Dear brother or sister, do you care? Do you see those faces, void of concern, tainted by a harsh childhood, or filled with dull gray drug-induced blank stares? They are all around us. You may have pushed them into the shadows of your mind, hiding them from YOUR reality… but they are there. Usually, we…
Goooooood morning! Have you ever met a religious person who is so fixated on one specific spiritual element that he or she makes everyone uncomfortable when he or she enters a room? Yep, I bet you have a person’s face popping into your mind’s eye right now! Let me preface this post by saying I…
So, preacher… what do you do? How do you react? How much of yourself are you willing to share, give, put out there on a limb of raw emotion? Those people… those congregants… those who are even on the outside of your tight little circle. They all want a slice of time. Which ones do…
A few days ago, I had an interesting conversation with a man who feels like “religious” people have let him down on multiple levels and occasions. I listened to his story and honestly, it dredged up a lot of bad memories from my past. I can empathize with this brother… more than he likely knows….
“Sometimes I feel… sometimes I feel… like I been tied to the whippin’ post, tied to the whippin post… TIED to the whippin’ post. Good Lord I feel like I’m dyin’!“ Some of you may remember the lines above are lyrics from an old Allman Brothers song. I don’t endorse all the sentiments found in…
Isn’t it hard to block out the static of this Western life and really really focus of our Brother, Jesus? If this thought has not crossed your mind, maybe you need take a step back and consider what I am saying. Just this morning, I saw a note on Facebook where a brother has made…