Many of you who follow my blog may know that I typically write about spiritual topics. It was never my thought or intention to enter the fray of injustice and inequality, but God has a different plan. I trust that He will guide me along this path working toward justice. My hope and prayers is to share the Father’s heart…
Category: Righteousness, Justice
Who Is My Neighbor Anyway?
Who is your neighbor? Is it the person who lives next door to you or perhaps the person down the street. Webster’s defines neighbor as “one living or located near another”. Mister Rogers opening song on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood: It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood A beautiful day for a neighbor Could you be mine? Would you be mine? It’s…
Obeying Christ In Contemporary American Culture Part 2
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. -Martin Luther King Jr. Going Beyond Popular Culture It is easy to be tempted to conform to today’s pop culture with it’s a set of the practices, and beliefs that are dominant or ubiquitous with the pull of social media,…
Obeying Christ In Contemporary American Culture
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. -Martin Luther King Jr. The world through Western eyes. Living in today’s culture can be challenging. When I scan my news feed I see daily articles covering topics related to politics, pop culture, people, the Royals, etc. At the time…
Pray for Our Nation
There has been much controversy and concern over Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement. I was reading an article written in CBN News, “LET’S PRAY FOR THE PRESIDENT”: FRANKLIN GRAHAM, OTHER FAITH LEADERS URGE WISDOM AS SEARCH BEGINS FOR NEW SUPREME COURT JUDGE by Mark Martin : Jun 28, 2018. Evangelist Franklin Graham is urging Christians to pray, “Let’s pray…
Love Excludes Predjudice
Love excludes prejudice. We cannot say we have faith in God and favor one group of people over another. We are call to fulfill the law of love. To love and value your neighbor as we do ourselves. James 2:1-9 One day a religious scholar posed a question to Jesus. He asked “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the…
The Yoke Breaker
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. Isaiah 10:27 (KJV) Do we get so far in our prayer life and never see the manifestation of God’s promise? The anointing breaks…
Is It Morally Right to Separate Children From Their Families?
Today is Father’s Day. My father went home to be with the Lord several years ago. My younger brother shared a wonderful post in tribute to my Dad: “Silent you were but your presence was known to many. Your hard work throughout life providing for your family and community never went unnoticed. Your nod and laugh was your approval. May your…
BEYOND CHURCH WALLS 