Audio Transcript It’s been almost three years since our last episode on dating, Pastor John. You’ve briefly mentioned dating in a couple of episodes since, but there have been no episodes devoted to the topic for a long time — our longest drought ever for such a major theme on the podcast, which you can…
Month: July 2024
Gail Lumet Buckley, Acclaimed Writer And Daughter Of Lena Horne, Dies At 86
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman July 29, 2024 Buckley was an acclaimed writer known for her novels detailing her family’s Black middle-class history. { alert(‘URL copied to clipboard’); }) .catch((error) => { console.error(‘Error copying URL: ‘, error); }); } ]]> Gail Lumet Buckley, author and daughter of Lena Horne, has died at 86. Buckley’s daughter confirmed her…
Does God Delight in Me? His Pleasure in (Imperfect) Holiness
If we could distill God’s will for his people into a simple prayer, we may do no better than an often-repeated plea from Robert Murray M’Cheyne: “Lord, make me as holy as a pardoned sinner can be made” (Memoir and Remains of Robert Murray M’Cheyne, 159). How often does such a prayer find its place…
Republican Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Calls Juneteenth A ‘Useless’ Holiday
by Sharelle Burt August 8, 2023 { alert(‘URL copied to clipboard’); }) .catch((error) => { console.error(‘Error copying URL: ‘, error); }); } ]]> Conservative GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy feels a way about Juneteenth. Just two months after posting a video celebrating the holiday, Ramaswamy now feels Juneteenth is “useless,” NBC News reports. During a…
To crucify rather than to elevate.
To crucify rather than to elevate. Posted by appolus on July 2, 2024 We are warned in the Scriptures that the times would come when men and women will not put up with sound doctrine, instead, in order to suit their own desires, they will gather around themselves a great number of teachers to say what…
Judge Tanya Chutkan, Assigned To Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 Case, Gets Security Boost After Truth Social Attacks
by Sharelle Burt August 8, 2023 { alert(‘URL copied to clipboard’); }) .catch((error) => { console.error(‘Error copying URL: ‘, error); }); } ]]> Things are getting serious ahead of Donald Trump’s January 6 criminal case. CNN reports more security detail, including deputy U.S. Marshals, has been assigned to Judge Tanya Chutkan, the federal judge ruling…
God’s Beloved Sun: Enjoying His Pleasure in Creation
Two red finches dance around a bird feeder in my front window, their crimson wings painting the morning air. Beyond them, the rising sun sends golden light dripping through the leaves of my crabapple tree to pool in patches on the front lawn. A few towering cedars stand sentinel above. They nod their hoary heads…
Forget Your First Name: How to Live for Legacy
I keep hearing stories about young couples who do not want children. Many are refusing kids for no better reason than preference (a euphemism for selfishness). Articles are written of lonely grandparent-age adults who “empowered” their kids to chase their career ambitions (and to neglect having children), and now are no grandparents at all. They…