This video is a reminder of how far I have come in accepting myself and reconciling my faith in God. Because 15 years ago I had the same story as those reflected in this video. It also reminded me that there are still thousands of people who need to see, hear, and experience the unconditional love of God rather than the fabricated ideas and interpretations of God. One of my favorite sayings is that God does not make mistakes. If God is the all-powerful, all-knowing, ever-present God, then ... Read Full Story

It has been almost five months since my last post, not that I haven’t thought about posting – life got and remains busy.  I finished my second masters this summer and being the type A that I am, I jumped into an aggressive study program to pass another professional certification.  Thank God I passed because it was one of the hardest exams I have taken.  At any rate, I’m back.  With all of the economic issues and with the historic and important election exactly 30 da... Read Full Story

For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39) Forgive me my brothers and sisters; life has been busy. I was finishing my second master degree this semester, not to mention an expanded role at work. I graduated last Saturday. Even with all the readings, prep... Read Full Story

When I need inspiration, I listen to gospel music. You can not only hear, but also sense the heart, energy and soul in gospel music. In addition to gospel music, other genres of music give me inspiration. A few weeks ago, I came across a song for Barack Obama’s political campaign, "Yes We Can," written by The Black Eyed Peas' frontman, songwriter and producer will.i.am, along with director and filmmaker Jesse Dylan, son of Bob Dylan. Regardless of whom you support politically, o... Read Full Story

II Timothy 2:15 – Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.I wrote in early January about the importance of GLBTQ of knowing scripture, especially the scriptures taken out of context to commit what i call spiritual abuse against God's GLBTQ children.  As many of us know, this spiritual abuse has driven many from the faith.  I wanted to send another encouragement related to that post with this YouTube clip ... Read Full Story

Dr. Elias Farajaje-Jones, a theologian and activist is a bisexual of mixed heritage (African & Native American, Tsalagi/Cherokee), specialized in African Religions at the University of Bern in Switzerland. Formerly divinity professor on the faculty of Howard University.   Dr. Farajaje-Jones describes religious education as "a global holistic process where we are all radically engaged in healing the universe." Race, class, gender, geography, sexuality, and spiri... Read Full Story

Peter J. Gomes is one of my African American heroes in theology.  In the spirit of Black History Month, below is Dr. Gomes’ profile.* Peter John Gomes is an American preacher and theologian at Harvard University's Divinity School. Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1942, Gomes graduated from Bates College in 1965 and Harvard Divinity School in 1968. He also spent time at the University of Cambridge and is now an Honorary Fellow of Emmanuel College, where The Gomes Lectureship is establ... Read Full Story

“If a race has no history,If it has no worthwhile tradition,It becomes a negligible factorIn the thought of the world,And it stands in dangerOf being exterminated.”Carter G. Woodson, the father of Black History Month The Father of African-American HistoryImagine a world in which people like you have no written history, or that which has been written is incomplete or distorted. Before Dr. Carter Goodwin Woodson (1875–1950) began his work, there was very little information, and much of that ... Read Full Story

Another Valentine Day is upon us. Many know that the holiday is named after Saint Valentine, but who was Saint Valentine? One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men -- his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages f... Read Full Story

I Timothy 4:14-16 "Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through a prophetic message when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers." Read Full Story