Every now and then you hear something so outrageous that you find yourself saying, “He or she said what?” It’s usually a word or comment […]

“A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered from thorn bushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes. A good person […]

Growing up in the Black sect of the Pentecostal Holiness Churches in southern Virginia and northern North Carolina, I can remember the efforts to cross […]

Most of the time, I follow the lectionary as the scriptural inspiration for my Sunday morning sermons. Well, this week I’ve decided to only partially […]

So far 2015 has been a very hot summer, with seemingly no relief in sight from this heat wave. I was in South Georgia last […]

Last Sunday was my birthday and it was a great birthday. I received over 500 Facebook birthday greetings! The Board, Staff, Mama Dorothy and others […]

REFLECTIONS AS I APPROACH ANOTHER BIRTHDAY, BUT STILL “29!” A couple of weeks ago I quoted the following passage in a sermon “I pray that […]

I’m constantly amazed at how complicated Christians have made the love story of God for God’s people that we call the Bible. It seems that […]

This Sunday, following morning worship, we will gather in Danko Fellowship Hall to celebrate Mama Dorothy Swims’ 80th birthday with a special reception. We invite […]

PRAISE GOD! The Supreme Court has made same-sex marriage legal nationwide in an historic ruling today!! In the words of the first openly lesbian Senator […]