Four Benefits of Coaching … for the Coach
A coach can enjoy the benefits of being a better listener, being less judgmental, asking better questions, and seeing the strengths of others.
Racial Justice Education: Why Learning to be “Not Racist” Is Not Good Enough
The goal of Christian education racial justice is NOT to teach Christians on how to become “not racists.” The goal is to teach how we can be antiracist.
Learning about Racial Justice as a Racial Minority
I shared what I’m learning about racial justice at a “Conversations towards Reconciliation” gathering hosted by the Charlottesville Clergy Collective, Thursday, May 23, 2019.
After August 12: How Charlottesville Faith Leaders Responded
A reflection of how Charlottesville is grappling with its identity after August 12 and how faith leaders are working together to address systemic racism.
Confessions of a “moderate Christian” in Charlottesville on August 12
I participated in supporting the clergy response against the alt-right rally in Charlottesville on August 12, 2017. Recently, my heart was cut to the quick when I reread Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” Particularly convicting was the first of two confessions by King: “First, I must confess that over the past …
The Kingdom of God at a KKK Rally
My sermonic reflection of the Kingdom of God, after the Ku Klux Klan came to Charlottesville on July 8, 2017 to protest the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue.
How to Ace the ICF Coach Knowledge Assessment Exam (CKA)
A how-to guide to prepare for the ICF Coach Knowledge Assessment (CKA) exam.
Christ’s Love Compels Us
I preached this homily in September of 2016 at the CBFVa General Assembly to introduce the Bible study I wrote for the CBFVa Ministry Planner.
Black History is Our History
Black History Month has taken up new meaning for me this year. In the past, I intellectually understood why we need to set aside time to remember, acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of black people and culture in the United States. However, for most of my life, I thought Black History Month was really more …