Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 ESV “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a
Wellness is a journey that you have to own for yourself
When I first moved back to Charlotte a few years ago, I was still traveling internationally, A LOT. I would regularly hop on a flight to Dubai, or London, or
Living a Restored Life
Last year I was horsing around with a bunch of kids and I broke my foot. I knew right away it was broken, so I just sat there, on the
(my) misdirected efforts at racial reconciliation
Last summer I attended an outdoor movie night in the neighborhood where I spend a lot of my time serving. It was a movie about the tension between whites and
(my) white privilege history
In high school and college I had to take history classes… like everyone else does, I suppose. American History, European History, Ancient Greek History…. But, I never really “got” history,
I’m.Over.It.
In case you were wondering. I’m Over.It. I’m over staying at home. I’m over talking about corona. I’m over watching and reading the news. I’m over not being able to
Prayer is not a lonely event
I spent a significant amount of the decade after graduating college on planes. On average, I was probably on a flight a week….and most of them were international….which meant really,
Ask questions….there is power in the response
As a student at UNC and later, at Queens I took classes on how to ask questions. At UNC, it was for my journalism degree. To be able to share
Find the cause you were created for: start by saying YES
When was the last time you said YES to something that you felt totally unqualified for? Were you nervous? Anxious? Did you go back and forth between saying yes and
Advocate for righteousness and confront error
Last weekend, one of the leaders of the campus of the church that I attend stood in front of everyone and apologized on behalf of the leadership for dropping the