We keep expecting freedom to be pristine. Freedom is bloody, painful, overwhelming... and still mine...

A global impact. A wide-spread decimation of life. It has run rampant, causing the world to stop living...

This graduation season, I've had the privilege of participating in the celebration of two amazing young women - Jasmine and Da'Shayla. On...

Loss of life. Loss of employment. Loss of the normal we once knew. Grief takes many forms. But the one thing we cannot allow in this pan...

It's 1982. I'm a freshman at David W. Carter High School in Dallas, Texas. For two years, I was "Flute,1st Chair" in the junior high scho...

Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward Him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means ”Teacher”). ~John 20:16 Last year, thi...

Almost a year ago to the day, I began a blog series called, "9 Days of Seclusion". The piece below was the first the nine. "9 Days" was ...

The Crucifixion by James Wheldon Johnson is easily my all-time favorite poetic work. I memorized this piece as a child...

Greetings, and welcome to the first blog in a 4-part Holy Week Series called, God n You: A Journey to the Cross and Beyond I hope you are...

As you celebrate this holiday season, know Heaven celebrates you...

God believes you were worth saving. He believes you are capable and gifted. He believes you are teachable, and that you can move past you...

Purity in thoughts. Purity in actions. Purity in deeds. Does God really expect us to live pure?

There’s a lot of talk about 2020. You say you are ready. God says, “Good. Let’s go.” He leads you to a spacious place with three options ...

Mush. That is what my mind often turns into when I’m trying to reach the finish line on a major project. Mush. My brain in overload, it f...

Have you ever seen a whirlwind? Tornadoes, tropical storms, cyclones... hurricanes. Each is a force to be avoided rather than reckoned wi...

There is something to be said about the effectiveness of intimidation. It knows how to tap in to our insecurities, keeps pricking our sk...

Son, where are you? Beloved Daughter, I'm looking for you. You're hiding from me in Eden. Running away like Jonah. Seeking solace like Sa...

No one can effect you like church folk. No one. When things go right, there's no place you'd rather be. When things go wrong, you're look...

Evil is not smart enough to be creative. It finds a niche' and continues to replicate what works, wearing a hole in the fabric of goodnes...

Has your wilderness worn you out? Serving God is a beautiful and awe-inspiring experience, but it also can feel like a roller-coaster. Y...