Let Us Pray

April 2, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

I am the associate pastor at Village Baptist Church in Bowie, Maryland and one of my responsibilities is to offer the pastoral prayer in worship each week. I take the task seriously. I am listening and talking to God about my congregation and though the call is not long distance as it is spirit to […]

Getting to the mountaintop

January 20, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” ~ The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The parades are over, our community service hours completed. It is another […]

Come, Jesus, Come

December 1, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Come, Jesus, come We are waiting on peace. Come, Jesus, come We are waiting on truth. Come, Jesus, come We are waiting on justice. Come, Jesus, come We are waiting on You. * Come, Jesus, come We are waiting on hope. Come, Jesus, come We are waiting on love. Come, Jesus, come We are waiting […]

Prayer= Thank You

November 30, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

Eckhart von Hochheim[1] said, “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. It’s praying time. Holy God, we bless Your name and the extravagant evidence that is all around us that speaks of Your power and presence and purpose in the world. We confess that […]

Pray the questions

October 26, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

As the associate pastor at my church, one of my responsibilities is to provide the pastoral prayer every Sunday. I thought, “I love talking to God. This will be easy, maybe even fun.” Oh, I was so naive, so unaware, so out of touch with the rhythm of my own prayer life. But, I was […]

The Raceless Gospel

Category: Prayer