It is what I do when my lesser nature – my Ego, my fragile, undifferentiated Self – decides to take control. I “other” others. The recent violence in a LGBTQ nightclub, followed three days later with more violence in a Walmart, is happening to others, at least that is...

Annie is pit-boxer-something-or-another mix, and we have a date every evening that includes a walk in our neighborhood. As we often do on these evening strolls, we nosed into the woods along the edge of the neighborhood. I unclipped her leash so she could have more...

It started out, like all oak trees, as a simple acorn. Not all acorns become mighty trees, but this one did. It was celebrated – the acorn – in 1997 as symbolic of the birth of Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology. The year before, McAfee opened its doors to...

To be remembered holds power and goodness. It can be as simple as being called by name when you were certain “they won’t remember me.” To be remembered is to celebrate worth, value, and life is not wasted. Memorial Day, and the weekend that surrounds it, is largely a...

Yesterday morning I woke up to the news that one senatorial race in my state was called and the other was soon to be settled with a declared winner. After the deluge of political flyers, mailers, text messages and phone calls, it was important for me to offer a simple...

On Election Day this year, I heard an excellent sermon by a recent graduate of Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology – the Rev. Kristen Pope. Looking intently into the computer monitor framed by other Zoom participants, Kristen confessed that when she accepted...

I am delighted to share my latest book with you that is now available for purchase. “CATCHING UP WITH GOD: Freeing Ourselves for Divine Engagement,” is a homiletic commentary of sorts based on the book of Exodus. It is intended for preachers, teachers and anyone...

The sign in my front yard is compliments of a person whose name I do not know, who lives several miles from my neighborhood, and who had a stack of them in her front yard for free. I saw the signs while out jogging, and so still grimy in sweat from my run, I drove...

My friend Kristian is a bi-vocational pastor here in Atlanta. Well, he is lots of things. An entrepreneur, a podcaster, a design consultant, and an alumnus of McAfee School of Theology of Mercer University. He is also an African-American and has experienced firsthand...

Not everyone likes to read. I get that. Reading can be difficult and some have physical challenges that compromise reading proficiency. I hasten to add, however, that reading is life. It is good for the brain - literally. It exercises the muscles needed for logic and...