by Dr. Tonya Armstrong | Feb 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
This February, we have the curious collision of Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day, which I believe carries a special spiritual significance. Valentine’s Day is usually thought of as a celebration of love, especially eros, or romantic love. Ash Wednesday, on the...
by Dr. Tonya Armstrong | Jan 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
In follow up to Union Baptist Church’s Leadership Conference two weekends ago and its inspiring theme, “Going to the Next Level,” our Ministry of Congregational Care and Counseling ( a.k.a. “MC3”) had our annual retreat last weekend. Our...
by Dr. Tonya Armstrong | Jan 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s a brand new year, that time when nearly everyone is giving at least a passing thought to how to create positive changes in the upcoming year. Many people, however, have soured on the concept of making New Year’s Resolutions. After all, some research shows that...
by Dr. Tonya Armstrong | Jan 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
If you are reading this, you’ve been graced to see yet another new year! 2018 is here, much faster than most of us expected. It’s hard for me to believe that I began this blog just one year ago, and that you’ve been gracious enough to review at...
by Dr. Tonya Armstrong | Dec 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
As the weekend approaches, the reality of Christmas looms closer. While that fact may intimidate those with more shopping left than time, it is a great relief for those who have been aching for this high holiday. Yes, we’re glad to have time off from work, a...
by Dr. Tonya Armstrong | Nov 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Everyday is a Day of Thanksgiving!” This song, recorded by Dr. Charles G. Hayes and The Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBosmwq3Ik0), is sung often in my home church and is a perennial favorite. The act of...
