About Sin
Sin – what a terrible word! That word can make people feel bad about themselves, make them do even more evil things, just because they feel guilty. So it has been for me. I am raised in a Pentecostal church there I learned from childhood
Category Archives: Faith & Witness
Luminosity
Chicks break out of their shells because they’re dying. When the fetal chicken is mature, the egg fills with a toxic gas and the chick inside must break out or die. It seems harsh, but the chick’s passage from incubation to self-salvation and finally into
This Is Crucial!
I was talking to a brotha the other day (we’ll call him James), and the conversation we had was very interesting. See, this brotha is young, intelligent, beautiful, and goal oriented. He has a plan for his future and is on his way to success
The Flavor of Peace
There can be peace on earth, peace between nations and races, peace in our communities, peace in our homes, but this peace will come on a permanent basis only when it comes because of some measure of realization of our relationship to God. We ourselves
Let It Begin With Me
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me. Thus ends one of my very favorite hymns, one that quite frequently is the closing hymn at the church I belong to; right before the closing prayer, when everyone joins hands for one
Shalom, Do Not Be Afraid
If you were to go through all four gospels, there are two phrases that Jesus continually brings up, with some slight variations. The first is, “Do not be afraid.” The second dovetails the first, “Peace be with you.” These two are eternally linked in the
About Peace
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. (John 14:1) Oh, what wonderful words! It seems so easy, but sometimes it feels so difficult! So is it for me. I really wish that I could always have peace in
Deep and Hard
Around the Fourth of July, like many queer Americans, I remind myself that equal rights, recognition and respect for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-affectionate and Transgender Americans are the inevitable outcome of our national values. Study after recent study tells us that millions of people all around
The Dawn of a New Beginning
The sound of the alarm woke me from my peaceful slumber. Through my squinting eyes, I could see it was only 6 a.m. Though tempted to lie back down, I quietly got out of bed, as not to disturb my partner. My cat met me
Why Hate Hurts
Hate hurts everybody. To hate someone is to diminish yourself as well as the person you hate. Since every human is created in the image of God, to hate someone is to diminish God and to distort the reality of the universe. Hate is powerful.