Just for fun, I started calculating some of the statistics I’ve compiled over the past four years. Maybe it’s the sports writer in me coming out. It’s fun to celebrate, but it’s also important to recognize the cost and sacrifice of an achievement. Every good thing we accomplish in this life comes with some obvious … [Read more…]
The idea for the pitstop for lunch went like this: “So I don’t know how I feel about this idea, but I am just going to throw it out there —“ I said timidly. “—go ahead,” my carpool friend Emrie Smith encouraged. “— but it looks like Dexter Avenue Baptist Church isn’t far off the … [Read more…]
The snacks have been packed. The podcasts are keyed up. Lodging accommodations are secured. It’s time once again to hit the refuge of routine and the road. I’m ready to roll. This year is significant for me as I begin my fourth year in seminary, pursing a Master of Divinity degree from Memphis Theological Seminary. … [Read more…]
Many groups and individuals classify as the “Least of These” that Jesus talks about, but are we actually loving and ministering to and with these folks?
“The hammer of criminal justice is the preferred tool of a society that has run out of ideas.” — Ta-Nehisi Coates This is Part 4 of a 5-part series. Read Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3. As part of my weeklong immersion experience through Memphis Theological Seminary’s class “Jesus, Jails, and Justice,” we were … [Read more…]
Sometimes the best thing we can do is to define the very thing we are after, and in doing so, find out our value isn’t the truth of the Gospel.
Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done, says social justice activist Bryan Stevenson. Why is it so hard to believe that?
“I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and … [Read more…]
It’s the mid point once again in this semester’s journey at Memphis Theological Seminary. I’m still here to blog about it. I’m taking four classes this fall, totaling 10.5 hours. For the most part, I’m really enjoying the classes once again. The most unusual is a class the seminary makes every new student take. I’m … [Read more…]
My journalism background teaches that a writer should use words that most levels of education and ability can read, know and pronounce. We were taught to avoid technical jargon as much as possible. So cracking open my seminary text books can leave me with a headache some days. * Thank goodness for spring break. * … [Read more…]