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The Silence About the Lamb
"Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!" - John 1:35-36 So, here we are again. Another Easter is upon us, and with it, another opportunity for those who profess to...
Why Stephen A. Smith Suggesting Blacks Vote Republican Proves We Still Have a Long Way To Go
It doesn't speak well of the supposed progress made by black Americans when, a half-century after passage of the Voting Rights Act, it is deemed "controversial" that a black man would dare to suggest that black Americans vote Republican during an election cycle. The...
Congregational Diversity Must Be Organic, Not Programmatic
"...I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house, solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ." - Acts 20:20-21 Paul's Example The...
What Genuine Confession Looks Like
When we think of the Old Testament character Joshua, one of two things usually comes to mind: he was the successor to Moses in leading the nation of Israel into the Promised Land (Joshua 1:2); he led the Israelites to victory at Jericho (Joshua 6). Most of us can...
Are the Ferguson Protests a Matter of Justice or Salvation?
Until now, I’ve been deliberately hesitant to offer my own opinion on the recent grand jury decisions involving the deaths of both Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the hands of police in Ferguson, Missouri and New York City. I will not use this space to bore you with...
The Death of Our Expectations of God in Prayer
So Jesus then said to them plainly, "Lazarus is dead, and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe..." - John 11:14 (NASB) All too often, when we go to God with our petitions and requests, we may in fact believe God will respond but that...
The Deafening Silence of the Black Church on Homosexual Marriage
The reason traditional (heterosexual) marriage receives certain civil benefits that non-traditional (homosexual) marriage does not, is because traditional marriage is the means by which families are, and have throughout the whole of time, been created and propagated...
My Heart for the Black Church
I want to preface my comments by saying that when I use the term “Black church”, please understand that I apply it strictly in terms of the collective of Christian churches across America, regardless of denomination, whose memberships have traditionally and...
Why I’m Glad Roger Goodell Is Not God
I was reflecting recently on how NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has thus far “managed” the situation involving now-former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, and thought to myself how glad I am that God doesn’t deal with me in the same way Goodell has dealt with...
Ray Rice Presents Feminists – and Feminism – With a Serious Conundrum
In reflecting on the latest developments involving now-former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, there is one demographic which, ironically, has remained noticeably silent on this issue: feminists. This is interesting to me personally because at the heart of...