Feb 23, 2021 | Blog: Guest Writers, Lastest News
Derek is hard to describe, but I’ll try. The first time I met him, he wanted to know if I could “lay down a beat” for him to freestyle over. He had had an idea for a new rap while walking to the meal in our home and was ready to try it out. Derek has a way of entering...
Feb 16, 2021 | Blog: Guest Writers, Lastest News, Uncategorized
“Ash to ash. Dust to dust.”[1] Familiar sayings during this time of year as we enter Lent, the 40-day season (not including Sundays) between Ash Wednesday and the day before Easter. The word “Lent” comes from the Anglo-Saxon word “lencten”,...
Feb 16, 2021 | Blog: Guest Writers, Lastest News, Uncategorized
Captain Obvious would say, “I am learning that people who did not have enough income to meet their basic needs before the pandemic, are facing even greater challenges during this pandemic.” Years in an economic system that employed many at low pay, benefited some...
Jan 25, 2021 | Blog: Guest Writers, Lastest News, Uncategorized
I, like many of you I’m sure, tuned in this past Wednesday to watch the inauguration of now President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. An inauguration is an historic occasion any year, as our country progresses ever more toward becoming that “more perfect...
Jan 19, 2021 | Blog, Blog: Guest Writers, Lastest News, Uncategorized
Art Wright, Williamsburg Baptist Church What was Jesus up to during his earthly ministry? It is a question that all Christians must wrestle with as they try to understand what it means to follow him. We often read stories in the Gospels of what he said and did . . ....
Dec 3, 2020 | Blog, Blog: Guest Writers, Lastest News
By Ben Brown “So, tell me what kind of Baptist you are…” It was orientation day for the DMin program at Union Presbyterian, and we were channeled into breakout groups for brief introductions. I had introduced myself, and I was the only Baptist in the small group. “Not...
