The Lonely Soldier
The lonely soldier keeps attentive watch over the land before her. She gazes out and over her post while sacred memories transport her back to the cherished company of close friends and to a time when sweet laughter pervaded family gatherings at Thanksgiving, Christmas, birthdays and other informal celebrations. Her mind goes back to her sweet sixteen , her high school prom just a few years ago, the dance in the school [...]
Read more →The Occupy Movement
Recently, we have witnessed the emergence of the new American Occupy movement whose cries for justice, fairness and equality resonate with millions of people throughout this land. It is a movement that has taken upon itself the concerns of the many, the 99 percenters, whose pleas and protests for human dignity and equality of opportunity often fall upon the deaf [...]
Read more →Overcoming Fear and Coming Out of the Cave; Prophetic Ministry as A No Exit Strategy in the 21st Century Church
Delivered at the Black Pastors Symposium, The General Board of Discipleship Global Conference The United Methodist Church Nashville, Tennessee, January 5, 2011 I want to thank Rev. Vance Ross, Debra Carvin and members of the planning team for inviting me to be your guest speaker at this hour. It is an honor and a privilege to [...]
Read more →And Still We Rise
“And Still We Rise ” Delivered on the Lord’s Day for Black History Month January 28, 2007 Acts 26:12a-18; Nehemiah 2:11-20 Carlyle Fielding Stewart, III So they said, Let us rise up and build. Then they set their hands to this good work.” Nehemiah 2:18b ”So I said, “Who are you Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom [...]
Read more →Peace on Earth
We all long for a world of complete peace on earth where there is no more war, division, suffering and death; a world in which all people can realize their god given potential, live as free human beings, enjoy fresh air and clean water, assume their full human rights as persons of God and citizens of the [...]
Read more →Creative Problem Solving: A Jesus Perspective
Delivered on the Lord’s Day Political Candidates Sunday/October 23, 2011 II Kings 4:1-7; Matthew 19:16-26; Luke 12:16-2 The scriptures for today’s sermon provide a glimpse into the power of creative thinking. Jesus, the master teacher, always provided food for thought through lessons that challenged people to think differently about themselves and world so they could solve [...]
Read more →Walled Street
Delivered on the Lord’s Day | July 25, 2010 Luke 10:25-37 It is the nature of democracy to have competing interests among citizens that often create conflict between them. There is tension between have and have not, rich and poor, black and white which thankfully has compelled our country to look squarely at itself, shed [...]
Read more →The Problem of Moral Relativism
Delivered on the Lord’s Day | April 13, 2008 I Samuel 28:1-10 John 8:1-11 Writer C.S. Lewis once stated that human beings often operate out of a system of value that says, “My neighbor has done something wrong because he is bad and I did something wrong because I didn’t get enough sleep.” What Lewis [...]
Read more →Evangelism for Social Justice
Seldom do we conceive of evangelism as a concern for social justice. Traditional models of evangelism focus on developing strategies, principles, methodologies and programs design to make disciples by winning them to Christ. Evangelism as a form of outreach to the unchurched and unsaved presupposes the willingness of church members to extend themselves beyond their [...]
Read more →A Letter to President Obama
August 10, 2011 The President The White House Washington D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: My family and I are praying for you and your family. No one knows except those who have walked in your shoes what it is like to assume the enormous burdens of leading our nation during its current crises. Having said [...]
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