The Branch—September 14, 2020
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Rustlings (September 8, 2020)
If your mailbox has been like my mailbox, it’s been void of the typical invitations. Oh, there have been a few, but the number of opportunities to gather, celebrate and mark the milestones of life have been few and far between this year. Graduation invitations, wedding invitations, birthday party invitations and now the early holiday […]
The Branch—September 8, 2020
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The Branch—August 31, 2020
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The Branch—August 24, 2020
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Rustlings (August 17, 2020)
Hold on Loosely—the 1981 rock hit by 38 Special—was blaring on my radio as I drove to work this morning. I bobbed my head, rhythmically patted the steering wheel, and mentally concurred with the good bit of advice. We tend to hold more tightly during a crisis. If we are falling on our bikes, riding […]
Rustlings (August 10, 2020)
Lessons from a Covid Haircut. To be safe, the hairstylist came to my condominium—masked and sanitized. In the open air of the parking lot, she turned on her clippers. I told her, “You know you are about to disappoint and delight two different populations at the same time.” COVID Lesson #1—You can’t please everybody. It’s […]
The Branch—August 10, 2020
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The Branch—July 20, 2020
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Rustlings (July 20, 2020)
Without endorsing any political party, I need to give a little credit to the late Congressman John Lewis. I was an enthusiastic, up and coming, young pastor when I met John Lewis. He was visiting Georgia State University’s campus. Several ‘young leaders’ were invited to meet with him, and as a twenty-one-year-old, freshly ordained minister, […]