Category Archives: Endurance

My Eighth #PrayerofChristmas

Posted on January 1, 2020 by

As we rise in a new year, we pray that we will also rise to the occasion of being Your disciples wherever we go. Continue reading →

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My Sixth #PrayerofChristmas

Posted on December 30, 2019 by

Let Your love flow in such a way that it produces joy in our homes, peace in our communities and justice in the world! Continue reading →

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My Fourth #PrayerofChristmas

Posted on December 28, 2019 by

Let someone else’s testimony of morning joy, of renewed hope, of peace that passes all understanding, saturate their very souls so that they can know that difficult circumstances are not the end of their story. Continue reading →

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Not So Easily Broken: A Week On the Breaking Plantation

Posted on May 22, 2019 by

There’s something especially cruel, horrific even, about a breaking plantation…as if slavery itself wasn’t cruel enough. You see, breaking plantations are where they sent the slaves who kept trying to run away. On the grounds of this one where I’ve … Continue reading →

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Winter Has Finally Arrived…Darn!

Posted on January 4, 2016 by

I spent my undergraduate years at Syracuse University so when I say I hate cold weather, I really mean it! I’m not being overly dramatic or a weather wuss. I’m speaking out of experience, learned the hard way with snow … Continue reading →

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Remembering Hurricane Katrina: From Despair to Hope

Posted on August 25, 2015 by

Ten years is a long time but the memories of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath have not faded for me. I remember watching the evening news and seeing those staggering images of people in New Orleans in the aftermath of … Continue reading →

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Joy in the Midst of Trouble–A Prayer

Posted on January 26, 2015 by

Gracious and Merciful God, You are Awesome and Mighty! Thank you for a day filled with joy and challenges. The challenges were a reminder that You are a very present help in the time of trouble. The joy was confirmation … Continue reading →

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Turbulence and Tailwinds

Posted on January 19, 2015 by

I recently flew to Houston for the homegoing celebration of the life of a friend. His wife and I were prayer partners throughout divinity school and they were my family when I lived in North Carolina so in spite of … Continue reading →

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