Fannie Lou Hamer: This Little Light of Mine
This Little Light of Mine It was 1964 when a woman by the name of Fannie Lou Hamer traveled from her home in Ruleville, MS to Atlantic City to speak…
Tag: Jesus
Peacemakers: A Conversation with Yo’el Berkowitz
About two years ago I was blessed to travel to Israel with my wife to explore the Holy Land, walk in the footsteps of Jesus, and experience in every detail…
Blessed are the peacemakers
What do you think about when you think about peace? On February 3, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln made the trip south by train and by steamboat to a location near…
God has a plan for you
Does God have a plan for your life? About 15-20 years ago I became friends with a guy who was a former football player for Alabama. He played under the…
God Hears, God Forgives, and God Heals
If you could ask the God of the universe for something and you knew beyond the shadow of a doubt that he would hear your request and answer, what would…
God’s Love Never Fails
What do you think about God? A.W. Tozer once made this observation. He wrote, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about…
The Promise, The Prophecy, Racism, and God’s Answer
Ta-Nehisi Coates once wrote these words in his book, Between the World and Me, a book that reads as a letter to his son, “Black people love their children with…
All God’s Promises are Yes and Amen
Stones of Remembrance When my wife Alisha and I were in Israel, we quickly realized we needed a way to remember some of the most important moments of that trip….
The Good News as a Verb
In her amazing book entitled, Not Ashamed, Rev. Fleming Rutledge makes this profound statement: “It can’t be said too often: if the story of Jesus of Nazareth had ended with…
The Good News as Our Mission
Why are you here? This past week I was thinking about some of the good news stories I’ve been hearing. One of my favorites involves one of our members who…