I tuned into a broadcast showing an interracial church in Atlanta. Blacks and whites were joyfully singing together in a choir. Recently in Portland, Oregon, at a Ferguson rally, a white cop and a young black boy embraced in a bear hug. These are two examples of what can happen ...
Read More »Stop Feeding Us Trash
Simply put, we live in a world were the media likes to feed us trash. It’s an unfortunate thing. We go to turn on the television or computer and we’re bombarded with sexual images, violence, cursing, and news about all the negative things happening around us. Sure, to an extent ...
Read More »Where Has All The Wonder Gone?
“…the world is a work of art, set before all for contemplation so that through it the wisdom of Him who created it should be known…” (Basil) In the busyness of today, we seldom stop to experience wonder. By its very definition, wonder is invoked by something amazing, mysterious, never ...
Read More »Herald His Return, Light the Way
I remember being eighteen years old and people asking me questions about my future. What college was I going to attend? What course of study or major was I going to pursue? How did I plan to use my degree after graduation? I was excited to talk about the future. ...
Read More »“Sweet” Revenge?
“Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.” (John Milton, Paradise Lost) Revenge can be a temptation, a natural desire in the face of a threat or a hurtful act on the part of another. It can certainly seem deserved when an injustice is done. But ...
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