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Continue reading →: No Perfect Parents . . . Just Real Ones
We all know that parenting our kids is hard. Yet, I think we forget that when we were kids, we were just as hard on our parents! I want to speak with you parent-to-parent. Osharye and I are not perfect parents, and our kids are not perfect, and as much as…
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Continue reading →: UNITY AS A CORE CONVICTION“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of…
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Continue reading →: Let It Do Its Work: Faith Has Its Own GoalWhat if I told you that FAITH, has its own goal? James, the brother of Jesus has this curious idea about faith, he says, we have to LET IT do its work. There is a war going on within us. It is a war between what we want, and what…
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Continue reading →: PEDDLE ON HOPE GIVER – by guest blogger Fate Hagood
Bridge builders are concerned with building. Building to perfection. Building with purpose. Building with precision. They build bridges to get to the other side. They are destination obsessed. So they build. They are so gap averse that the very existence of the nothingness that separates the place “here” from the…
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Continue reading →: GET WALKED ON – BE A BRIDGE!
Psst, hey, yeah you! I, uhm, have an invitation for you. Well, here it is, are you ready, I want you to… be a bridge. Yes, I am asking you to get walked on. Yup, that’s my request. I know right?! My hope is that you will be more inspired…
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Continue reading →: Abandoned to be Reclaimed: The Darkness, The Dream, & The DestinyI haven’t written a blog in a long time. Well, it’s because I’m having a bit of a “Jonah” moment. In order to understand what I mean, please read the next sentence as it is punctuated. A “Jonah” moment is when you know God’s will for your life and rather…
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Continue reading →: Lay Down And Sleep: Faith All Grown Up Is TrustIf one were to walk into the Hagood home at approximately 9:45P, they would walk into a repeating and familiar Hagood conversation. Many a night, my wife has said to me, “you just lay down and sleep!” She speaks it as if this is a bad thing, as if I…
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Continue reading →: Overworked, Overstressed, And Underblessed: Being Like God Is Knowing When To StopHey, are you feeling like you’re at your end? Sometimes, is it all too much? I know I feel it; overworked, overstressed and definitely underblessed. See, I hear you wigging out already. No, underblessed is not an english word! I know that, but I bet somebody knows what I’m talking…
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Continue reading →: The Eighth Day: New Beginnings & New MeaningDo you still get excited for Sunday morning? Do you??! Are you overwhelmed by the thought of millions of Christians all over the world getting together to worship the one resurrected King? Or has your passion grown cold? The fact is, for most, Sunday morning is still “that day!” It’s…
Who am I?
I’m from L.A., so I represent the west coast. I was born to parents from Birmingham, Alabama. So, I’m “West Coast Alabama,” y’all! My lovely wife, Osharye, and I have seven crazy kids (yes, count ’em) and thirteen adorable grandkids. Our kids taught us what life is all about. Our grandkids taught us to live again.
I’m grateful and honored to be a Pastor, Professor, and a Writer. I’m a two-time graduate of Hope International University (HIU) and a graduate of Southwestern Christian College (SwCC). I currently serve at Pepperdine University, as well as my Alma Mater, Hope International University, as a Professor. At Pepperdine, I also serve as the Director of Student Ministry, Church Relations.
I am passionate about unity, discipleship, and many forms of bridging, whether it be concepts or networking. I want to see things come together. I tend to speak/preach with passion and conviction, sprinkled with a little humor. My reward in this existence, is seeing myself and others move one step forward as a result of each encounter, and each endeavor.
I have over 20 years of experience in the social work field where I developed a passion for helping people help themselves. Although my favorite sport is baseball, I received a basketball scholarship to Florida A&M University. My favorite food changes each week, and I’ve read over 70 Star Wars books, which might just make me a Jedi. May the Force be with you. My commitment to the work of unity derives from Jesus’ prayer that we might be one in John 17. It still cuts me to the heart to this day when I read it. My favorite quote is: “Every man who stands to proclaim the Word should speak with something of the bold authority of the Word itself,” by A.W. Tozer.
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