EXPANDING THE CONVERSATION For over twenty years, the Presbyterian Interracial Dialogue deliberately provided opportunities for inter-racial study, worship, social events,…

PEACE CORPS  1964 After graduating from college in 1963, I was convinced by another speaker that I chanced to hear…

 WHAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN I have found comfort in occasionally reviewing the many “what might not have happened” events…

IT BEGAN WITH LUNCH I was a pastor in Winston-Salem, NC for almost thirty years. In 1992, the city of…

PROMISED LAND On the fourth day of our journey reflecting on race in our lives and society, I want you…

When were you First Aware As you join me in this racial awareness journey, think back on when the issue…

MY FIRST AWARENESS OF RACISM In the mid-fifties, I was part of an indoor track team. The majority of us…

The Impact of Different Kinds of Death Imagine this scenario. It has just been discovered that there is an active…

JOIN ME IN A JOURNEY Let me share with you what I posted on Facebook last night. I’m part of…

THANKSGIVING FOR THE FUTURE In Psalm 138, we reflect on the power of thanksgiving as it reminds us of God’s faithfulness…

ANTICIPATION As we approach the week of Thanksgiving, I want to propose an experiment in shaping an attitude of gratitude…

Our task is to give witness by our behavior to our belief that God is in Christ reconciling the world…

THE GOOD LIFE There are those in society who assume that they represent what normal, descent people should strive to…

HOW DOES GOD WORK THROUGH OUR CHURCH If we take the priesthood of all believers seriously, then evaluation of ministry…

A Fresh Approach to Racism in the Church A project that needs your help Do you listen to Podcasts? As…

HONORING THE PAST COUNTERS ANXIETY THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT EXPANDED We need to reinterpret the fifth commandment. “Honor your father and…

REFLECTING ON THE JUDICATORY BUDGET 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 and the judicatory budget Read 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 and have copies of…

NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE Regardless of where you are in your ministry, there would be value in making a…

HOW DO WE HEAR GOD’S CALL? What if it was the wrong number? Clergy Vocational Health helps the reader explore…

I’m working on some material to support pastors and their churches respond to racism in their society. The challenge is…