Confronting Cultural Creeds: Race Matters (Luke 10:25-37)

MOTIVATE Frederick Douglas (1818-95) was a prominent American abolitionist, author and orator.[1] He was born a slave on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and later escaped at age 20, going on to become a national anti-slavery activist. His writings and speaking were very influential to indict the institution of slavery. Douglas made himself the most photographed American…

Confronting Cultural Creeds (Daniel 1)

MOTIVATE Our world is changing more rapidly than most are prepared. Many have thought the 2020 pandemic was like a commercial break and are still waiting for the return of whatever defined normalcy. *In all, 2020 was not an episode but an era – the pandemic did not create many of the changes in our…

Do you love me? (John 21)

MOTIVATE Easter is past and spring is here. *Fans of new rules? How ‘bout dem O’s hon!?!*Baseball was my first love. Played little league every year for 13 years. Baseball is a beautiful sport bc it requires a team and not solely one player taking over a game. It’s also very challenging to swing a…

Why do doubts arise in your hearts? (Luke 24:38)

MOTIVATE We live in a world full of suspicion and doubt, and it has only increased in the last 3-10 years. Whereas we used to have trusted leaders and professionals that could provide us with educated information and expert viewpoints, now we have politicized perspectives. Today we can find whoever with the best of credentials…