Chump Change Thinking

I will never forget a message a young speaker gave to the youth during one of Omega’s Youth Explosion events at the Downtown Y. I don’t remember his name but I’ve never forgotten his message. From time to time I find myself thinking about his words. Today, sitting on a Delta flight from Atlanta to [...]

Christian Enough?

Last night I had a wonderful conversation with a UD student over dinner. The topic of our conversation could be the subject of entire conferences – is it ever appropriate to use the N word?  Considering I had, earlier that morning, read a Facebook status in which a friend referred to “Nigga squirrels” messing in [...]

Why Spring?

At first glance it seems interesting, perhaps even counter intuitive that we would celebrate the resurrection at this time of the year. The sorrow of the cross seems better suited for the dark days of winter. Instead, as the days continue to lengthen and flowers push their way out of ground that’s been hardened and [...]

S I M P L I F Y

I just finished a wonderful retreat with twelve other women. We laughed, cried, danced, ate, meditated, journaled, created – all in an effort to step away from our normalcy and consider a new normal that includes slowing it down! My goal for 2011 is to put more life into my life! As the hymn goes, [...]

2011: Things To Make You Go Hmmm

2011 – Can you believe 11 years have passed since folk thought every computer would crash or the world would end at Y2K? It just proves that God is the only one who knows the future. In fact, God is the only one who HOLDS the future. As I sit on this side of 2011 [...]

Do You Celebrate Christmas?

I’ve been working with a wonderful illustrator in Mumbai, India. As a sidebar, my newest book, Hezekiah Loves Music: Learning Rhythms The Food Way, will be available for purchase the first of the year. It’s a cute little book. Anyway, I’ve worked with Marilyn on two books now and am so excited by the collaboration. [...]

Eradicate The Shadows

As I near the time when we’ll watch 2010 slip into 2011 (on my knees as we’ve done most of the past 30 years), I think about all of the ways I’ve willingly allowed the enemy to do what he does best: kill, steal and destroy. 2010 has been a blessed year in so many [...]

Live it!

Our greatest challenge is not being freed of the sin and guilt that often ravage our lives. As soon as we turn to Jesus and acknowledge our sins we are forgiven. As soon as we reveal the hurt, Jesus touches it with the balm of Gilead. As soon as we lay down our burdens Jesus [...]

Are You Clean?

Verse 3 in John 15:1-5 caught my attention yesterday and I’ve been thinking about it ever since: “You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.” Because it’s stuck in the middle of two seemingly unrelated thoughts I’m sure it means something… I’ll be thinking about, praying and studying  it [...]

A Dad

A Dad Donna Cox for her husband of 28 + years,  Cox, Jr. . Being a father is a relatively easy task All it takes is the passing of appropriate body fluids at the opportune time Being a father doesn’t necessarily mean responsibility Nor does it automatically bestow certain privileges But being a Dad – [...]