Reaching people with the truth, relevance, and life-changing power of Jesus Christ
In 2018 I was a mentor in a Change Makers program designed to educate, motivate, and inspire young adults within the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) area. The program focused on social entrepreneurship as a means of creating change within your community. Social entrepreneurship is an approach or a...
This week in Liberia, the son of former Liberian President William V.S. Tubman was murdered. In Nigeria, 34 persons were killed in a village by armed men. In the United States, Gabby Petito’s body was discovered, and a search is on for her fiancé. Tragic news makes headlines, gets...
I spent 11 years as a public-school teacher and those years were challenging, illuminating, and fulfilling. As a math teacher in an over-crowded middle school classroom on the rough side of an inner city, I couldn’t fall asleep; I had to be on my game! That was challenging. Engaging my...
I am not sure about my maternal grandmother’s level of formal education, but to me she was one of the wisest persons in the world. She had so many sayings that seemed so full of wisdom. For example, she would ask you a question and before you answered she would say, “Tell the truth...
The greatest asset in any society is its people; and the greatest challenge to any society can also be its people. People are the only societal asset that can think, talk, and act. Organization is often needed for a group of people to progress—in the family, school...
I believe that Hebrews 11:1-3 (NIV) makes one of the Bible’s most challenging and profound statements: “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at...
A man was working on a tall building when his scaffold malfunctioned, and he fell to the ground. Badly injured, the man was taken to the hospital and had to undergo emergency surgery. The anesthesiologist came to prep the man for surgery and found him cracking jokes. She was not having a good...
Many years ago while in Israel I visited Cana of Galilee, in the town of Nazareth. It was exciting to be in that part of the world for many reasons. First, Nazareth is the hometown of Jesus’ parents, Joseph and Mary. Historically, this is where Jesus grew up, working in his father’s...
One of the greatest challenges in our lives is something that is often named yet is unseen: Stress. Stress is the feeling of being overwhelmed or unable to cope with mental or emotional pressure. There are so many things that can produce stress in your life. I want to share with you 6...
Then all the people left, each for their own home, and David returned home to bless his family. 1 Chronicles 16:43 My blogs for the last few weeks have been about relationships, including family relationships. I want to close this series of spiritual vitamins with a prayer...
