Truth & Love Blog
Amazing Grace and Amazing Change
Amazing Grace the Movie and the Books and the Amazing Change CampaignFebruary 23, 2007 marked the release of a much-anticipated movie about William Wilberforce’s fight to end slavery in Britain. See the movie trailer for Amazing Grace at www.amazinggracemovie.com....
Generational Repentance and Reconciliation
Generational Repentance and ReconciliationBy now I'm sure that you have read the news. The state of Virginia officially apologized for their role in legalizing and supporting slavery, and they also apologized for their mistreatment of Native Americans. Though the vote...
The Voice of the Martyrs, Part 2
The Voice of the Martyrs, Part 2Rewinding the Tape (Review from Part 1)Vibia Perpetua lived in Carthage in North Africa during the persecution of Christians under Septimius Severus. At the time of her arrest in 202 AD, she was a twenty-year-old mother of an infant...
The Voice of the Martyrs, Part 1
The Voice of the Martyrs, Part 1When we think of early Church history, our minds naturally turn to the Church Fathers. Sadly, we normally fail to even consider the Church Mothers. Yet, these godly women heroically waged spiritual warfare against the world, the flesh,...
Capax Dei
Capax DeiHunger is the best sauce.Hunger is the best sauce in our thirst for God. The Bible teaches that the human personality has a capax Dei: capacity for God. We are at our core, spiritual beings. This capacity soars above, beyond, and deeper than all our other...
Super Bowl, Super Faith
Super Bowl, Super FaithThere he was, the whole world watching. Tony Dungy did not disappoint.Asked during the trophy presentation about the cultural significance of being the first African American head coach to win a Super Bowl, Dungy told over 100 million viewers,...
African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction: Super Bowl Style
African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction: Super Bowl StyleThe more direct quotes I read from the two Super Bowl coaches, Lovie Smith (Chicago Bears) and Tony Dungy (Indianapolis Colts), the more amazed I am by their coaching styles. And, the more I become...
In the Bigger Picture of Life: Super Bowl, Race, and Faith
In the Bigger Picture of Life: Super Bowl, Race, and FaithAll the buzz in Chicago is about “Da Bears!” The Chicago Bears are headed to the Super Bowl headed by Coach Lovie Smith. There are so many intriguing story lines in this match-up of the Bears and the Colts.One...
Here’s the Thing
Here's the ThingI just returned from the wonderful experience of engaging two-dozen graduate students in a week-long course on the history of soul care. One-third of that course focused on the history of African American soul care. Here's the thing . . . (as "Mr Monk"...
Founding Fathers, Part II
Founding Fathers, Part II[1]Over 100 years before the historic I Have a Dream speech of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., African Americans were preaching Dream messages. Reverend Absalom Jones’ Thanksgiving Sermon, is a tremendous example.Rev. Jones chose as his text,...
