Several years ago, I had the opportunity to participate in a racial relations seminar with Inter-Church Ministries. At this time, I was the Senior Pastor of Saint James African Methodist Episcopal Church in Erie, Pennsylvania. The composition of the group was not very diverse because out of 50-60 participants, only four of us were black. …
For the first time this week, Jeston took an overnight trip without the rest of the family. He went on a field trip with his sixth-grade class to Camp Greenville. Jeston and his classmates got the wonderful experience of participating in an outdoor learning lab for three days and two nights. To be honest, the …
On Tuesday evening, I watched eagerly as the city of Montgomery, Alabama elected its first Black mayor since the inception of the city in 1819. The Montgomery County Probate Judge, Steven Reed, won a special run-off election by over 16,000 votes. The primary reason that this election was so captivating is because of the racialized …
As we find ourselves with this unanticipated “stormy sabbatical,” it gives us time to reflect on the different storms that will come our way. Storms are a part of life. Sometimes, we are able to see them coming like hurricanes that travel across the Atlantic Ocean from the western coast of Africa. There are other …
The drive back to Georgia, while evacuating from Hurricane Florence, gave Leslie and me a great opportunity to revisit some of our fondest memories of growing up in the Peach State. Every time we come home, it sparks conversation about the way things used to be. We talk and laugh about the things we did …
Today as your Pastor and Spiritual Leader I am compelled to issue a pastoral statement concerning the alarming events of this weekend, namely the Executive Order of President Donald Trump to impose a De facto ban on Muslims to the United States. Such action demands a response by Christians of good conscience. To be clear …