Prayer for Troy Davis

 
Many of you may have heard of Troy Davis. If not, google his name and most likely you would read about the all to typical face of injustice that boldly rears its ugly head to the public. Troy Davis was convicted in 1989 of killing officer Mark MacPhail in the state of Georgia but since then [...]

America’s National Sin

Racism!
As long as you have these facts about our nation, God will continue to raise the Jeremiah Wrights, the James Cones, and other prophetic voices of our times.
Read this article here and get mad, get upset, and strive to raise the next generation on a different path, a path that will lift this country from [...]

A Refresher on the Gospel

I occasionally ask Christians, ” What is the Gospel?”  I think you will get different responses depending on the social position you are in because although there is one Gospel, it comes to us engaging our own experiences and situations.
The more popular response is that the Gospel is our sins being forgiven and because of [...]

Packing the Peace of Christ First Meeting Minutes

Hey blog friends, I have been busy recently doing Kingdom work and out of this work is coordinating a conference in talk show format (think Jay Leno, Oprah, etc.) that will confront the issue of violence and conflict in its various expressions. Below are notes of our first meeting. Check it out and pray as [...]

Just Do it! Do justice! Its just this! Its about doing!

This past weekend I found a new appreciation for Paul’s words in Galatians 5:16,
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.” (NASB).
How does one refrain from doing evil? By thinking real hard and long? By
meditation and contemplation? By one’s doctrinal beliefs? Not at all!
Its [...]

Reflections from Pentecost 2008: Training For Change

I just returned from my first attendance at Pentecost, Training for Change http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=get_connected.pentecost08&item=pentecost08_main
Like many advocates for peace and justice, I struggle with the issue of poverty in terms of knowing what the exodus out of poverty leads to. I know that poverty is something that people are to exit out of but to what?
In [...]

Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s Letter to NY Times.

Interesting letter from the man himself…
check it out here