Serving Bread

Welcome to the Independent Local Convention, hosted in the San Fernando Valley and reported exclusively on “Serving Bread.” The theme for the week is: Kingdom First. Today’s topic: “Life and Security”

Republicans definitely have a steep hill to climb to get any significant portion of the black vote (especially on the presidential election level). With Obama in the race, the McCain gang has to do some convincing that the Republican platform is superb to that of the Democrats in addressing issues near to the hearts of [...]

A few months ago, I joked with a friend of mine who is a pastor whether I can count the gas I use  to go to church (we drive 40 minutes to Church) as part of my tithe. (He said no) But alleviating the pressures of high gas prices is not lost on some clever [...]

These guys don’t mind talking to their enemies. This story made my night! (HT: New Stream)

If John McCain hoped to pull the element of surprise with the selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate, he achieved that in more ways than he was counting. For anyone following politics, the topic of the week is Sarah Palin. While I (and others) may be critical of McCain’s choice, I think the [...]

I endured the parade of nations on the opening night of the Olympics so I could root for the Lebanese team. But I’m not sure I wanted the kind of publicity we got on Friday Night. Ziad Richa was the proud flagbearer, whose event for the Olympics is Skeet Shooting. His story is extraordinary, but [...]

These particular Olympics have generated some controversy and dialogue on whether we should be boycotting these games due to China’s poor human rights record. I’m of the mindset that these Olympics allow the world community to better engage with China and it’s government on these issues. A boycott in this particular instance would do less [...]

From October 10, 2007

I’m not much of a prayer warrior, but with gas prices up (with no relief in sight), I may have to join this group of the faithful. It seems that when all else fails (politics, capitalism, boycotts, economics), turn to God. The price of oil continues to rise, and people are now bracing themselves for [...]

Honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 — April 4, 1968). His prophetically charged final sermon ends with, Well, I don’t know what will happen now; we’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn’t matter with me now, because I’ve been to the mountaintop. And I don’t mind. Like [...]