2020-2021 has been a year of deep lament for many reasons. The lament of holy week this year has taken on very personal meaning for countless numbers of Americans. Here we trace through a friendship of two who grieved together. During Holy week we recount the story of … [Read more...]
When Jesus Knocks on the Door of His Own Home
A man walks up to my door. He knocks. I open. His bright eyes lock onto mine. No one speaks, and no one rushes. Actually, I think I recognize him. My eyes slide up to his woolen hair, and down to his brown chiseled jawline. He reaches out his hand. Likewise, I reach … [Read more...]
King David Bathsheba and George Floyd
King David aggressed the heart of God. In prayer and in song, he lunged for God’s presence with all his might. And God dubbed him, “a man after My own heart.” I love that. I want to be like that. When we think of what it means to be a woman or man after God’s heart, what … [Read more...]
When Loved Ones Call You Out
Most of the time when we are called out, course corrected or catch constructive criticism it’s for a good reason. But then there are times when the call out is uncalled for. For Example: Oprah was fired from a job for being too emotionally involved in her … [Read more...]
How to Have Fulfilling Conversations When Your Politics and Religion Differ
2012 was a most argumentative year. By May, my bouquet had wilted. The tire dust clouding the long road relocating us from New Jersey to Tennessee settled back into the asphalt. We were both foreigners in the land now. But our political and religious views were anything but … [Read more...]