By Brenda Black “’Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share … Read More
By Brenda Black The marble floors and granite colonnades, high domed ceilings and cavernous hallways showcased mind-boggling and beautiful architecture as I strolled through the square and round mazes of the Capitol building. They also provided great amplification. A simple … Read More
By Brenda Black courtesy earthpeoplearefunny.com Imagine the surprise when a woman got on a bus holding a baby, only to hear the bus driver say: “That’s the ugliest baby I’ve ever seen.” In a huff, the woman slammed her fare … Read More
By Brenda Black How far we’ve wandered from “We the people of the United States” to “We the fragmented and foolish.” How ironic that in the midst of celebrating National Constitution Week, we find ourselves under siege around the world … Read More
By Brenda Black If I called peanut butter “brown slime,” my guess is you wouldn’t want to eat it. If I referred to grape jelly as “purple glop,” I doubt that the beloved pbj would ever make it into a … Read More
By Brenda Black It’s odd what I’ve gotten used to and take for granted. Say, the song of a familiar bird outside my window. At home it’s the loud call of the Cardinal in a string of clear “purdy, purdy, … Read More
Resurrection Relay By Brenda Black “After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. “There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord … Read More
Truth in PrayerBy Brenda Black Charles Spurgeon once said that true prayer is: “an inventory of needs, a catalog of necessities, an exposure of secret wounds and a revelation of hidden poverty.” If you think about it, the needs urge … Read More
Reagan ReflectionsBy Brenda Black Nearly a century ago, on Feb. 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan entered the world. He won the admiration of movie-goers and two leading ladies, then the favor of the nation when he became the 40th President … Read More
Reagan ReflectionsBy Brenda Black Nearly a century ago, on Feb. 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan entered the world. He won the admiration of movie-goers and two leading ladies, then the favor of the nation when he became the 40th President … Read More