Self-Inflicted Wounds: 1 Timothy 6:10

Self-Inflicted Wounds: 1 Timothy 6:10

Jeremiah 32:1-3, 6-15 Amos 6:1a, 4-71 Tim. 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-31 “… in their eagerness to be rich, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.” (1 Tim. 6:10b) From the prophets to the epistles, the Bible is studded...
A Sabbatical Update: The Art of Decluttering

A Sabbatical Update: The Art of Decluttering

Two months. I am two months into my three-month sabbatical. On July 15, I walked away from my duties at Baptist Women in Ministry. (I also am taking a sabbatical from my adjunct teaching position at McAfee School of Theology and my associate minister position at...
Isn’t It Ironic? by Nikki Finkelstein-Blair

Isn’t It Ironic? by Nikki Finkelstein-Blair

Sunday, September 18, 2016 Proper 20 Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 Amos 8:4-7 1 Tim. 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13 “Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of my poor people not been restored?” Jer. 8:22 If God is loving, why do people...