Potato Salad and Other Life Lessons
Yesterday, being Father’s Day and all, I decided that I’d at least help make dinner. It was nothing fancy; burgers, potato salad and a green salad . . . nothing fancy (except the burgers for which Marc roasted some poblano peppers and covered them with provolone cheese on top of the patties while they were […]
Picture This
Another Audrey Post:
Yesterday we had quite a setback on this road to healing, or at least I did - I think. Because of a misunderstanding too broad to capture here, the hospital did not, in fact, take a picture of baby Audrey like we thought they would. So, no picture. This matters […]
It Would Take All Day
This morning while I worked out at the gym I listened to Kirk Franklin’s The Fight of My Life. As his song It Would Take All Day drifted in my ears, I found myself in literal tears on the eliptical, particularly when I noticed that I was witnessing a real life demonstration of some of […]
I Remember
Yesterday I had lunch with some of my brothers in ministry and had the opportunity to share my testimony, which by all accounts, were it not for the real grace of God, is little more than a sordid tale of love, betrayal, depression, and confusion. I shared an abbreviated version of all that we […]
Can Somebody Pray?
For a couple of days now, I’ve noticed that my forehead is tender to the touch. When I run my fingers across it, it’s sore, sensitive and hurts . . . like the way your skin feels before you get the flu, kind of achy. Curious. It wasn’t until yesterday that […]
Here I Go Again . . .
Yesterday I met with one of the youth pastors at my church. Seems they are doing a “Sex Education” series and I’ve been asked to speak. As always, my initial response was absolutely, emphatically, positively, impossibly no. Initially. Now, however, I’m scheduled in three weeks. How do I get […]
So Let it Be
Today begins my last week at my current job where I have been employed for nearly 5 years. In the past years my co-workers have seen the best of me . . . and the worst. We have healed, laughed, fought, cried, eaten, partied, prayed, envisioned, fallen and gotten up again together. […]
Well Connected
I’m speaking tomorrow night . . . in front of a room full of pastors and others in ministry . . . about ministry. How the . . . heck . . . do I get myself in these situations? For the past three days or so I’ve been wresting over what to say and […]
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 […]
TBD
How many times in our lives have we gotten information that made us feel like the world was ending, or at least made us want it to? Malignant medical diagnosis, divorce, financial problems and death are all very scary, dreaded and unwanted experiences. Throughout my life I’ve experienced my share of tragic events, […]
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