"Pentecost doesn’t have to be a corporate event, or even a visible one. It’s not relegated to one denomination or faith tradition. The Spirit doesn’t follow a formula. She doesn’t show up because She’s obligated to, or because we spend enough time imploring her to. She shows up where she will, as she will, in the form that she will, upon those whom she will. " I'd love to hear your thoughts! Feel free to send me an email to [email protected]. Interested in our church? Come and Worship with us at the Enrichment Center, 1006 Marshall St SW, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. Come and Worship gathers on Sunday mornings at 11:00am. We'd love to see you!

Love is not pie. Faith is not a zero sum game. In spite of the misogyny, the racism, the economic disparity, the scarcity mindset, the fear of never having enough, the search for justice… in spite of the problems and the concerns and the worries and the fears that we bring into our life of faith, in spite of labeling winners and losers and fighting to see ourselves in one category over the over, in spite of all the complications that make it tough to break out of our scarcity mindset – Jesus is enough. I'd love to hear your thoughts - you can reach me by email @ [email protected], or Come and Worship with us on Sunday mornings @ The Enrichment Center in WSNC.

"For here is where we get back to the meaningful meal conversation. Of course they have food - food and Jesus just naturally go together - whether he is feeding 5 or 5,000, bread and fish and wine are all together consistently found in Jesus stories. And they hand him a piece of boiled fish - fish jerky, if you will, and he eats it in their presence. This makes me laugh because it’s like turning the solemnity of the Lord’s Supper into a post-Resurrection buffet at the Golden Corral, only Jesus is the only one eating. Everybody else is too scared, too awed, too overwhelmed to eat. And there’s Jesus, gnawing on his boiled fish while they scratch their heads in disbelief." What about you? Have there been significant meals in your life that God used in meaningful ways? I'd love to hear your thoughts - email me anytime @ [email protected], or Come and Worship with us, 11:00 am Sundays at The Enrichment Center, 1006 Marshall St SW, Winston-Salem, NC 27101.

Yet in spite of our unity, we are not a people united. Like all mainline Protestant denominations, Moravians disagree about many issues: the place of Queer people within the church, women in ministerial leadership. Historically we’ve disagreed about the inerrancy of the Scriptures, about abortion and alcohol, racial justice and gay marriage, divorce and means of grace. There are Moravians who practice baptism by immersion and spinking and those who believe in the real presence of Christ’s body and blood in holy communion and those who staunchly disagree and believe the sacrament is a mere symbol of Christ’s real presence. If there’s been an issue in theology or doctrine, church structure or leadership, or just about any other matter whereby there is more than one opinion to be had on the matter, Moravians have probably held multiple opinions across our Unity. In spite of our unity, we are not a uniform people.  And yet… we are a people strengthened by our opinions and our diversity. What do you think? Does diversity strengthen or divide? I'd love to hear your thoughts - email me @ [email protected] or Come and Worship with us on Sundays @ 11:00, 1106 Marshall St. WSNC 27101

"A political and national messiah doesn’t ride on a donkey. He collects taxes and tributes, gold and silver, valuable, exotic gifts and treasures, not people’s castoff work coats and palm branches thrown haphazardly on the ground. What kind of king is it that we want Jesus to be? Because no matter what our expectation is of the Savior, he will turn our hopes on their heads in this upcoming week. He will not bring a sword against those who oppose him, nor mobilize us to be soldiers in an army to defend His Kingdom. He will not resist the violence that will be cast upon him, nor turn his face away from the sneers of his oppressors. He will not silence the mouths of those who lie against him nor compel a confession from the ones who deny him. He will not fight back."

This week, we explore the topic of human life and the end of human life. Death is not only inevitable, it is part of God’s plan for humanity. But death - a death in Christ - is not a scary adversary to be avoided, fought against or ignored. Death is a gift. A life with an ending is meaningful because it has an ending. Thoughts or questions? Email me at [email protected] - Blessings in faith, love and hope ---

Transfiguration Sucks. It forces us to become vulnerable, to reveal the inward most details of who we are and who God created us to be to an outside world who often doesn't understand or doesn't want us to be truly vulnerable. "When I show up as my true self, all the change and fear and weakness that is within me making itself known on the outside - when I let go of the control of what other people think about me, about my journey of faith, about who I am or what I stand for - when I allow myself to be vulnerably transfigured more and more into the image of Christ, I get a foretaste, a glimpse, of what is to come." I'd love to hear your thoughts on this message - send me an email to [email protected], or Come and Worship with us! Come and Worship Moravian Church gathers weekly at the Enrichment Center, 1006 Marshall St. SW, Winston-Salem, NC 27101.

Thanks to Trinity Moravian Women's Fellowship for the invitation to speak at their Day of Prayer Service - what a blessing it is to worship together! Fear is at the root of much, if not all, of the evil in our world. Fear is the root of sin... Yet, this is the story of God. This is the Gospel of Jesus Christ - that God’s abiding love within us grows through our confession of Jesus Christ as Savior into an abiding Presence that casts out, that prunes, that shapes our fear into perfect love. I welcome your thoughts, comments, or questions - feel free to send me an email @ [email protected]. Or Come and Worship with us! Come and Worship Moravian gathers weekly at 11:00am at the Enrichment Center in Winston-Salem, NC. We'd love to see you!

"It’s not a place I like to spend a lot of time, isolation. In fact I believe long-term isolation is responsible for many of the social and psychological issues that we face today. There is no depression like isolated depressive episodes when you can’t wash your hair, can’t get out of bed, can’t face anybody or any place other than the safety and solitude of seclusion. It’s okay for a little while, but long-term, isolation starts to wear on our souls. " Thoughts or comments on this message? Feel free to sent me an email @ [email protected] Interested in Come and Worship? All are welcome to worship with us! We gather weekly on Sunday mornings at 11:00am at the Enrichment Center, 1006 Marshall St SW, Winston-Salem, NC 27101.

I screwed up. I made a mistake. I ate food I shouldn't have eaten, or said something I shouldn't have said, or ordered 1 item when I meant to order 100. Our miss takes are not an affront to God; our screw-ups don't make US screw ups. We are not products of the things we mess up on. What do you think? I'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas about this or any of the messages you hear on the Next Step - reach out to me at [email protected], or if you're in the central NC area, Come and Worship with us on Sundays @ 11:00 @ the Enrichment Center, 1106 Marshall St. WS,NC. Thanks for listening!