The Potential of the Moment

Warning: Political Post!
Yesterday MSM reported that al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s #2 guy, called Obama a “house negro.”  I’ve been sitting with this trying to figure out where I am with it, and I think I’ve found a place to land.
The fact is that America’s historic racism has not only profoundly affected our own country, but apparently […]

An Open Letter to James Dobson, Focus on the Family, the Religious Right, Citizen Link, and Other Crazies

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I’d like to thank you, sincerely, for your exposure of Barack Obama’s biblical views . . . Finally!!!  A well presented, accurate assessment of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in politics (as if the two could ever really go hand-in-hand anyway, but we sure try don’t we?).  Well done.  Praise God […]

Afflicted

I was reading the ninth chapter of Mark today and just wanted to share my random thoughts about one of the stories in that chapter.  Again, they will be random, disjointed and clumsy, but still . . .
Mark 9:14-26
 14When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers […]

Let There Be Light

Last night, my hubby and I had the house to ourselves so we watched a movie . . . and shed a few tears. Even having both read the book, we were greatly moved by The Kite Runner.
Wiped out and with a headache, I looked at him and said, “there is beauty in […]

The Velvet Rope

The other day I had a thought that brought tears to my eyes; if Obama is elected President of the United States of America, it will forever change what it means to be a Black American. The thought of Obama as President struck something deep inside me.
When I was a little girl growing up in […]

Jena 6

It’s possible many of you have heard of the Jena 6 boys in Louisiana; the story has been in the news daily here lately. Having been a history minor in college, this story is reminiscent of the many experiences black men encountered in the south during Jim Crow. Six black boys being accused of attempted […]

Let Freedom Ring

With butterflies in my stomach, this weekend marked the first time I “officially” led worship at my new job. (That feels weird to say because when I’m choosing the songs to sing, gathering vocalists to sing with, and leading worship it doesn’t feel like “work” . . . course, it’s early yet . . […]

Living Life, Hands Down

I’m taking a class called Jesus the Master, and for the first time hearing things about Christ in a new way.  One of the missions of the class is to inspire its students to become Disciples of Christ in the same way the disciples of Jesus’ time did.  Our home work includes reading scripture about […]

Drama Queen

I live on a tree-lined street and occasionally, during the summer, the trees break from being top heavy and come crashing down to the ground or to the cars beneath.  Yesterday as I sat at my computer, I heard some cracking and turned just in time to see the top of a tree come crashing […]

Turn Over the Tables

Yesterday my husband and I had a dinner and movie date.  Since the birth of our first son these are huge events that happen only occasionally.  My husband insisted that we see Michael Moore’s Sicko.  Some what curious, I agreed.  I had no idea what I was in store for.  Having seen Michael Moore doing […]

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