 2020
JOIN ME IN A JOURNEY Let me share with you what I posted on Facebook last night. I'm part of…
- November 20, 2020
THANKSGIVING FOR THE FUTURE In Psalm 138, we reflect on the power of thanksgiving as it reminds us of God’s faithfulness…
, - November 18, 2020
ANTICIPATION As we approach the week of Thanksgiving, I want to propose an experiment in shaping an attitude of gratitude…
- November 13, 2020
Our task is to give witness by our behavior to our belief that God is in Christ reconciling the world…
- November 11, 2020
THE GOOD LIFE There are those in society who assume that they represent what normal, descent people should strive to…
- November 6, 2020
HOW DOES GOD WORK THROUGH OUR CHURCH If we take the priesthood of all believers seriously, then evaluation of ministry…
- November 4, 2020
A Fresh Approach to Racism in the Church A project that needs your help Do you listen to Podcasts? As…
, - October 30, 2020
HONORING THE PAST COUNTERS ANXIETY THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT EXPANDED We need to reinterpret the fifth commandment. "Honor your father and…
HOW CLERGY CAN ADDRESS RACISM and
May 6, 2022
MEMBERS GROW SPIRITUALLY MINISTRY IS NOT FOR THE WEAK OF HEART Clergy are called to proclaim a spiritual truth…
A LAUGH A DAY IS HEALTHY
May 4, 2022
CONSIDER THE VALUE OF LAUGHTER Probably all of us have experienced how a well-timed joke has broken the tension in…
AN ENVIRONMENTAL CHURCH
April 29, 2022
An Environmental Church As Christians, we believe that this is God’s world and we have been placed in the world…
IT ONLY TAKES 1/2 HOUR TO BREAK THE STRESS
April 27, 2022
HALF-HOUR BREAKS In this time of stress, we need to develop a list of ½ hour interruptions that we can…
RACISM, THE BODY OF CHRIST, AND WORSHIP
April 22, 2022
SAVED TO THE BODY OF CHRIST As mentioned in previous blogs, I think we need to re-evaluate our understanding of…
A COMMUNITY OF HEALTHY TRUST
April 20, 2022
BIBLICAL JOURNEY OF TRUST A major theme running throughout the biblical story is the theme of trust. Trust involves risk.…
HOW TO MAKE EXCUSES TO GOD
April 18, 2022
EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES As I continue to explore the wilderness experience as a template for how we should address racism…
ARE YOU SAVED FROM, TO, OR FOR
April 15, 2022
As I work on my material on racism, I’m led to reflect on a new perspective on the church and…
A LITTLE HELP FROM YOUR FRIENDS
April 13, 2022
I am reaching out to subscribers to my blog, asking for a couple of favors from you. During my fifty…