I am a pastor. I’m also a biologist. I graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from the University of Illinois-Chicago in 1993, focusing...

Somewhere along the path to securing success and living our best life, we lose sight of our emotional sense of wellness. We get caught up...

Happy Independence Day! As I honor this day of Independence, I look back upon the bold and courageous action taken by our ancestors to...

Do you often think about the things you should have done, could have done, and would have done if it weren’t for the fill-in-the-blank...

We live in such a busy world. And then, suddenly, it stopped on a dime. Now, as we emerge from the pandemic are excited to get back into...

We don't see many books of matches anymore. That's a good thing. When I do see one, it takes me back to the early-mid nineties. I was...

This past year, I have found myself inching out onto the skinny branches, challenging myself to do the difficult soul work I need to do...

Friends, in my previous blog installment, I shared Kendra's story. It's not unique. I heard that story again and again. What nurses go...

Continuing with the discussion of National Nurses Week, I want to share a story with you. In the last seven months I have been doing some...

National Nurses Week begins Thursday, May 6 and goes to Wednesday, May 12th. We. Would. Not. Be. Here. Without. Nurses. Full stop. In the...

Mentorship- An Excellent Way to Give Back "So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ,...

"Each person is given something to do that shows who God is: Everyone gets in on it, everyone benefits. All kinds of things are handed...

It's amazing the difference two weeks can make. It's been two weeks since my last post, and life looks a lot different today than it did...

“From ashes we come, to ashes we will return.” We hardly need any reminders in this violent and turbulent word that life is precious - so...

Today, we celebrate President's Day. Growing up, I remember celebrating Lincoln's birthday on February 12th and Washington's birthday on...

One hundred and fourteen million, four hundred thousand television sets were tuned to Super Bowl LV. It was a "game for the ages," one...

Turn your eyes and ears and spirit to God's nearness Stand before something that seems god-forsaken to you, and see how God might be...

Self-belief isn’t optional. It’s vital. Think of all the things you haven’t accomplished or tried because you didn’t have enough belief...

Did you know that successful people deal with adversity? It’s true. If you read the stories or profiles of most successful people, you...

“At first I was afraid, I was petrified Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side But then I spent so many nights thinking...