Earlier this year, rapper Calvin Broaddas, aka Snoop Dogg released the album, “The Bible of Love.” This was his attempt at producing a Gospel album. After listening to it, I have come to the conclusion he succeeded mightily. First of all, a lot of what is called “Christian” or “Gospel” music is neither. It may […]
I watched the biopic on Bishop Carlton Pearson, “Come Sunday,” over the weekend. Since then, I’ve had an opportunity to digest what I saw, juxtaposing it with what I already knew about the man and the situation, and the firestorm of comments about the man and the movie. Here’s my take. First of all, I […]
Christ in you, the Hope of Glory Jesus – God in flesh – the personification of God’s unconditional Love and unlimited Grace. The mystery has been revealed. No need to seek after what you already have! via IFTTT
The character, Polonius, in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” uttered one of the most famous and parroted quotes, “This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.” This has become a rallying cry for both self-honesty and self-recognition. The merits […]
In 1775, Patrick Henry penned and spoke his famous line, “Give me Liberty or give me death.” This has become one of the rallying cries of our Republic and a call to freedom. Recently, like many others, I went to watch the movie “Black Panther.” It’s an awesome movie and I’m not going to give […]
I have a confession to make — I haven’t always been the most loving person. Over the course of the last year, I have introduced you to “Throat-Punch Derrick,” the guy I used to be before Jesus rescued me. Throat-Punch Derrick was more concerned with incapacitation than reconciliation and more concerned with destruction than discipleship. […]
Longsuffering is patience with power, not enduring God-induced or God-sanctioned torment. via IFTTT
Today, I want to talk about a fundamental – or basic principle – of discipleship. You may have heard in the past of the Faith ABCs: Accept, Believe, Confess. But I’d like to talk about a different faith ABC. A Better Covenant. A lot of what we were taught in our early Christian walk was […]
I have never been cool with others defining my identity. From childhood, I’ve always sought to be the one who would define me — for better or worse Growing up, I had a wonderful Mother who believed in me and made many sacrifices for me to do the things I wanted. I had an Uncle […]
Discipleship cannot be effective if it isn’t made practical.
