I’m in the process of redesigning this blog and working more intentionally on branding, so I haven’t been posting. But I couldn’t let this moment past. You can see the post below as a kind of follow-up to a brief post I did several years ago. ————————————————————————– Rochelle and I saw ‘The Help’ this weekend [...]
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Why You Didn’t Like ‘The Help’ As Much As You Think You Did.
Posted: August 17, 2011 in advocacy, authentically black, books, change, church, history, justice, race relations, reconciliation, Twitter18
As a preacher, church and community leader and comunicator, I do a great deal of reading, studying and research. Much of this is difficult technical and academic literature. This reading gives people the illusion that I’m smarter than the average bear, but that’s not really true. Truth is, even though I read a lot of demanding material; [...]
Streaming at Rochester
Posted: March 14, 2011 in Bible, Blogroll, blogs, books, church, homiletics, Islam, leadership, ministry, Missional Church, preaching, race relations, reading, reconciliation, theologyI’m very stoked, pumped, excited, and animated to be heading to Rochester College this May 16-18 for “Streaming: Biblical Conversations From the Missional Frontier”. Streaming is an in-depth exploration about the adventure of ministry. It will focus on the book of James and will offer ministers and church leaders biblical resources to help them lead God’s people in [...]
Connecting….
Posted: February 1, 2011 in advocacy, books, family, fatherhood, home, leadership, ministryLast Thursday evening I participated in the Common Ground Speaker Series which my daughter’s school supports. The evening’s speaker was Dr. Ned Hallowell. Harvard and Tulane educated, Dr. Hallowell specializes in advice on how to survive in an ultra-competitive, ultra fast, attention deficit society while remaining sane, how to raise happy children, the art of forgiveness [...]
Now That You’ve Failed Your Resolution…
Posted: January 5, 2011 in Bible, books, change, giving, leadership, life, priorities, productivity, spiritual formation…it’s time to get serious about transformation. You know you’ve waited long enough to transform whatever it is that you think you want transformed (and yes, I said “think you wanted” because if you really wanted it, you would be doing it already.) Resolutions are weak! They fail because (1) they begin at the level [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about being disappointed with God. Whenever I am faced with an issue–either personal or pastoral–I often come back to the writer who is the source of so much contemporary theology, C.S. Lewis. Cherish these words from ‘The Screwtape Letters,’ (an older demon instructor mentoring a younger). “Work hard, then, [...]
