My credential here is that I had the wisdom to predict the big tidal shift in congressional representation toward a higher percentage of women. But that credential is not going…
Sermons
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. ~Howard Washington Thurman There…
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' Martin Luther King, Jr. READING Words of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Perhaps no American —…
Let me keep my distance, always, from those who think they have the answers. Let me keep company always with those who say "Look!" and laugh in astonishment, and bow…
The deepest words of the wise man teach us the same as the whistle of the wind when it blows or the sound of the water when it is flowing.…
"Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude." ~ A.A. Milne “Today I choose to live with gratitude…
Christmas Eve 2018 Every Moment is One by Quinn G. Caldwell Read by Rev. Margaret Beckman One of my favorite things about all the rituals and traditions attached to this…
This rich and complex collection of poems and stories reminds us once again of the enduring significance of the Christmas holiday among African Americans. We are allowed a glimpse into…
All around us the season seems to reach a standstill -- a point of repose. READING ~ “Can You Imagine” by Mary Oliver in Long Life: Essays and Other…
When we feel love and kindness towards others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. ~…
