Gospel According to Purple Rain, Pt. 2

I’m preparing to kick off the new year for the Young Adult Study of my church.  Our first session of 2012 is a continuation of a series we began toward the end of last year themed ‘The Gospel According to Purple Rain: What the Music of Prince has to do with the Prince of Peace’.…

The Work of Christmas (Part 1)

It’s the day after Christmas and the first day of Kwanzaa (which celebrates Umoja/Unity). I never got around to posting Christmas reflections, but maybe it’s appropriate to wait considering that “the work of Christmas” begins on the day after. As I shared in previous posts, I led a Christmas themed bible study for my church’s…

The Purpose of Education [Baldwin]

I’m preparing to preach tomorrow morning.  It’s always a challenge for me as preaching has much to do with sharing a word to help people face the uncertainties and ambiguities of life with faith, courage and hope.  That’s how I understand sharing the Gospel (Good News), anyway. I find my self drawing inspiration from the…