4 Things People of Color Want From The Church Today
It’s all a hot potato. Depending on which news source and commentator you hear it from – every issue has a different angle. These issues are being tossed around like hot potatoes. Most are afraid to address them and are more afraid of what the after match would be...
Back To School Prayers For Students
This season represents a new rhythm in most places. Students are headed back to school! School schedules, teacher orientations, Back to School shopping, new hairstyles, new family rhythms, shaking the summer slumber and an entire new list of activity is taking place....
It’s Halftime!
Just a few days ago we crossed the midpoint line of the year. It’s HALFTIME! For many it simply was a new day on the calendar – filled with work, errands, to-do lists and other life demands. For many others – it is an incredible opportunity. I’m in this camp. I’m...
What Republicans, Democrats, Lebron Fans, and Christians ALL have in common.
What Republicans, Democrats, Lebron Fans, and Christians ALL have in common. This week has literally been information overload! If you’ve been keeping up with the news, you know about all of this weeks’ special congressional hearings that have taken place. Both...
My Interview With Pastor Travis Greene
Hello Everybody! All this year I have been and will continue to interview incredible individuals that are making waves in their various fields of endeavor. These individuals cross racial lines, political lines, geographic boundaries, denominational and faith lines....
5 Lessons Leaders and Churches Can Learn From the 89th Academy Awards (Oscars)
By now, most of America has heard about the challenges that the 89th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) Program had last night. If you haven't read THIS before you read the rest of this blog. More specifically, two specific very public mistakes that they made: One...
A Conversation with Orlando Haynes – Transitions In Your Career
We have been doing a series of video interviews about change, transition and reinvention. It's a reality of life and a reality of people who are trying to make moves! Especially as we've been touring my new book, Temporary Assignments, and people have been impacted...
A Conversation With Phil Cooke About #TemporaryAssignments
All year long I am going to be interviewing leaders and industry influencers from various fields and walks of life. These conversations will center around change, transition, and reinvention with a focus on my book, Temporary Assignments. I so passionately want to...
Happy New Year – 2017!
Hello Everybody! Happy New Year! We are already rolling into 2017 on skates. At the end of every year I take the time to pause and reflect on the previous year, what lessons I can take into the future and how I need to re-evaluate how well I'm navigating life. A...
A Hard Truth
I struggled for several weeks with whether I should really answer a question that a friend, wanting my opinion, posed to me. I didn't struggle with the wisdom I would share. Nor did I struggle with my ability to communicate the truth in a way for it to be understood....