A group of Clergy members in Arkansas held a press conference in Little Rock on December 18 to announce a statement of unity aimed at supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The following are...
Visiting my grandmother became a girl’s day out event in the latter years of her life. My mom, my sister, my niece, and I would all make a day out of driving to Waldron and...
First of all, there has never been a demand to do away with "Merry Christmas." It is simplistic and uninformed to make such a claim. And President Obama never asked anyone not to say "Merry...
What are you a slave to? My sermon from September 10, 2017.
based on:
Exodus 12:1-14
First Passover
12 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, 2 “This month will be the first month; it will be the first...
Our scripture this morning for church was from Genesis 45, where we read about Joseph's reaction toward his brothers when they approached him in Egypt to ask for food. It is important to remember that these...
Romans 14:19 So let’s strive for the things that bring peace and the things that build each other up.
As I sit here in my safe home far away in Arkansas, and I watch...
March in Arkansas can go either way: still below freezing and snowing, or already 80 degrees and humid. Driving down the two lane highway on the edge of the Ouachita Forest that March day was...
I write a Christian left blog. The site I write for is a far left, radically liberal site called Liberal America. It focuses especially on issues of the marginalized, poverty, corporate greed, bigotry, discrimination, and...
I cried on a plane today.
I sat in the middle of a cramped metal cylinder filled with 179 other people and cried.
I’m not sure why. Maybe it was because I had to leave my house...
It just seemed as if my own words weren't enough.
Exodus 18:21
21 You should also look for able men among all the people, men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain; set such men...
I have tried to write this article for two weeks. It feels as if I should be saying something, doing something, sharing something, anything. But every time I sit down to type, every scripture I...
Today, on Christmas Eve, as I go about preparing for Candlelight Service tonight, looking forward to a gathering with my family tomorrow, and enjoying quiet time with my son, I can't seem to fight back...
"Silent night, Holy night, all is calm, all is bright..."
We all know the words. Even if you aren't a Christian, you can sing the song. For most, it's the Christmas-card-perfect ideal of what Christmas is...
Advent is not Christmas, and the 12 Days of Christmas are not December 13th to the 25th. Here are the basics you need to know to understand and participate in Advent:
1. The idea of a...
if I pass you on the street and see you crying,
if you look afraid or unsure or alone,
am I not supposed to stand by you
if not me, then who?
if I see someone shouting hatred,
calling names,...
Divine Creator,
For this magnificent world and the privilege of living in it, I give you thanks. For this beautiful day and the freedom to worship as I choose, I am humbled and honored. May my...
My granddaughter will be five years old in December. Then in February, my niece will turn five as well. My family had nothing but boys for 15 years, and so the arrival of these two precious...
In 1858, the United States was as polarized politically as it would ever be over the issue of slavery. The popular incumbent, Stephen Douglas was running against the newcomer, Abraham Lincoln, for the position of...
Religious leaders find ourselves in a unique situation in this country today. As people who have been divinely called to preach the gospel, we have to carefully guard our words so that we don’t become...
Today is the 15th anniversary of the horrible attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, September 11, 2001. It was a day that has defined the last 15 years of this country's history,...
