The Unsettled Pulpit

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  • A Birthday Reflection

    I am beginning another year of life today with joy in my heart. Four decades (and some extra) I came into the world weighing 2 pounds and I’m still making noise. For this blog post, I decided to share my top five lessons that I’ve learned from the previous year… Lesson Number 5: Turn Down…

  • Mind Your Own Chicken

    I came across this poem recently while searching the Internet. I don’t know who wrote it or how old it is, and I don’t understand why it surfaced in my algorithm (that branch of computer analytics is a mystery to me). But I’m grateful it did, because it showed me some perspectives I hadn’t considered.…

  • The Afterword No. 3

    Here are some words of inspiration from a sermon I preached recently. I pray it blesses you. #stayunsettled jsb “You Deserve to Be Free” (Exodus 3:7.8) April 29, 2018 “Black liberation theology centers around God’s deliverance of the oppressed through the finished work of Jesus Christ— brings to bear an interesting dynamic that must be…

  • 25 Years of Forgetting

    Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. All around the globe people stopped to commemorate the violent attack on American soil that ended the lives of nearly 3,000 individuals. I remember exactly where I was that day. I walked into a lecture hall at Xavier University of Louisiana and my professor immediately…

  • Stuck at the Wrong Time

    The author reflects on their 16-year journey with blogging, expressing a mix of disappointment and regret over unfulfilled potential. They discuss how regret and shame can hinder creativity and joy, emphasizing the need to embrace faith as a means to move forward. Ultimately, they advocate for letting go of the past to unlock new opportunities.