A&M – Mike & Andrea

June 29, 2011
Humility in a Status Chasing World

Somewhere during my formative years I came to believe that humility was the rejection of the reality that some things I did, I did well. To accept any praise or even to share a strength or a talent was considered boastful and full of pride. As such, I grew up feeling just as bad about...
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February 4, 2019
Facing my Violence for Justice Sake

Volumes have been spewed on the Washington Memorial - Covington School - Black Israelites - Indigenous drummer incident a week or so ago. As I watched, I became more distraught. Through the cauldron of emotion I sensed a nudge to suspend judgement. An invitation to pause and to “see”. What I saw in myself was...
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November 29, 2015
Rugged Hope

The Psalmist once wrote that hope deferred makes the heart sick. The Old Testament is full of stories of a people who wrestled with hope. In the face of crushing defeats, plagues, exile, and captivity after captivity these people persevered. They managed through generations of tragedy to find the grace to persevere when many...
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