“Ask and it will be given you; search and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.” ~ Matthew 7.7, NRSV “Ask and it shall be answered.” How I wish that this were one of the promises of God. But, unfortunately, this is not the case. The Bible is filled with questions […]
“The Bible tells us to love our neighbors and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.” ~ G.K. Chesterton “Those who say, ‘I love God’ and hate their brothers or sisters are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot […]
In Christ, I begin again. Old time is gone, no longer to be seen again. New time is present. I need only to attend to it, to attest to it. I am here and I am right now. I am a new creature. In Christ, I begin again. A stereotype is a repeated identity. God […]
“Say it loud. ‘I’m black and I’m proud.’” ~ James Brown It was 1968 and James Brown was the conductor of a chorus who sang about black pride, empowerment and self- reliance. It was a call and response of black power. And timidity was not appropriate; instead, persons were encouraged to “say it loud.” In […]
“I was regretting the past and fearing the future. Suddenly my Lord was speaking: ‘My name is I AM.’ He paused. I waited. He continued. ‘When you live in the past, with its mistakes and regrets, it is hard. I am not there. My name is I WAS. When you live in the future with […]