Conform or Transform
We are at a moment in history when we can try to maintain life as we knew it before social distancing, self-quarantine, and disruption of our daily regimens, or we can transform into a...
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is one of those church words that we hear a lot about. When we pray the Lord’s prayer, we say, “Forgive us our trespasses/debts as we forgive our debtors/those who trespass against us.”...
Deepened or Cheapened?
There have many calls to prayer during this time of crisis for individuals, our community, our city, our state, our nation, and our world. Turning to God is certainly appropriate all the time. Prayer...
The Seed
The Seed I remember being in a beautiful packet with others who looked like me. Sometimes we wondered what was outside our dark pouch. We’d hear noises. “O-o-o, look at this one! It’s so...
2019 Annual Report
Our Eyes Were Opened, Inc. Annual Report 2019 Areas Where OEWO, Inc, Events Happened: GEOGRAPHIC: Greenville, Easley, Pickens, Anderson, Clemson, Savannah GA. PRISMA HEALTH SYSTEM: Med Ex COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: Furman, Clemson, and Anderson...
Review of The Sacred Year
“I can see this being a comfort to others who have gone through a similar circumstance… Readers connect with that kind of vulnerability, and author has seemingly held nothing back.” Judge, 27th Annual Writer’s...
Conversing With God = Prayer
People of faith pray. Praying is expected. Praying is nurturing. Praying is… fill in the blank based on your experience. Some of us were taught to pray as children. We offered bedtime prayers. “Now...
Prayer
Loving God, Holy One of our lives, we come to you with our heads bowed in shame. We have brothers and sisters who have no place to call home, who walk these very streets....
Christmas Questions
As a person with theological training, I am sometimes asked out of the blue questions about God, Jesus, church, the meaning of life, and other “little things.” Sometimes the questions come from friends whose...
What Does Gentrifying Mean?
As I take people on a tour through Greenville, I use the term gentrifying. I often need to explain what that means. I’m challenged because gentrifying has both good news and bad news about...