Three
years ago today, I preached my Acknowledgment of Call sermon and was
licensed to preach at First Calvary Baptist Church. However, it was in
Iowa where Pastor Boyer allowed "Sis. Arlecia" to "share" with the
congregation one Sunday morning in 2007. After a few years as what some
call "a bootlegger," I was OFFICIAL! Looking forward to what the coming
years will bring!
Tomorrow we launch our inaugural Women in Ministry Fellowship! What an amazing way to celebrate this ministry anniversary!
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Friday, February 7, 2014
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Today we highlight National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Access our reflection at:
http://www.looknlive.com/apps/blog/show/41361777-national-black-hiv-aids-awareness-day
Find a testing site today by visiting http://hivtest.cdc.gov/
Get Educated, Get Tested, Get Involved, and Get Treated.
As always, continue to look and live!
Monday, February 3, 2014
World Cancer Day
Last weekend, I spent Saturday morning in a hospice center during
the final minutes of a loved one’s life. Although he did not transition due to
cancer, there were likely others there wrestling with the “Big C.”
As we stop to acknowledge World Cancer Day, I am mindful of all
who journeyed through this world with a cancer diagnosis. I learned many years
ago that cancer does not discriminate. As a news reporter, I interviewed cancer
patients in all age groups.
Recently, I Googled the
name of a baby whose parents I interviewed in 1997 due to his rare cancer
diagnosis. Thankfully, he is now a teenager and his cancer is in remission. I wish I could find similar follow-up
narratives on all I have known with cancer.
While it appears there are miles or years to go before cures
are discovered and tested, I know there is still a healer for all manner of
disease.
May we continue to
pray healing and comfort for all impacted. Today, I speak the names of all who
transitioned from labor to reward, now resting with the one who also heals through
death.
I speak encouragement to those striving to live abundant
lives even in the midst of doctors’ appointments, chemo, radiation, and the
unknown.
For more information on Look 'n Live Ministries, visit www.looknlive.com.
Friday, January 17, 2014
Remembering Dr. King and the Other Dreamers in the Movement
I will always remember the song Mrs. Harley, my elementary school music teacher, taught us about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We learned the song in a modular unit in the back of the school, which was also attended by my mother and her siblings. Much had changed for the Title I school, but teachers like Mrs. Harley always made us feel special while making do with minimal resources.
"He wanted peace and love all over this land." We sang our parts and reflected on the man and his dream. He was a great man!
As we approach the celebration of the national King Holiday, I honor the sacrifice of Dr. King and remember the sacrifices of those whose names will never enter the historian's inquiry.
I shared these reflections in a guest column published at:
http://m.chronicle.augusta.com/life/your-faith/2014-01-17/remembering-faith-king-and-all-those-who-worked-freedom
As always, look and live! Visit the new Web site at www.looknlive.com
"He wanted peace and love all over this land." We sang our parts and reflected on the man and his dream. He was a great man!
As we approach the celebration of the national King Holiday, I honor the sacrifice of Dr. King and remember the sacrifices of those whose names will never enter the historian's inquiry.
I shared these reflections in a guest column published at:
http://m.chronicle.augusta.com/life/your-faith/2014-01-17/remembering-faith-king-and-all-those-who-worked-freedom
As always, look and live! Visit the new Web site at www.looknlive.com
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Sunday, January 12, 2014
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