For those of us who’ve lost a parent or family member, particularly around the holidays, this time of year can have some rough patches as we remember our loved ones. In December of 2015, I received the call from my sister that my mom Mary Anne Thurman had breathed her last breath. As a Jesus […]
Grief
El Paso: Hope Amid Chaos
Recently America experiences a weekend was filled with horror, death, fear, anxiety, panic, and dread as news spread of the El Paso shootings and the second shock of the shootings in Dayton. Even as this tragic news was breaking, I was anticipating being called to respond to the tragedy in El Paso. Early Sunday evening, […]
Funerals Are Important!
Funerals are mandatory, weddings are optional. Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Leadership, 2005 Jerry Evans, a man who was admired by so many for his love of life, his expertise in business and ministry, his passion for encouraging those in ministry and for sharing the Gospel, died a few days ago. During some dark days in my […]
A Different Kind of Christmas
My First Christmas without my Mama by John Thurman This Christmas will mark a first for me. It will be a bittersweet one because my mama went to be with the Lord on December 3, 2016. Her death was not a shock or a surprise. For the past several years she fought off the effects […]