A woman and her 14-year-old companion experienced a nerve-wracking paddle boat ride that ended with a rescue, reminding them to trust in God and not rely on their own efforts.
Tag: Spiritual
Preserved By Purpose- Nails, Tires & Prayer
A nail in a car tire caused the author to reflect on how often we magnify the bad in our lives when the reality is not as bad as we think.
Preserved by Purpose: FaithBit- Measuring your Faith
A FitBit tracker can help us track our daily steps of faith and encourage us to take even more steps, just as it does with physical activity.
Bully Pulpits: Preachers Use Influence and Gospel to Fight Trump
Ministers of different faiths are using the power of the pulpit to fight back against President Trump and Republican politicians’ assault on civil rights, with democracy hanging in the balance.
Preserved by Purpose: Back to School and Back to Prayer
This Back-to-School Prayer is a communication with God, asking for peace, wisdom, safety, and protection for students, staff, and faculty as they begin a new school year.
How Ancient Practices at UMBC Heal Old Wounds
Studies have made it clear: Black college students are more likely to observe and experience overt racism and experience microaggressions that communicate that they are intellectually inferior or don’t belong. While those problems […]
Preserved by Purpose: Back to School Affirmations
“You is smart. You is kind. You is important.” Viola Davis made these words famous when she played domestic Aibileen Clark in the movie The Help. In the […]
Listening to the ‘Sacred Voices’ of Black Women Preachers
It’s been a stubborn reality for women in the Black church: men who are called to preach are readily accepted, but women struggle to have their call even acknowledged, much […]
Artificial Intelligence Furthers Environmental Racism in Black America
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is touted as a game-changer, but its environmental and ethical implications have put a damper on the enthusiasm of one pastor, who learned that AI facilities are disproportionately affecting Black communities with pollution and health risks.
Preserved by Purpose – Old Vision and New Insights
After trying new contact lenses, a woman realized that she needed a balance of both old and new things to have the most precise vision, reflecting the wisdom of 2 Corinthians 5:17 that we are new creations with old things passing away and all things becoming new.
