Technicolor: Multiethnic Church Conference

It’s happening in Duluth, Georgia on February 15, 2018.  Inspired by Mark Hearn’s book Technicolor: Inspiring Your Church to Embrace Multicultural Ministry, he is a featured speaker along with many others.  Their vision: “Promoting unity and diversity in the local church throughout the city, across lines of race, class, and culture; advancing the common good and […]

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Let me see your hands: Who forms Christian community?

Let me see your hands.  I am checking for splinters, proof of cross- carrying. Let me see your hands.  I am looking for blood under your nails, proof of crucifixion. Let me see your hands.  I am feeling for callouses, clues that that you have done the hard work of building the kingdom of God. No […]

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Didn’t you promise?

“Cross my heart and hope to die. Stick a needle in my eye.”  Our promises use to mean something.  As children, we took our commitment– no matter how trivial or time- sensitive– seriously.  We meant what we said with our little mouths about a rumor we had heard or the score of last night’s game.  […]

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Thanksgiving Day as one of mourning?

This is what some persons indigenous to what is now the United States say.  Mic recently posted an article as well as a video capturing a portion of a couple of women’s perspective on the holiday.  So, while we are passing the turkey and gravy, let us not pass over the experience of others on Thanksgiving Day.  As we […]

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Hello, Koinonia Farm!

 Interesting title, huh?  Well, I have a bit of good news to share.  I learned this past week that my grant proposal for the Louisville Institute’s Pastoral Study Project was accepted.  Woo- hoo! What does this mean?  It’s means that I am going to Koinonia Farm in Americus, Georgia!  I will learn in community the […]

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