Part 3. Reserved for Pastors As the church started to fill up, I could feel myself getting a little nervous. Perhaps, sitting in the front row, wasn’t the best idea. A few minutes later, I realized I wasn’t the only one who second guessed my decision to sit in the front row. A man in […]
Part 1: Day 2: Peter, The Prejudice One
This photo is credited to the owner, Xavier Horton. Family Meeting If it’s alright, I would like to have a little family meeting first. I need to share something with you. You see, over the last few days, I’ve been experiencing some pain in my left jaw. It’s been difficult for me to eat, talk, […]
A Soul Searching History Lesson: A Metamorphosis (Part 4)
Introduction 1 John 2: 9-11 NIV states, “Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness […]
A Soul Searching History Lesson: Change is in The Eye of The Beholder (Part 3)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 As I listened to Mrs. Jefferson’s accounts of 1963, I wanted to skip the parts of history that made me uncomfortable. You know the parts that I’m referring to, right? The parts that include Commissioner Bull Conner giving orders to his police department to use firehoses and attack dogs […]
COVID-19
First of all, I would like to thank our Heavenly Father for calling me in the midst of my imperfections. I want to thank him for calling me during a global pandemic and racial unrest in 2020. I thank him for seeing what I could not see within myself. In Jesus name I pray, Amen. […]
I Have a Question
Have you read John 16:33 ESV? It states, “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” Please go back and read the entire chapter in your spare time; however, I just want to speak briefly about this one verse.
Jesus Learned!
Have you ever asked yourself or God for that matter, “Why me?” Well, in my Christ and Salvation’s course, we were assigned to read Hebrews 5:1-10 ESV, and my question was answered!
Live At Peace
Due to prejudices and biases, I am treated poorly at times. It isn’t an easy thing to talk about but I will admit that I became angry and bitter about it. I gathered years and years of evidence to support my claims and I prepared to use it to win my “case.” Next, I envisioned […]