Dallas Gospel ConnectionFeb 23, 20212 minPreserved by Purpose: No Fear in LoveYou may be reading this column on or after Valentine’s Day: the lover’s holiday. For some, this day to celebrate and show love is one...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionFeb 22, 20213 minPreserved - Surviving the StormIt’s been less than week and like so many of you, I am shocked and saddened when I see pictures or videos of the aftermath of the Texas...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionFeb 15, 20213 minPreserved – Following after Righteousness“Oh Lord! Please don’t let this truck back into me!” A few years ago, these were the words that I kept repeating as I watched...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionFeb 1, 20212 minPreserved – The Year of Doing Things, Afraid (part 2)A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about doing things afraid. I want to continue that discussion this week. By doing things afraid, I...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionJan 25, 20213 minPreserved by Purpose: First Things First…Revisited: Prayers for the PresidentBack in 2009, I wrote that regardless of whether you greeted the inauguration of President Barack Obama with great jubilation or fear,...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionJan 18, 20213 minPreserved by Purpose: Reaping Your HarvestAnger. Shock. Awe. Disgust. Fear. Anxiety. Confusion. These are just a few of the sentiments expressed by many after the Jan. 6th...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionJan 11, 20212 minPreserved – No More HypocrisyLast week, I said that we would spend the next few weeks looking at Doing Things Afraid. This week, we have to deal with what happened...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionDec 29, 20202 minPreserved by Purpose – Perfectly Yielded in 2021I’ll exercise (more). I’ll stop doing ______. I’ll get (more) organized. Sound familiar? At least for me, these are all the usual New...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionDec 29, 20202 minPreserved by Purpose – Perfectly Yielded in 2021I’ll exercise (more). I’ll stop doing ______. I’ll get (more) organized. Sound familiar? At least for me, these are all the usual New...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionDec 2, 20202 minFAITH: Encouragement for the DiscouragedBy Pastor Anthony L. Scott One of the most memorable stories I can remember while attending Thomas Edison High School was about how the...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionNov 25, 20201 minEverybody knows that COVID-19 affected the world in a way that this generation has never seen beforeEverybody knows that COVID-19 affected the world in a way that this generation has never seen before. People lost jobs and livelihoods....
Dallas Gospel ConnectionNov 23, 20202 minPreserved– Seeing Through Eyes of ThankfulnessFrench author Marcel Proust wrote that “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionNov 16, 20203 minPreserved – Adjusting to God’s PromisesAs a child and now as an adult woman, something I always admired about my late Daddy was that he always kept his promises. If he said he...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionNov 9, 20203 minPreserved by Purpose: God’s Transition TeamA number of years ago, I wrote about attending a ministry conference where the speaker Dr. Frances Myles brought up the issue of shifts...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionNov 2, 20202 minPreserved by Purpose - The Heart of Christianity in an Upside-Down WorldThe world is upside down. That’s the conclusion I’ve come to after watching the news for the last few weeks leading to the Presidential...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionOct 26, 20202 minPreserved by Purpose: Becoming a Fruit InspectorConsidering the current chaotic political environment, how do Christians decide who to vote for? It’s not as simple as voting for the...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionOct 19, 20202 minPreserved – Stop Lying on God…the Remix! There’s no other way to put it: the Trump presidency has been a chaotic roller coaster ride of racism, sexism, and class warfare. Not...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionOct 12, 20202 minPreserved by Purpose: The Power of the Do-OverDespite the move to all online teaching this semester and the challenges that come with it, I still love my job as a college English...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionOct 5, 20202 minPreserved by Purpose – Red Velvet ObedienceA few years ago, I was in a time of prayer and what I thought was a strange request came to my spirit. Make a Red Velvet Cake for a...
Dallas Gospel ConnectionSep 26, 20202 minPreserved by Purpose: The All-American Protest: Christianity and Black Lives“’Nobody can change the past,’” says my mother. “’Which is why revolutions exist,’” I reply” is a conversation that Alice Walker...