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World AIDS Day 2008
I have a commitment every year to acknowledge the continuing struggle of people around the world who are living with HIV/AIDS. This commitment stems from a recognition of the absence of attention that...
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The Most Powerful Person in the World
I am feeling something this week for The Decider (aka George W. Bush) that I have never felt before, an emotion that I never even expected to feel. In the midst of an economic downturn verging on...
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Case Closed
I have always watched too much television for my age. Because we only had basic cable when I was growing up, I didn't get into too much trouble in terms of watching portrayals of sex and violence, but...
View ArticleAbout that Invocation
The blogosphere and the mainstream media (MSM) are ablaze with discussions about the specifics regarding President-elect Obama's inauguration. To be sure, Black people have been talking about it and...
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Happy 39th Birthday to Me!
I have to take this moment to admit that the day began on a bit of a shaky note, as I pondered where the time had gone and made a list of all I want for my life but do not yet have. But as I lay my...
View ArticleChristmas Programs
Thank God for Christmas programs, those yearly celebrations of creativity and public performance. No, I didn't say Christmas "pageants," which I think of as featuring only The Story of Christmas, Mary,...
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My Soul Looks Back - The Best of 2008
There are several highlights of 2008 for me that I want to acknowledge at the beginning of 2009.So, for the first year here's my BEST OF List.Best Preaching 2008Anyone who knows me knows that I love...
View ArticleChange Comes to Washington
And, no, I don't mean the Obama family's move into a hotel so that Malia and Sacha could start school on time.Apparently, the House has adopted gender-neutral language in the Rules for the 111th...
View ArticleCan We Talk about Gaza?
There is an energy percolating, nearly coming to a pleasant boil as the nation anticipates the changing of presidential administrations that will occur in 7 days. To be honest, a lot of America is...
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Mr. President
How we rejoice to see this day!For my thoughts on the relationship between Rev.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Barack Obama see "History in Motion."
View ArticleInarticulate?
I never got on the bandwagon of praise for the Republican National Committee's choice of Michael Steele as its new chair. In a time when the Republican party is itself increasingly out of touch, I read...
View ArticleHow Crazy is This...?
This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it.I finally get what I've been praying for and I am almost too busy to enjoy it. What's up with this? In a word, on yesterday May...
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It's Time
Pentecost Sunday at 10th and Wallace was a special occasion because it marked my first Sunday there as pastor. Here's the basic sermon I preached.It’s TimeActs 2:1-21In one of the most famous passages...
View ArticleYoung Enough to Do Something Different
Today marked another first for me in my new ministry as pastor of the St. Paul's Baptist Church. Although I was the officiating minister for a funeral last Saturday, today I gave my first eulogy as...
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The Family Table
The Family TableJohn 6 In the hustle and bustle of contemporary life, many of us hurry through everything, including our meals. We “grab” something and “wolf” it down in the midst of or while in...
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Michael Vick
Anyone who knows me knows that I am an increasingly avid sports fan. I have changed my cable provider so that I can watch the Phillies almost daily. I frequently wear team gear for the Phillies and...
View Article39 was a mighty good year
Just as the clock struck midnight last night, in the midst of a record-breaking, historic snowstorm that threatened and eventually did cancel my plans to celebrate my birthday with my church family, I...
View ArticleIn Praise of Oral Roberts
Anybody who knows anything about my theology or my politics will be a bit surprised to see me offering my own words of praise for Oral Roberts who died this past week at age 91. On the other hand,...
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The Best of 2009
Early last year, I wrote on my Facebook page that I believed that "2009 is going to be really special." It was far more than special. It was extraordinary, marvelous, amazing, blessed. Last year was a...
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Remembering Dr. Dorothy Height
One of the things I learned being raised by and among church-going black folks is that often when you don’t know where to start, the best thing to say is “I thank the Lord for being here.” Yes, indeed,...
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