Safe and Sound
By Emery B. Barber “Help me! Save me!” I cried out as I hung from the ledge of the roof of an old two-story office building. I was only twelve years old and…
The Visitor
By Bill Francavilla Every Sunday before our church service starts, we have an unofficial meeting at which a diverse group of people that includes elders, worship team members, greeters, and even kids take a…
From a Godly Mother’s Heart
When it comes to conversations on race, our level of offendability often reveals the level of our maturity. If we can’t overcome offense in the moment, we are not going…
Bridging the Racial Divide
By Deborah Smith Pegues 10 Ways Whites Can Bridge the Racial Divide REALIZE your conscious biases and pray for revelation of your unconscious prejudices toward black people. Racism is learned and you…
Our Purpose and Approach
By Randall A. Bach and Kwabea Francis Co-leaders of the Unity Commission “Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all”. (Colossians 3:11, NIV) If…
Take Off Those Shoes!
By Mone Cavan If we refuse to examine our long-held assumptions because we believe we are right, we will never become the person God wants us to be. We won’t love the way He wants us to love. To love a…
Do People Around You Feel Celebrated or Simply Tolerated?
By Candi Hagan Recently my family walked through a challenging season of loss when we unexpectedly had to say goodbye to my mother. She had traveled down to Florida to visit us…
Cuz da Bible Say
By Bill Francavilla I firmly believe the Church would be much stronger if everyone took ten minutes out of their day and read a few chapters of the Bible. Over the past…
Taking Higher Ground
By Gary Smith If someone asks me, “Do you believe supernatural healing is for today?” I can only respond, “Believe it? Absolutely. I’ve experienced it, and I can prove it!”…
It Will Not Be Taken Away
By Nicole Kerr Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus…