Words from Washington

I had an idea last week. I thought about it often - how I would write a blog entry each morning during Thanksgiving week. I would write each...

On Friday and Saturday of last week, I traveled to Atlanta to spend time going over grant applications with an organization I greatly respec...

Last week, I opened my newspaper. It was Wednesday - one of my favorite days to open the newspaper pack because of the store ads. But this...

Last Wednesda y night, on Halloween, Craig and I went to see The Bravery at the 9:30 Club in Washington. The Bravery is a band that formed w...

Perhaps no other story has impacted my life more than the story of South Africa. South Africa's story is one filled with pain and hope....

I attended an Open House earlier this week at a place not far from the church. I have been invited to Bright Beginnings before, and I am no...

There is an amazing process of restoration taking place at Mount Vernon Place right now. If you walk through the 1917 historic building, yo...

Last week, I attended Pastor's School and Convocation at Duke Divinity School . This event is hosted annually by the Divinity School an...

I admire people who update their blogs on a daily basis . It is a discipline of sorts - one that requires getting up early, constant creati...

One of my favorite movies of all time is "The American President." In this 1995 film, Michael Douglas plays the star role of Pre...

My office is in a trailer. Each morning, I report to work, unlock a padlock, pull open a large fence, walk up a ramp, and enter the space. ...

We toured the historic building last week with Bishop Schol, the bishop of the Baltimore-Washington Conference . It is amazing to see all of...

The words, "hell," "fire," "damnation," and "judgment" do not normally fill the pages of my sermon m...

There is a door at Mount Vernon Place that is wide open right now. It is a large hole that has been cut by the construction crew as part of...

Like many of you, I have been very troubled by the reports of Senator Larry Craig's (R-ID) arrest in an airport bathroom. The reports o...

One of our architects sent me great pictures this week of our sanctuary at Mount Vernon Place. The building is being restored from top to b...

I was walking to worship on Sunday morning with Eddie, one of our church members. On our way across the street, Eddie replied to my inquiry...

The public schoo ls in Washington, D.C. are back in session today. Traffic was heavier this morning as school buses became part of the mix. ...

Earlier this month, an advertisement covered the back page of the free newspaper given out at Metro stations in Washington. I have since tu...

Following is the sermon I preached on August 19. It is the final sermon in a series on "The Discipleship Adventure" and is based u...