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03 2, 2026

VISION DAY 2026: Rebuild, Reconnect, Reintroduce – March 2, 2026

2026-03-06T13:23:44-05:00

Beloved, This coming weekend we will gather for Vision Day. It is not simply a meeting or a presentation. It is an invitation. An invitation to pray together, dream together, and discern together what God is calling us to become in this season of our life

VISION DAY 2026: Rebuild, Reconnect, Reintroduce – March 2, 20262026-03-06T13:23:44-05:00
02 23, 2026

A BLACK HISTORY SUMMARY – February 23, 2026

2026-02-25T14:14:48-05:00

Mercy Amba Ewudziwa Oduyoye is a brilliant Ghanaian Methodist theologian, and the founder and former director of the Institute of African Women in Religion and Culture at Trinity Theological Seminary in Ghana. I referenced her work this past Sunday when I talked about reframing our theology

A BLACK HISTORY SUMMARY – February 23, 20262026-02-25T14:14:48-05:00
02 16, 2026

WE HAVE COME THIS FAR BY FAITH- February 16, 2026

2026-02-18T14:47:06-05:00

The Bell Family, The Pearl, and the Sacred Thread that Still Holds Us. Can I share a story with you? My daddy’s name was Ronald. His father’s name was Charles. Charles’ father’s name was Percy. Percy’s father’s name was Henry. And somehow—Henry Bell was family to

WE HAVE COME THIS FAR BY FAITH- February 16, 20262026-02-18T14:47:06-05:00
02 3, 2026

BLACK HARRY & THE HISTORY OF THE METHODIST CHURCH!- February 3, 2026

2026-02-06T09:25:30-05:00

I have never been comfortable with the name Black Harry. “Black” was not a neutral descriptor. It functioned as a divider in the road—marking Harry Hoosier as ‘other’ to white Methodists while quietly reminding him that he was not quite the person that the movement claimed

BLACK HARRY & THE HISTORY OF THE METHODIST CHURCH!- February 3, 20262026-02-06T09:25:30-05:00
01 5, 2026

PREPARING THE GROUND FOR A NEW YEAR JANUARY 5, 2026

2026-01-13T17:46:56-05:00

Often, when I prepare a sermon, I begin with a question—usually one that doesn’t have a clean or easy answer. I let that question sit at the center of the text and then begin the slow work of listening. I research history and commentaries, trace connected

PREPARING THE GROUND FOR A NEW YEAR JANUARY 5, 20262026-01-13T17:46:56-05:00