Thankfully, I went to a church that NEVER begged for money. I never heard sermons out of Malachi about tithing, and I used to cringe when I’d end up visiting a church that the pastor felt the need to preach on it. It always made me uncomfortable–gave me the willies. But be that as it […]
Read more "My Sunday Morning Revelation, Pt. II: Why I May Stop Tithing"My friend quipped to me that I could have made it as an African American history major because he just noticed how quickly I was able to rattle off dates, and times and all what others may consider minutae, but what I consider quite essential to understanding some of our present day issues here in […]
Read more "Beware of The Originalists"I realized in the wake of the Jeremiah Wright-Barack Obama bruhaha that there are simply somethings black people in America can’t say. One of my professors put it this way: Many of us who identify as Black or African American (I REALLY need to do a blog about that foolishness) are the descendants of slaves, and […]
Read more "One Thing Black Folk Can’t Say"What do you think?
Read more "Things I Neglected to Comment On…"I’ve had it up to here! While there are substantive ministries that exist in our cities today, just how much is tradition going to mire us in the prototypical Civil Rights Era of the Black Church. The fact that I watched a Nightline episode this past week about a Humanist society in Palo Alto, California […]
Read more "My Sunday Morning Revelation: The Irrelevancy of The Black Church"There are times when I Have No Words to express my outrage and disdain for the “foolishness that aboundeth” in this country. I believe that this will be a new section that I will start. I’m quite sure that this quote runs a chance of being in Soul Jonz “God Aint In this Quote.” The […]
Read more "I Have No Words…"I had the honor and distinction of preaching what amounted to my trial/first sermon here in Atlanta, well, Marietta, Georgia on March 21st, 2008 at a Seven Last Words service. For those inquiring minds I had the Third Word, John 19:25-27, “Woman, here is you son….Here is you mother!” And for further inquiries, the title […]
Read more "My Theolgy of Preaching, Part IV: The Seven Last Words"Even in the face of remarks deemed controversial by the mainstream media (MSM) concerning Obama’s pastor, I feel that there is a need to speak on the issue of black preaching. I did some opposition research and watched the O’Reilly Factor on FOXNews and those who frequent his show are familiar with his segment called […]
Read more "My Theology of Preaching, Pt. III: Coded Language"Isn’t it interesting that just as Obama’s pastor Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. celebrated 36 of ministry at Trinity United Church of Christ, and retiring as senior pastor from that pulpit that the new firestorm concerning his pastor is being trotted out again in front of the media as though this is something new. […]
Read more "Obama’s Pastor Uncovers a Hidden Reality of a Second America"Dear Sen. Clinton, I am quite concerned after your victories last night and your decision to stay in the Democratic Primary race that you, yes you, are threatening to seriously divide the Democratic Party as we know it. Why do I say that? It’s simply because of your need and desire to be the frontrunner […]
Read more "An Open Letter to Senator Hillary Clinton"
Joshua Lawrence Lazard 