12 Dec 2008    7 Lessons for L.I.F.E. Today I begin a series entitled 7 Lessons for L.I.F.E. (Living in Faith and Expectancy) There are seven steps you can follow to reach the abundant life that God has purposed for you. The first step is to "Be Yourself"   29 Nov 2008    Loving Yourself The Bible teaches us to love our neighbors as ourselves. It goes on to say that this is one of the greatest commandments. You see, God knew that if we loved our neighbors as we love ourselves, our only choice would be to be kind to one another. The problem is many of us don’t love ourselves. Consequently, we can’t love anyone else.   15 Nov 2008    Can we close the racial divide? I asked several people including my mother and father if they thought they would ever see the election of a black man as President in their lifetime. Each of them unanimously agreed that only a year ago they did not believe that this would be possible. They silently hoped for it, but didn’t believe it. They could not conceive the notion that our country had come far enough in 40 years to put aside their racial differences and vote on a person to run this country, not because of his skin color, but because of his intellect, his intelligence, and his ability to bring us together for the common good.   8 Nov 2008    Are We Ready for Change? A change has indeed come, but are we ready?   5 Nov 2008    We’ve Only Just Begun: The Day after Election Day ‘08 Elated, hopeful, encouraged, inspired all of these are descriptors for how I feel one day after the Presidential election of 2008. It’s amazing to believe, however, the fearful, leery, and watchful are also feelings that reside in my heart.