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Month: May 2015

Yes… And: The Grace Of Improv by Jennifer Moxley

May 11, 2015

To say yes is to listen when another person is hurting or needs to process a current life crisis.

To say and is to add a word of encouragement, consolation, or solidarity. Eventually trust is earned as each person allows themselves to be more and more vulnerable when more of their life is shared and accepted. These real and open conversations are the stuff communities are made of.


Pastor, Interrupted: The Journey Of Nearly Dying by Kelcy Steele

May 7, 2015

And as they were in conversation, all I could see was the blurriness of death, being detached from this world and reaching the light of the union with the Creator.


What Does The Lord Require Of You? by Maxie Dunnam

May 6, 2015

I know that issues are more complex than these assertions, but I’m weary of excusing ourselves because the issue is so complex. Education is clearly a justice/mercy issue. That’s the reason why our church in Memphis has made a missional commitment to doing justice in relation to education.


Preach This, Tweet That: What Black Millenials Are Looking For From The Preacher by Dominique Robinson

May 4, 2015

Preaching has always been a lively communal dialogue between the preacher, God and the congregants within the Black Church tradition;…


Eating A Meal: Nourishment For Resurrection Life by Cole Bodkin

May 2, 2015

While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were…