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Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

In the spring of 1936, Howard Thurman, the African American Theologian and Pastor, met Mahatma Gandhi. Thurman had been in India for several months, travelling the country giving lectures about Christianity and American segregation. Gandhi was now several decades into working to free India from the rule of the British Empire and to undo the…

A widow’s hope

So this week, I found hope in the story of two women who, very aware of the reality of their situations, responded to God’s Word. They did not overlook their dire circumstance. They saw the world’s brokenness and unfaithfulness and dared to hope.

The morning after…

This morning, we have the bitter gift of certainty. The winner is clear. For many of us, the outcome is like a grave diagnosis. We arrived at the doctor uncertain of what is happening to us and we left with an answer we didn’t want. While the answer gave us clarity, it opened up a…

Learning from London

“You’ve got to learn to cook from the fridge” and other things I learned while “Learning from London.”

To the end

It has been a few years since I’ve had the chance to preach on Good Friday. I was grateful to join St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Birmingham for their observance of Good Friday.  Principal Text: John 18:1-19:42 “The coming of Jesus’ hour means that we are coming to the end of the story. We are…

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