Truth & Love Blog
Where Are All the Brothers
Where Are All the Brothers?Pastor Eric C. Redmond writes with a burning passion for revitalization in the African American church. For Pastor Redmond, such revival begins with theology. While that word (theology) may terrify some, Pastor Redmond realizes how relevant...
Held, Part II
Held, Part IIGuest Blog by Pastor Aaron TolsonYouth Pastor of CROSS-EYED Youth MinistryHeld has always been one of those songs that tugs at my own heart. Being the father of two amazing young children, I must admit that I can’t imagine losing either one of them. My...
Cinderella: The Making of a Princess
Cinderella: The Making of a PrincessGuest Blog by Pastor Aaron Tolson,Youth Pastor of CROSS-EYED Youth MinistryBeing the father of a three year old daughter has made me quite familiar with the fairy tale classics such as Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and Cinderella as...
The Hidden Tradition: Women of the Reformation, Part V
The Hidden Tradition:Women of the Reformation, Part VListening to the Silenced VoicesWhen we listen to the silenced voices of the women of the Reformation we hear the Reformation message of the priesthood of all believers. These women took seriously the doctrine that...
The Hidden Tradition: The Women of the Reformation, Part IV
The Hidden Tradition:The Women of the Reformation, Part IVReformation historian Roland Bainton proposed that the Reformation had a primary effect on the role of women in society. The dropping of monasticism in Protestant lands “made for the exaltation of the home, the...
The Hidden Tradition: Women of the Reformation, Part III
The Hidden Tradition:The Women of the Reformation, Part IIIReformation historian Roland Bainton proposed that the Reformation had a primary effect on the role of women in society. The dropping of monasticism in Protestant lands “made for the exaltation of the home,...
The Hidden Tradition: Women of the Reformation, Part II
The Hidden Tradition:The Women of the Reformation, Part IIMany readers are familiar with the names associated with the male leaders of the Reformation era. Few, however, recognize the unheralded names of the women of the Reformation. By unveiling their hidden...
The Hidden Tradition: The Women of the Reformation, Part I
The Hidden Tradition: The Women of the Reformation, Part IMany readers are familiar with the names associated with the male leaders of the Reformation era. Few, however, recognize the unheralded names of the women of the Reformation. By unveiling their hidden...
Common Themes in African American Acceptance of Christ
Common Themes in African American Acceptance of ChristNote: Excerpted from Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction, by Kellemen and EdwardsDuring slavery, if spiritually famished African Americans were going to...
The Invaluable Legacy of the Invisible Institution
The Invaluable Legacy of the Invisible InstitutionThe Rev. Jeremiah Wright, in his now famous, or infamous, depending upon your perspective, speech to the National Press Club on April 28th, declared that attacks on him are attacks on the black church “by people who...
