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Busy, but Convicted! (20 JUNE)
Sorry for the delay in posting. Things have been quite busy. Military duty and my ministerial responsibilities have increased. As time goes on, I realize that I am indeed called to this work. Regardless of how tired, frustrated, and beat down I am, I can think of nothing else I have genuine joy in doing!… Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW: “Inferno” (21 MAY)
On 14 MAY 2013, international best-selling author Dan Brown released his sixth book, Inferno. The book marks the return of Harvard Professor Robert Langdon in yet another symbol twisting, religious mystery full of shock and awe. Inferno is the fourth Robert Langdon book (Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol). Below is… Continue reading
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A Mother By Another Name (15 MAY)
REFLECTION For the past week and one half, I attended clergy conferences and professional development education seminars. The clergy conference was with the New England Diocese of the Anglican Church in North America. The professional development was with the John Jay Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Upon my return, I received the above message in my inbox… Continue reading
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MOVIE REVIEW: “Pain and Gain” (1 MAY)
THE FOLLOWING REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS. Last weekend, I went to see the Michael Bay (Bad Boys I & II, Pearl Harbor, Transformers) directed and produced Pain and Gain. It stars Boston native Mark Walhberg (The Fighter, Max Payne), Anthony Mackie (8 Mile, The Hurt Locker) and actor/professional wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (The Scorpion King, GI Joe: Retaliation).… Continue reading
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“In the Midst Of The Pain, There Is Confusion” (25 APR)
REFLECTION As the cities of Boston, Cambridge & Watertown, and the educational institutions of M.I.T., Tufts, and University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth are moving towards a “new normal”, there are still many thoughts of confusion. Confusion isn’t the word that is being used in mainstream media. Words like “Islamic Terrorists” and “Jihadist” are the popular words used to describe the tragedy… Continue reading
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“When There is Tragedy, the Devil Roams.” (18 APR)
REFLECTION On Monday, 15 APRIL 2013, tragedy struck my hometown of Boston. An individual or group of individuals (details are forth coming) set off explosive devices along the final three block stretch to the finish line of the historic Boston Marathon. Normally I would have been present at the event, however I was in Manhattan. I found out about the attack… Continue reading
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“I’m not SUPER religious!” (13 APR)
REFLECTION The scene…I’m sitting in a Starbucks in Manhattan, NY. Like many Starbucks in Manhattan, it’s pretty crowded. I’m at the one outside of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the seat of Timothy Cardinal Dolan; the Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York. There is an American woman sitting next to me. She tells me she is on her way to AA… Continue reading
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Fr. William Law (10 APR)
“O God, by whose grace thy servant William Law, enkindled with the fire of thy love, became a burning and shining light in thy Church: Grant that we also may be aflame with the spirit of love and discipline, and may ever walk before thee as children of light; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee, in the unity… Continue reading
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Rev. Dr. Dietrich Bonhoeffer (9 APR)
“Gracious God, the Beyond in the midst of our life, you gave grace to your servant Dietrich Bonhoeffer to know and to teach the truth as it is in Jesus Christ, and to bear the cost of following him; Grant that we, strengthened by his teaching and example, may receive your word and embrace its… Continue reading
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The Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary (8 APR)
Pour your grace into our hearts, O Lord, that we who have known the incarnation of your Son Jesus Christ, announced by an angel to the Virgin Mary, may by his cross and passion be brought to the glory of his resurrection; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and… Continue reading
Rev'd James M. Hairston 