faithtravels.blogspot.com
Faith Travels: The Parable of the Cinnamon Rolls
http://faithtravels.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-parable-of-cinnamon-rolls.html
Faith onward, faith upward. Saturday, May 11, 2013. The Parable of the Cinnamon Rolls. For the longest time, I have been burning the bottom of cinnamon rolls. What I noticed was that the more rolls were in the pan, the less heat there was on each one. The rolls absorb the heat from one another and keep them all from being burnt. The cinnamon rolls represent people. The oil represents the presence of God. ( Leviticus 21:12. There are other rolls in the pan too! It is not good for rolls to be alone". God p...
faithtravels.blogspot.com
Faith Travels: The Emanuel Nine (Words/Non-Words)
http://faithtravels.blogspot.com/2015/06/another-divine-nine-wordsnon-words.html
Faith onward, faith upward. Tuesday, June 23, 2015. The Emanuel Nine (Words/Non-Words). Below is a message I delivered today at the Durham VA Medical Center. The Chaplain Service held a service of remembrance for the African-American men and women killed at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Wednesday, June 17. A reading from Jeremiah:*. I hurt with the hurt of my people. I mourn and am overcome with grief. Is there no medicine…? Is there no physician there? What I'm finding is that we need so...
faithtravels.blogspot.com
Faith Travels: December 2013
http://faithtravels.blogspot.com/2013_12_01_archive.html
Faith onward, faith upward. Tuesday, December 31, 2013. Confessions of an Ex-Bible Reader. Seek out the book of the Lord and read. 8221; when before I used to ask “What will you do with me? 8221; In fact, I don’t even know if I read anymore. 8211; instead I scour. 8203;This year, I want to rekindle a relationship with the Bible that is based on love and not obligation. I’m challenging myself to read the entire Bible this year. I've created a calendar. And I can send you the reading calendar. YGT: Dancing...
faithtravels.blogspot.com
Faith Travels: YGT: What's more Disgusting than a Wet Willy?
http://faithtravels.blogspot.com/2012/04/ygt-whats-more-disgusting-than-wet.html
Faith onward, faith upward. Sunday, April 29, 2012. YGT: What's more Disgusting than a Wet Willy? Jesus Christ shows that he wasn't very concerned with keeping himself clean. At the beginning of the chapter, Jesus' disciples don't wash their hands. He scolds the Pharisees for being consumed with the cleanliness of their hands over their hearts. At the end of the chapter, Jesus dirties his hands by healing a man who was deaf and mute. What's worse than a wet willy? That's precisely what Jesus did. God kne...
faithtravels.blogspot.com
Faith Travels: YGT: 5 Ways to Confront a Friend in Sin
http://faithtravels.blogspot.com/2012/02/ygt-5-ways-to-confront-friend-in-sin.html
Faith onward, faith upward. Sunday, February 5, 2012. YGT: 5 Ways to Confront a Friend in Sin. Ever know someone who was engaging in sin and you didn't know how to talk to them? Ever been confronted about sin yourself? Shhh, come closer. A friend to confront you about sin? This can be one of the most challenging parts of living a Christian life. How can I live faithfully in love and yet speak up when friends and family sin? Such tender topics require special attention to scripture. We can see John 8.
faithtravels.blogspot.com
Faith Travels: October 2013
http://faithtravels.blogspot.com/2013_10_01_archive.html
Faith onward, faith upward. Thursday, October 3, 2013. Blurred Lines, Pt. 2. This post is a continuation of a sermon about when it's ok to blur the lines and when it's not ok. While it's ok to live in the grey areas regarding some things ( GRIEF and PRESENTATION. Sometimes it's important to have clear boundaries. There are some things we should never blur the lines on. 1 DON'T blur the lines of FREEDOM. Reminded the people that God was concerned about their freedom:. We’ve got to be careful not to ...
faithtravels.blogspot.com
Faith Travels: On Cutting My Hair - Pt. 1
http://faithtravels.blogspot.com/2011/10/on-cutting-my-hair-pt-1.html
Faith onward, faith upward. Monday, October 3, 2011. On Cutting My Hair - Pt. 1. After I turned off Dora the Explorer. Reasons why I can’t cut my hair:. Instead, they force others (and me) to deal with the fact that I am African. Can I be honest? Come back tomorrow for the other two reasons. I can't cut my hair! Jeremy A. Gilmore. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. YGT: 5 Ways to Confront a Friend in Sin. YGT: What's more Disgusting than a Wet Willy? Check out blogs I like.
faithtravels.blogspot.com
Faith Travels: Jaelle
http://faithtravels.blogspot.com/2012/10/jaelle.html
Faith onward, faith upward. Friday, October 5, 2012. Most blessed of women be Jael.". Our second daughter will be born two months from today. Her name will be Jaelle. Pronounced Ja-el) and it was taken from the woman Jael in the Bible ( Judges 4 and 5. In Hebrew, the name is “ Yael. 8221; (there's no "J" sound in Hebrew), but we’ve made the name more convenient for English spellers and speakers. As we were confirming the name for our daughter, it was very important for us to know what her name meant.
faithtravels.blogspot.com
Faith Travels: April 2013
http://faithtravels.blogspot.com/2013_04_01_archive.html
Faith onward, faith upward. Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Wake up Call: Hip Hop and the Black Church. I was blessed with the opportunity to write a book review for the Howard Journal of Communication on the book Wake Up: Hip Hop Christianity and the Black Church. By Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan and Marlon Hall. The Hip Hop community and the Black Church communities are often speaking different languages. Whether we admit it or not, we've become ok with this arrangement. Lord, please help us to be. Hear what you hear,.
faithtravels.blogspot.com
Faith Travels: August 2014
http://faithtravels.blogspot.com/2014_08_01_archive.html
Faith onward, faith upward. Sunday, August 31, 2014. Changing Grace: Raising Girls in the Image of God. Each day at mealtime, our daughters say their grace, a simple child's prayer before eating. We're trying to instill in them that it's important to be grateful for what we have to eat. After interesting episodes of this (Jocelyn speeding through the words to get to her food, Jaelle not wanting to close her eyes), we've established a routine. Until recently. Cause me to pause? I want them to know that Go...
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT