The first time I stepped into an elevator was in a high-rise SunTrust Bank building in downtown Atlanta. One of the parishioners at my...

Many are the parishioners who have shared with me the impact of the final blessing at the end of our Eucharist on Sundays. Many are the...

Last week, I had the privilege of joining several Christian, Jewish, and Muslim leaders at the Seventh Day Adventist Center here in...

I grew up by a slave fort in Ghana - Fort Orange, which was built by the Dutch in 1640. It is interesting to note that Albany, New York...

Who is watching you? Who is observing your every move - whether big or small? Who is judging you by even your least significant choices?...

It has been a wonderful decade. Many are the innovative technologies that has made our lives a little more comfortable. My one...

I fell in love with the poem Keeping Christmas by Henry Van Dyke. It captures the Christmas spirit in such a powerful way, and so I share...

One of the many fun things I did as a kid at Christmas was to join other kids in building a Christmas hut with palm branches. Since we...

This past week has been somewhat challenging. A couple of visitations and phone calls left me wondering about what’s on the other side of...

This past week, millions of us traveled far and near to be with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving. Of all the people I have...

I can only imagine the excitement of the Pilgrims at harvest time. They had endured a very cold and terrible winter. I am sure they had...

Your balloons, or mine? I don’t know what it is about balloons that is so enchanting to kids. My children fight over balloons all the...

One of the little remarks that teachers used on a report card when I was in elementary school was “There’s room for improvement.” Almost...

We have been working our way through the gospel of Luke. A few weeks ago we read the gospel story about the Mustard Seed - if only our...

I have some memories of my life at eleven years old. They aren’t any significant events worth reporting, but they were fond memories of...

Both Adam - our Director of Music - and I love coffee. I do not know how much coffee Adam drinks in a day, but I generally drink between...

For whatever reason, I never could draw or paint anything beautiful. I had thought that I loved to, and when I was in middle and high...

I am sure many of you have heard about Greta Thunberg, the sixteen-year-old environmental activist. She has been very vociferous in her...

I remember stories about McDonalds when I was in high school. Some of our school mates whose parents had significant means would travel...

This past Sunday, several events took place at Christ Church. We had a children's worship, and during the 10:30 service had the occasion...