Hypocrites in the Church

Hypocrites in the Church “There are too many hypocrites for me to ever be a Christian”. This is probably one of the most frequently quoted rebuttals against the Christian faith. And usually, the examples lying therein are absolutely on point. The daily news cycle is replete with accounts of professing Christians soiling their reputations after [...]

What’s So Good About a Funeral?

What’s So Good about a Funeral? My wife’s grandmother passed away 2 weeks ago at the age of 77. When I was asked to preach the funeral sermon, I was humbled and began preparing diligently for it. While studying several passages, one jumped out at me and forever changed my view of death and mourning. [...]

Being a “Me” addict

When I saw the news that Tiger Woods checked himself into rehab over his “sex addiction”, I immediately identified with those who said, “This is just his way of having a plausible defense hoping to absolve himself from the consequences of adultery”. Others remarked, “What man DOESN’T have this addiction?” Some of us remember this [...]

Abortion and Black Eugenics

This is an article that resonates with me deeply. Many of you know that I’ve long been outspoken concerning my views, as a Christian, concerning abortion. I’ve long felt that abortion is used as a self-centered form of birth control, completely and callously forgoing the rights and lives of living (by definition) being. That’s a [...]

Michael Jackson and a Break Dancing Preacher

The Offense When I was a boy – maybe 5 years old – I wanted to be a “break dancing preacher” when I grew up. I loved break dancing music, back then. I used to practice my “moves” on the rug of our living room of our home on Plainview, in Detroit Michigan. I guess [...]

Sticks and Stones……

Titanic This Wednesday was the 97th anniversary of the Titanic shipwreck of 1912. I first saw the award-winning movie, Titanic, almost 12 years ago. Like most, I thought it was sad to see the innocent lives lost. I wasn’t even a parent yet, but the scene with the mom tucking the kids in while knowing that the ship was sinking really [...]

Worthy of Agony

My Leos Growing up in Detroit, I’ve had the “privilege” of being a Detroit Lions fan for as long as I can remember. Every year, I would wait with baited breath to watch the Lions finally become a consistently winning team. In the 90′s, the Lions had Pro-Bowl players like Herman Moore, Chris Spielman, Robert [...]