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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...
Mr. Potato Head Theology
I was ruminating the other night about the contents of a Daily Caller article I posted on my Facebook page concerning a black pastor, identified in the article as Charles Ewing, who gave the eulogy at the funeral of Ferguson, MO teenager Michael Brown, and...
On Robin Williams and the Theology of Celebrity Good Works
It is interesting to observe the reactions of people when celebrities, such as Robin Williams, die and how those reactions reveal their personal theology.Over my life, my own personal observations have been that the majority of people tend to subscribe to a theology...
Why Adult Swim’s ‘Black Jesus’ Isn’t Just “Bad Comedy”
The so-called “Black Jesus” comedy currently running on Adult Swim is a lesson in Christian theology and doctrine, particularly, the doctrine of grace (not to be confused with the Doctrines of Grace within Reformed Theology). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQWtY30WfVg...