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
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 [...]
Ditching Your Points #2
Posted: August 29, 2010 in advocacy, Bible, justice, leadership, missional, poverty, preaching, race relations, reconciliation, speaking, speech acts, spiritual formation, theology, unityPeople question my insistence that preachers should ditch their points. Points, I have argued, are planted and buried with story, whispers and the inspiring word. People don’t need or want step-by-step directions and we’re not interested in the points. Do you need proof? Just think about the last time you read a “User License Agreement” [...]
I’ve been thinking for a while about what to do with this space. I took an extended break because blogging had changed so much in the past 6 years, since I began. When I started there was no Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare or other means of social networking. Blogging itself was in it’s infancy and a [...]
Celebrity and Humanity
Posted: July 7, 2009 in authentically black, family, fatherhood, grace, life, race relations, ranting, speech actsFor some reason, I feel compelled to write a few words about celebrity and humanity with Michael Jackson’s memorial hanging as the backdrop. It should be said at the outset that I have always been a Michael Jackson fan, though a conflicted one. If MJ were still alive and had a CD coming out next [...]
Loving Is Coming
Posted: May 21, 2009 in advocacy, authentically black, church, equality, family, friends, history, kids, life, Missional Church, politics, race relationsWe’re in a season of celebrating at my house. The reason? Rochelle and I decided a few weeks ago that life was too short not to live with great joy! Plus, we realized that there is much to celebrate in life (and my mom bought me a sweet grill). One of our upcoming celebrations will [...]
