We breathe all the time, right? If we don’t then we find ourselves in a lot of trouble! Our breath is a gift in the general scheme of things. We have been created — designed, if you will — to breathe in order to keep
Former first-lady Michelle Obama openly shared her personal thinking as she has done before on an April 23rd podcast to explain why she is again saying “No.” Like anyone else, she didn’t have to explain herself even though she’s been criticized for her choices to
A modern-day profile in courage The nation watched with surprised shock back on January 21st at the sight of a national religious leader actually standing up for those she understands her Bible says to treat with mercy in a public rebuke to Donald Trump while
As we step deeper into this season of Lent, we find ourselves reflecting on what it means to “give up.” Our ideas of Lent often come with a focus on sacrifice, on letting go. But what if, instead, giving up became a pathway to abundance
Is leaving really an option when we number in the millions? Not long after the new U.S. president spent his first day back in office signing a raft of executive orders that were designed to inspire shock and awe, I had first-hand evidence that he’d
How faith shaped his life and public service We always remember our first experiences. My first experience to cast a ballot for the president of the United States was in 1976. James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr. — an engineer, a former naval officer, a humble
As I was getting ready to close up the church office for the Thanksgiving holiday, the usual raft of pre-holiday, pre-Advent thoughts were running through my mind — mostly centered around the perennial fistful of loose ends that never seem to get tied up in
Remarks prepared for a Transgender Day of Remembrance service in Atlanta, Ga. Ladies, gentlemen, and non-binary siblings: Today, we gather with a shared purpose, unified in spirit and heart, as we mark Trans Day of Remembrance. It’s a day to honor the lives lost, to
Cultivating loving awareness in a world gone mad Spiritual speaker and author Mirabai Starr lost her 14-year-old daughter in a car accident in 2001. Starr describes it as a profound, shattering loss, and anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one — maybe
Even my minister dad could change Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1 NIV) Recently I responded to a post about the Black Church experience with LGBTQ+ condemnation and the use of the Bible as a weapon