Religion
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Life Is Amazing When You Think About It
Life is amazing when you think about it. It is not an object that can be contained. It is not a system that can be controlled, and it is not the weather that can be forecast with great certainty, days, and weeks in advance. And its author or creator is still up for debate but… Continue reading
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We Have Been Asked To Remove Our Mask
I was asked to join a panelist of speakers to discuss what it means to metaphorically remove our mask in the workplace, to expose what really matters most to us during this time of social injustice and heightened unrest in our everyday lives. Because they can only see and perceive what we present to them… Continue reading
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Deliver Us From The Brokenness, Sin, And Shame Of Humanity
Just as I am, uncut, unplugged and unplanned, I enter the house of mercy, house of prayer and the house of Bethel, to call on the covenant name of our God–Yahweh. For he says, if we continually ask, continually seek, and continually knock, we will be given our answer, find our way and our doors… Continue reading
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He Is Risen Indeed!
We stand and lift up our hands to the highest heavens, and we give unbroken, unabashed and unapologetic praise to the Unmovable Cause, Ancient Rock Of Ages – the Lord of Armies is His name. For He is the firstborn of all creation, the firstfruits of the resurrection and the quintessential image of Almighty God,… Continue reading
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God Is In The Boat
God, this morning we approach your presence with great guilt, angst and doubt, as we are estranged from you because of our ego. Now we must let go of our ego, as we are driven to our knees before your throne of grace in hopes that we may find tidbits of boldness and morsels of… Continue reading
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The Church Without Walls
This morning, Thursday, March 19, 2020, the church without walls, calls on the eternal Word, God of glory, and God of love who cannot be contained, who cannot be confined, and who cannot be quarantined to fill us with His peace, fill us with His joy, and fill us with His blessed hope. As we are… Continue reading
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It All Happened In Black
The word Black has been misused and abused by definition and design for centuries in the Western World. We now find ourselves trying to be supersensitive and culturally aware of how it impacts black people and people of color. This really speaks to the depth and degree of psychological damage caused by corrupting the pure… Continue reading
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Proud To Be A Part Of Your Pride
A very close friend of mine, asked if I could write a thought for her Dad’s eightieth birthday celebration. “Proud To Be A Part Of Your Pride“ Abba, Father, Dad, you have been granted the miraculous gift of life and longevity. As you have lived beyond the days of our years which are 3 scores… Continue reading
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In The Name Of Love
I attended my friends wedding on Saturday, February 15, 2020 as one of two best men in his wedding. He asked me to write a thought to present for the occasion. “In The Name of Love“ Anthony, I have been told, there is nothing new under the sun and that everything happens for a reason… Continue reading
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Why Do You Follow Me?
Why do you follow me? Is it because you heard about the man from Galilee, who could save your soul? Is it because you heard about the manger boy born in Bethlehem, who could make you whole? Why do you follow me? Is it because you heard I turned the water into wine? Is it… Continue reading
Spoken word by the spiritual poet 