“So, Now You Are Telling Me I Commit Murder?”

Morning Meditation: Taking the High Road Yesterday following in-person worship, that is a question I was asked. “So, now you are telling me that I commit murder? What a GREAT way to start my week!” We all laughed, but based on the scripture we’d just...

When It Is All Said and Done

Morning Meditation: Revenge At some point – the dramas in our lives will end. Either the relationships will heal, they will cease to exist, or there will be some happy medium between the two, where we learn to tolerate one another because we have to. When we are...

It’s Important to Let a Wound Heal.

Morning Meditation: Revenge My parents were convinced I’d be the only high school graduate still riding a bicycle with training wheels. I really could not master that skill. We lived on farmland in Roxboro, NC and paved driveways were not a thing. Loose gravel, a VERY...

“His Majesty” and Seeking Revenge

Morning Meditation: Revenge I could bank on my phone ringing about 8:30 am 3x a week as a colleague friend of mine was in the middle of a huge mess with a toxic employee. They were trying to figure out how to terminate the staff person because he simply was not doing...

Are They Just Words Or Do We Mean Them?

Morning Meditation: Revenge Unfortunately, unfairness and injustice exist in all facets of life. In fact, today is a day set aside to honor the life of an individual who created a platform to fight injustice and inequality in America. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a...

Empathy Always Changes the Score

Morning Meditation: Empathy It was supposed to be a nice dinner: good people (they all went to the same church), good conversation. No drama. But before the evening could be called a success, an uninvited guest arrived. Her reputation preceded her! She was the town...