I am picking up hints that people are annoyed at parents for desiring clarity about what their kids are taught at schools. I’ve seen it in comments from school leaders, school board members, politicians, and citizens on social media.
Don’t get me wrong. I have zero tolerance for parents acting…
The FBI released its 2020 crime statistics recently. Take a look at the drastic increase in homicide.
America’s culture wars are intensifying in the nation’s classrooms and board meetings. How long can this public institution withstand the tug-of-war between ideologically opposed groups?
Public school board meetings across the country appear to be the hottest ticket in town with multiple hours needed to accommodate public comment.
Attend one…
In the summer of 2016, I sat strategizing with a small group of Black ministers about how to find a common ground breakthrough between police and the Black community in York, PA.
Our local community, less than an hour north of Baltimore, MD, was boiling over with agitation over the…
As a Dad invested in the future well-being of my six kids, I confess that I am struggling to keep up with the blistering pace of technological advancement.
This sentiment represents a humble admission for a guy who considers himself an early adopter of new technologies.
I grew up playing…
“No one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.” (Mark 2:22, NIV).
The world as we have known it for the last 18 months has been…
I had the honor yesterday of officiating the marriage of a young couple. Each one of these special occasions is brimming over with excitement, anxious tension, and joy.
The big day has finally arrived. Months of preparation have come to glorious fruition.
My counsel to the groom and bride, well…
The Old Testament book of Jonah is one of the clearest expressions of God’s love for humanity. …
Dreams and visions are powerful. They inspire us, give us hope, and fill us with energy to attempt the seemingly impossible.
Whose heart does not climb into their throat in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech when he declares, “I have a dream that one day…
Where do we turn in our grief to find comfort in the unexplainable losses we endure in life?
There are two titles by CS Lewis that I have commended frequently as a pastor to people journeying through the valley of the shadow of death: A Grief Observed and The Great…
