“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman (Christian clergyman, author, and activist) Analyze where the Christian church stands today. Take an honest look at the standing of one of the most treasured [...]
Archive for the ‘America’ Category
Analyzing the Church’s Commitment to the Its Calling
Posted in America, community, evangelism, foreign missions, gospel, leadership, ministry, outreach, poverty, prison, resources, service, solutions, The Great Commission, witnesses, works on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Pastors and Political Involvement
Posted in America, believers, church, community, preaching on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
For Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her. For John had been telling Herod, ‘It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.’ And Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted [...]
Pray at the Polls
Posted in action, America, believers, California, change, choices, community, faith, prayer, tagged change, faith, glory, help, power, prayer, Word on November 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Election day is upon us again. In California, we don’t know if it’ll be Meg or Jerry . We’re certain that Arnold is done, though. Could Barbara Boxer be unseated after all of these years? Who knows but God? That’s about all that we are certain of in this election. There are numerous laws and ordinances [...]
Intensify Inclusion
Posted in America, church, community, compassion, denominations, HIV, love, Love Your Neighbor, mission, Operation Reach Out, outreach, poverty, prison, resources, service, witnesses, works, youth on August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.- Galatians 3:28 (NLT) There are some who consider their congregations “open,” but their reality is something entirely different. However, some of the churches that come out of a background of putting [...]
Lessons from the Streets
Posted in America, ancestors, change, choices, community, expressions, future, hope, inspiration, poetry, poverty, reading, writing, tagged change, community, inner city, poem, poetry, urban, writing on July 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A while back, maybe a year or two, I started working on some poems that told the story about life in the inner city and the urban streets. I began to conjure up poems and vignettes about the streets in the fashion and style of an Iceberg Slim or Donald Goines. I started crafting [...]
Bridging the Denominational Divide
Posted in America, answers, belief, Bible, brothers, choices, Christian, Christianity, church, denominations, encouragement, gospel, heaven, inspiration, Jesus, leadership, ministry, new nature, outreach, prayer, religion, The Great Commission, unity, works, tagged change, church, community, ministry, theology, work on May 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Thank God that the kingdom of God is not divided into areas for big, important people and areas for little, unimportant people. – A.W. Tozer We have come a long way since Jesus ascended into heaven, leaving His disciples to await the coming of the Helper, the Holy Spirit of God. Yet, we seem to [...]
A Prosperity Problem
Posted in America, answers, blessing, charity, Christian, compassion, giving, ministry, money, poverty, resources, service, share, solutions, support, treasure, tagged blessing, business, community, fishers of men, government, help, ministry, outreach, poverty, prosperity, service on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. . . Mark 14:39 (ESV) Things are out of balance. The poor seem to continue to get poorer. Look at what the government is telling us about our national deficit and bailouts as well as restructuring organizations [...]
Picture Perfect Pursuits
Posted in America, tagged change, community, help, imagination, knowledge, service, work on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Imagination is more important than knowledge.- Albert Einstein Use your imagination. Picture the perfect community. Yes, take a deep and refreshing breath before you do so, but let your mind wander beyond the demands of the day and what you see on the streets day after day. Just allow your imagination run wild for a [...]
Time for Change
Posted in African-American, America, California, community, leadership on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
UCSD’s Compton Cookout is turning into the Chancellor Cop-out. Nice try but no takers on freedom speech and such defenses when its your campus. The incident demonstrated that racism and bigotry can be seen as a laughing matter to many on a campus where 2% of the population is ridiculed and mocked as “ghetto.” The [...]
