The Conversation continues as we look to map out a plan for our 2021 year. Have you written your vision so that you are prepared to implement it this year. Our last year has not been so common. We serve a God who Is able to hold us in uncommon times. Pause for a minute…
When we launched our “Common Grounds” community, we discussed the stages of the coffee making process. Where are you in your process? What do you need to do to get moving on your journey? Could you use supportive community to come alongside you as you map out your plans and begin to move towards your…
Registration is on our Events page: Thanks for your understanding last week as we needed to reschedule. We will resume our sessions this week, Listening for God and Expecting God to show up. This week we will discuss our Advent theme, love also. Please join us by registering on our events page! You won’t be…
As we enter into this season of Advent, we are expecting the presence of God to do great things. We must first learn to listen without all of the noise in our lives. We sometimes feel it is hard to hear or even sense what the Lord is saying because we have so many things going…
How often do we say, “it is well” when we are not? There are many places in our life where we have been encouraged to stuff how we feel. So, we say we are blessed, we are fine, or we are okay. Horatio Spafford, who wrote “It is Well with My Soul” lost 5 children…
Trouble has always been something that I have usually wanted to avoid. Until I began to study the work of the Honorable John Lewis, trouble was dodged as much as possible. Over the last week we honored the Congressman’s life and legacy and found that “good trouble” is something we will experience when we are…
This past Wednesday, our sorority prayer call focus was to remember that God is our refuge, a very present help in the time of trouble. As we continue to navigate through this time of COVID-19, the civil unrest, the fear to go out, the reality of police brutality and killings, the protests that are going…
As we pause to celebrate Juneteenth 2020, I reflect and consider what freedom really means in our current context. I wonder why in 2020 are we still facing the inequalities, disparities and racially motivated disregard for people of color? On June 19, 1865 the slaves in Galveston, TX found out that they were free. In…
Do Black Lives Matter? Yes!!! Why is that even a question? For everybody who keeps asking, “Don’t All Lives Matter…” Nobody said that other lives didn’t matter!!! But until Black & Brown people are seen as human beings and not a fraction of a human; no longer treated with total disregard, disrespect and disdain; no…
Permission Granted I am often asked, “What kind of devotional should I get or read to get started with my prayer life?” Most people develop a prayer or devotional life based on the teachings or perceptions of our family of origin or our faith community’s perspective. Not many people are aware of how their spiritual…