July is here and in four days you know what happens all around the city as well as the United States. We celebrate our nation’s birthday with fireworks, barbeques, and parties. For those of us who live downtown it will just be a continuation of all the fan fare that has been happening all around … [Read more…]
Happy July! The other night my daughter was tucking Gabster her daughter into bed and like a typical little girl she was fighting the thought and procedure of the night time ritual. The only night I know that little children like to go to bed is Christmas Eve and this wasn’t even close to that … [Read more…]
Dear Saints, June is here and here in St. Louis we are still playing hockey! All you Stanley Cup lovers who have been waiting for the Blues to bring the cup home, well let’s just say this year your wait could be over. Go Blues! Speaking of home and long waits, my wife and I … [Read more…]
This month is especially exciting for me because this month we celebrate 25 years of ministering in south St. Louis! Our good friends Carlos and Miriam Velez will be our quest speakers on May 19th as we gather to celebrate 25 years of God’s faithfulness in allowing us to be one of His lights in … [Read more…]
April is here and the showers are already starting here in St. Louis. Flooding is happening throughout our state. As I see the damage on TV and when they show the clips of the water surge tearing down homes, trees, cars and anything in its path, I wonder at its power and how nothing can … [Read more…]
Dear Saints, The other day I was with my daughter, Charity. I had made myself an “old school” play list of some of my favorite R & B artists that I had grown up listening to. Marvin Gaye, Al Green, the Isley Brothers, Incognito, Earth, Wind & Fire, and one of my favorites, the Spinners, … [Read more…]
February – the month we all ask someone to be our Valentine. This year we will have to do it without those little candy hearts. You know the ones I’m talking about, they would contain little messages with words on them like “Be Mine”, “Love You” and my favorite, “Kiss Me”. Do you remember now? … [Read more…]
Congratulations, you made it to 2019! There is a reason we are still on this side of the ground. Let’s find out what that is and then let’s give it everything we got. This year is going to be a year of growth and I believe God is setting His pieces in place to soon … [Read more…]
Dear Saints, Here we go again; the time to shop for that perfect turkey is coming upon us. In just a few weeks we will gather our families around the dining room table and stuff ourselves so much with the delicacies of Thanksgiving, that we will mirror the turkey we just consumed. Then we will … [Read more…]
Dear Saints, It’s time to bring out the light weight jackets, and don’t forget the apple butter for your toast as summer has given way to fall. From the calendar I can see this year slipping away and from most retail stores I can already see that, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” … [Read more…]