GASLIGHTING
“In 2022 “gaslighting” was chosen as Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s word of the year. Interest in “gaslighting,” which the dictionary defines as “psychological manipulation over an extended period […]
March 2023
THE LIVING CHURCH
Dr. Barbara Holmes, pastor, scholar and author wrote concerning the history of the Black Church. In Holmes’s experience, leadership and ministry didn’t come from official […]
DON’T GIVE UP
We need to know how to win and how to lose….One is better than the other. We can’t give up… its like one guy said:“Don’t […]
RIVER WATER
Journalist Hal Boyle (1911-1974) wrote on certainty: “What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn’t have any doubt—it is sure to get where […]
A LEADERSHIP MODEL
Charlie Baker Governor of Massachusetts was named the new NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) commissioner in December of 2022. Baker said he believes this a […]
THE BIRD AND THE BUG
Skinny birdFat bugFat birdNo bug Fat birdBig gunDead birdBird’s done Dead birdMet fateBug in birdOn my plate (Poems 1973, 50 years ago, Ben Fike) “Look […]
TO KNOW GOD’S WILL
There are many ideas, books and messages concerning ‘How to Know God’s Will.’ Usually this means that a person wants to know God’s will for […]
FROM SHADOW TO SUBSTANCE
Paul, an apostle, wrote to the Church at Colossae partly to confront the heresies that existed in Colossae and that had entered into the church […]
I BELIEVE IN GOD
The Book of James has caused much hassle for some folks through the years and some have even said it ‘should not be in the […]