Years ago. I received a note from a close friend that said, “When I’ve been around you lately you seem remote, distracted and so weary.” “Of course,” he added, “this could just be my reading of things. I could be wrong. But let’s grab a lunch and talk, so I can check...

I once was invited to address some of the rising stars of the legal profession in Charlotte, some of the best and brightest young attorneys recognized by their peers as poised for city leadership. I was challenged to identify the quality that would empower these...

One might entitle this passage, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to a Miracle,” for our Lord’s focus was upon a young girl who was dying, the daughter of a prominent ruler of a synagogue. Jesus moves so resolutely to address the young girl in her extreme need that...

This homily was inspired by a valley. You may recall that a couple of weeks ago in my sermon “The Great Irony of Life,” I shared a revelatory moment that happened on a CBF Youth Passport Missions trip several years ago, which took place in Jacksonville, Florida. This...

The year was 1976, the month was March, and I was warming up on the track at Morehouse College, readying myself for the beginning of the collegiate outdoor track season. I noticed a tall, nerdy-looking black kid warming up along the backstretch, strutting along with...