"Even if we stand at the very summit of virtue, it is by mercy that we shall be saved." –John Chrysostom
This week Newsweek published an editorial I wrote about my recent trip to the US/Mexico border and some of my encounters in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. Below is a link to the full article as well as some excerpts. Read the full article here: https://www.newsweek.com/there-no-solitary-narrative-border-crisis-opinion-1599927 As I went from place to place, I had … Continue reading My Recent OpEd in Newsweek “There Is No Solitary Narrative for the Border Crisis”
More than two years ago, I was asked to represent our church in the Greenwood District of Tulsa as plans were forming to commemorate the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. I believe it speaks highly of our church and the impact we’ve made in our community that we were both invited and welcomed by the folks … Continue reading Letter to My Church on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Sunday
I remember months ago constantly hearing people ask: “Do you even know one person who's had COVID?” We don't hear this question so much anymore, because the reality of the pandemic has hit home for us all. We all know someone, and for some of us of many someones who have been sick, have died, … Continue reading A Pastor’s Lament – The Hardest Part of 2020
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