LEVI. YOU ARE WHO WERE SUPPOSED TO BE My youngest son is the king of the compliment. At random times throughout the day he will give the greatest compliments for no apparent reason st all. I used to think that there were ulterior motives. That he was setting me up for some big ask. A […]
I HAVE TO MAKE THAT PLANE I have a personal philosophy. I ask for what I want and I don’t take no for an answer. And usually I get what I need Well this day that philosophy was going to be put to a major test. My tribe and I were trying to get to […]
Our family was flying to Canada to attend a wedding and we were all excited. We bought our tickets. We planned our trip. We packed our bags. And we even got to the airport on time We walked up to the counter tickets in hand and gave them our passports. Sir I see 5 of […]
A MAN NAMED TOM It’s funny how things become routine. The routes we drive. The things we do. Even the people we see. The more routine they become the more they fade into the background. And the more they fade into the background the more they become normal. That is until somebody sees that normal […]
ALWAYS LATE There are gifts and then there at gifts. I would dare to say that the gift of grace is the greatest gift of all. Grace. Not a theological answer to an ethereal problem. But real grace. Grace so potent that when you see it, when you feel it, you can’t call it by […]
SIMPLE THINGS It’s Christmas time again. And around this time of year toy stores assault our TVs with commercials peddling their evil wares. Now it seems to me that the toys they’re selling get more and more complicated every year. But I’ve noticed that when a toy is too complicated my kids eventually lose interest […]
THE CROOKED CHRISTMAS TREE It’s Christmas time again. That’s gift giving time. If you know my wife Tanzy you know she loves to exercise so whenever I get stuck I just buy her some gym equipment. Not to long ago I bought her an exercise bike and she loved it. But I grew to hate […]
THE ULTIMATE HANDY MAN My Garbage disposal chose to break two days before Thanksgiving. So my wife Tanzy said to me No garbage disposal, no gobble gobble. So I did what every self respecting man would. I got the tool box, turned on YouTube and went under the cupboard. Well I was under that cupboard […]
Samantha Howard Samantha Howard, born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and was raised in the church all her life. She attended Oakwood University and was part of the world-renowned Aeolians. Since graduating, she has returned to Brooklyn, NY where she leads worship at the Mount Ararat Church and also travels the world spreading the gospel. […]
THE CROOKED CHRISTMAS TREE Listen weekdays at 7:40A and 1:30P during the month of December to ‘The Crooked Christmas Tree.’ Pastor and Author Damian Chandler shares the “Beautiful Meaning of Jesus’ Birth” and a family story of grace!!! My family has a Christmas tradition. Every year we take the kids to a tree lot the […]