THE EDGEWOOD PRAYER INITIATIVE
On Saturday September the 5th, a small band of prayer warriors convened for a humble, but significant beginning: The Edgewood Prayer Initiative in Atlanta. It had been several months in the making. God orchestrated a connection between me, Pastor Will Francis, and Pastors Denard and D’Andre Ash – all Black brothers sharing a common interest […]
A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE ON IDENTITY
My amazing wife Jennifer founded True Identity Ministries in 2008. It grew out of her own journey of being born with a birth defect that negatively defined her sense of identity until she found Christ. When she did He set her free from feeling a human reject by opening the eyes of her heart to […]
SET YOUR MINDS ON THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE
The Apostle Paul has an admonition for the Christians in Colossae, a mercantile center in ancient Phrygia, near Laodicea – a melting pot of religious influences and the center of a cult around the archangel Michael, who was believed to have created a curative water spring there. A city full of contrasts and confusing religious […]
HOW WE CAN PRAY ABOUT RACISM
The death of a black man at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis has ignited turmoil and debate about racism like never before. It was assumed that he was treated with fatal brutality because of the color of his skin. The narrative, fanned into flame by media and interest groups, quickly escalated […]
OUR UNIQUE GOD-GIVEN KINGDOM ASSIGNMENT
“Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him.” 1 Corinthians 7:17 On January 15th I resigned from the job I had held for two years, following an extended time of prayer and listening to the Lord with the help of some godly […]
PRESSING ON PAST THE PANDEMIC
“…But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”Philippians 3:13,14. With about a month or two of sheltering in place behind us now and the country only very slowly […]
BE PREPARED!
We’re now about a month into the shelter-in-place lifestyle imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and by now there is considerable agreement that the “Great Pause”, as some call it, has been a time for humble soul-searching, seeking God and fervent prayer for Christians. It is hoped that for most, God has been restored to His […]
COME TO THE SHADOW OF MY WINGS
The Father’s Loving Voice In A Time of Distress Holy week, a couple of weeks ago now, was a time of deep reflection, prompted by the virtual ceasing of our daily routines and the government mandated sequestering. Reflection and repentance are what God call His people to do when He sends a disaster to wake […]
DIGITAL DIASPORA
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced most of our nation to shelter in place and be cut off from the ability to meet, socialize, party, and worship, in person. That has in fact become commonplace all over the world. “Social Distancing” is, at least for the time being, the new normal. It has ended church as […]
IS THE CHURCH STILL THE CHURCH WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE OFF?
For as long as I can remember church always meant going to a building, participating in group activities like worship services, classes and meetings, and socializing. Apart from small groups that met in homes – if that congregation had them – everything centered around the building. I grew up in Europe where the concept of […]